In praise of libraries and archives

The National Library Project in Abuja, which began in 1981, was woken up last week, courtesy of Minister of Education Tunji Alausa.

But it is a little murky as to exactly what he announced.

According to The Cable, for instance, the government plans to complete the first phase of the project by June 2025, about two months from now.

Leadership heard it differently:  The project is “finally set to restart construction by June 2025,” it…