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The ‘hanging libraries’ of Nigeria: How a book drive is exciting pupils

A pupil picks a book from the hanging library at a school in Ejigbo, Lagos [Muhammed Bello/Al Jazeera]

Lagos, Nigeria – Three years ago, Abigail Babatunde found it difficult to read her textbooks at school and always needed the help of her teachers to pronounce difficult words.

Now in primary six, the 11-year-old pupil of a public school in the working-class Lagos suburb of Ejigbo reads them at home unaided. Additionally, she now frequently reads novels about friendship and adventure.

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