Arrangements have reached advanced stages for this year’s Nigeria International Book Fair. The festival holds online.According to the organisers, the Nigeria Book Fair Trust (NBFT), this will be Nigeria’s First Virtual Book Fair and it is a free-to-exhibit and free-to-attend event with the theme: Information Technology as a Panacea for the Book Industry Sustainability Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic. According to Gbadega Adedapo, President, Nigerian Publishers Association and Chairman – Nigerian Book Fair Trust, “due to the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world, physical stakeholder interaction won’t be allowed. All activities will be done via virtual processes.”The Nigeria Virtual Book Fair 2020 has been slated to hold between September 1 and 7, 2020. Meanwhile, the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has expressed its readiness to participate in the book fair.

Source: The Guardian August 23, 2020 02:26 UTC