The President of the NPA, Lukman Dauda.
The Nigerian Publishers Association has rejected the Federal Government’s proposed National Textbook Ranking System, warning that the policy could increase the cost of textbooks, stifle competition and create shortages of instructional materials across the country.
The association also criticised what it described as a sharp increase in textbook assessment fees by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council, saying the development would place an additional financial burden on publishers and ultimately affect parents and learners.
The President of the NPA, Lukman Dauda, stated this while addressing journalists in Lagos on Wednesday.
Dauda questioned the transparency of the proposed ranking framework and accused the authorities of introducing a policy that could commercialise access to educational materials.
