Thousands of students from 23 secondary schools including two universities besieged the ultra-modern EXPO Hall, Eko Hotel, Lagos, where President Goodluck Jonathan took the battle for sustainable reading culture to them.

Lagos State Government has commended teachers and parents for joining hands with Government towards ensuring continued improvement in the standard of education in the State as reflected in the recently released results of the West African Examinations Council.

At a time most politicians are plotting moves and counter-moves to acquire power, House of Representatives Speaker, Dimeji Bankole, recently added more loads to his basket of tasks: getting Nigerian children to embrace the reading culture.

Patriotic Citizen Initiatives, PCI, in conjunction with Martha Ihekoromadu Foundation, MIF, has taken campaign against child labour, human trafficking, and desert migration to schools.

PROFESSOR Victor Peretomode is the outgoing Provost of the Delta State University, Oleh campus. In this interview with newsmen, he spoke on his challenges and other issues.