About us
We want to create a New Nigeria
where books trend, knowledge
rules and intelligence is
celebrated.
The Obvious Challenge
Over the years, interest in books and literary endeavours have been on a steady decline among Nigerian youth. If our current reading culture index is benchmarked against the age-old sayings on the importance of reading and acquisition of knowledge such as “knowledge is power”, “readers are leaders” and “reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body”, it appears we are on a free fall to the eventual collapse of everything we hold dear as a nation.
This free fall is beyond a mere fear of the future; worse than that, it is the death of a nation and we need to salvage ours NOW! Judging by the quality of our university graduates, high school certificate holders and even children in our elementary schools, we see that in the not too distant future, books will be an anathema to our people and reading a burdening indulgence to even our educated class. In other words, as a nation, we will look at mediocrity and call it excellence.
This is the exact problem that the Literary Renaissance Foundation seeks to remedy.
The Literary Renaissance Foundation
is an advocacy campaign with the following ideals:

VISION:
- To create a New Nigeria where books trend,
knowledge rules and intelligence is celebrated.

MISSION:
- To Ignite Reading Culture in Nigeria one person per time
STRATEGIC GOALS:
- To be the catalysts for the emergence of a new generation of thought-leaders and influencers in Nigeria, and Africa, who love books and learning, and who will eventually step up to leadership positions across all sectors.
- To engender a thirst for knowledge and a passion for excellence amongst Nigerians.
- To be the catalysts that promote reading culture in Nigeria and make reading a desirable pastime among the people.
- To launch a nationwide campaign against the devaluation of intelligence.
- To provide learning resources and advisory services to academic institutions across all levels in the country.
- To make intelligence ‘cool’ and attractive by hyping the benefits of an informed mind.
- To encourage people without a formal education to develop a habit of reading so they can enrich their lives.
- To showcase local content and encourage the art of writing and creative outputs.

MISSION:
- To Ignite Reading Culture in Nigeria one person per time
STRATEGIC GOALS:
- To be the catalysts for the emergence of a new generation of thought-leaders and influencers in Nigeria, and Africa, who love books and learning, and who will eventually step up to leadership positions across all sectors.
- To engender a thirst for knowledge and a passion for excellence amongst Nigerians.
- To be the catalysts that promote reading culture in Nigeria and make reading a desirable pastime among the people.
- To launch a nationwide campaign against the devaluation of intelligence.
- To provide learning resources and advisory services to academic institutions across all levels in the country.
- To make intelligence ‘cool’ and attractive by hyping the benefits of an informed mind.
- To encourage people without a formal education to develop a habit of reading so they can enrich their lives.
- To showcase local content and encourage the art of writing and creative outputs.
Donation
Donations in cash and kind from likeminded individuals, groups and corporate organisations are welcomed.
Volunteering
If you share similar burden as us, please feel free to join us.
Success Projects
What we have been up to
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School Visit Projects
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Advocacy Programmes
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Other Programmes
SOME OF OUR CAMPAIGNS
Advocacy, Programmes & Projects
We are launching a nationwide campaign against the devaluation of intelligence.

School Visits
We would like to visit schools to talk on the value and importance of reading. We may start with schools where we have book clubs and gradually…

Reading and Spelling Competition
This is a specially designed competition for Elementary School students to encourage reading. Unlike contemporary spelling Bee competitions where a list of words…

The Modern Shakespeare Project
This project serves a dual-function; the first is to present the classical works of William Shakespeare in modern, easy-to-read-and-enjoy style. The second is to engage students in our tertiary institutions as the developers…
Meet the Board

Babatunde Oladele - Executive Director
Babatunde is an entrepreneur with expertise in contents, brand promotion, marketing communications and reputation management. He consults for governments, FMCGs, educational institutions, SMEs and individuals on various projects locally and internationally. He has also taught Management Communications in the MBA and Executive MBA classes of Lagos Business School.

Simeon Umukoro - Director of Programmes
Simeon is certified to Quality Management System as per ISO 9001:2015, also Certified to Food Safety Management Systems as per ISO22000:2018 International Standard; a statistician, an economist and a trained project monitoring & evaluation expert.
He started his career as a Human Resource Management practitioner and has held several managerial positions as well as acquired performance management experience and expertise in organisational process improvement & effectiveness. He has worked with two Forbes 500 companies in a career that spans over 14 years of public and private sector work, of which six years (and counting) are in developmental work with the United Nation Industrial Development Organisation.
Simeon was a key Expert in the development and establishment of the first National Quality Infrastructure in Nigeria and the establishment and hosting of the first and second Nigeria National Quality Award, in line with ISO 9001 and harmonized with 15 West African Countries. He is a principal partner at Augtwelve Consulting, a business excellence company and serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Quality Infrastructure Resources Limited, a private concern that provides a comprehensive range of consultancy services to government and institutions wanting to build the capacity of their own Quality Infrastructure to enhance the quality of their products and services in national and international trade.

Uzodinma Iweala - Liaison Director
Uzodinma Iweala is an award-winning author and medical doctor. His debut novel, Beasts of No Nation, is a formation of his thesis work (in creative writing) at Harvard.
While at Harvard, he earned the Hoopes Prize and Dorothy Hicks Lee Prize for Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis, 2004; Eager Prize for Best Undergraduate Short Story, 2003; and the Horman Prize for Excellence in Creative Writing, 2003.
He graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2011 and was a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University.
He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Ventures Africa, a leading pan-African platform for news, analysis and discussion about African business, policy, innovation, and lifestyle.

Mary Ogundipe - Administrator
Mary Ogundipe is a Linguist with years in Broadcasting, writing and volunteering.
She is an alumna of Department of Linguistics and Communications, University of Calabar. She is currently the Executive Assistant and Team Manager at TRW Consult.

Lola Ekwere - Director, Sponsorships
Lola Ekwere is a graduate of Nigeria’s premier university, the University of Ibadan where she studied English and Literary Studies. She has over 13 years experience in brand management, sales and marketing. She has worked in the telecoms industry as well as in advertising and multinational companies. She is a Sales Manager at Nestle Nigeria PLC.

Oluwaseun Olaniyi - Director of Strategy
A driven strategic thinker, business analyst and creative expert who has been recognized internationally and locally for contributing talents and abilities to meet organizational mission and goals.
He has worked in the academic, advertising, telecoms, investment, supply chain and banking institutions where he has garnered experience in operational risk, business analysis, sales & marketing, inventory & purchasing, experiential activities, business development, training and strategy.
‘Seun is committed to helping others through his talents and abilities.

Olumide Famuyiwa - Director, Administration
Olumide Famuyiwa is a rounded commercial, financial and international dispute resolution lawyer. He graduated with a First-Class degree in Law (top 1%) from Nigeria’s premier university, University of Ibadan. In the Bar Vocational Course at the Nigerian Law School, he was rated outstanding and won the overall best student prize in civil litigation.
Dr Famuyiwa is also an alumnus of the University of Oxford where he was awarded his P.hD. other qualifications include a Post-Graduate Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration from Swiss Arbitration Academy, Zurich, Switzerland, and a Certificate in International (Commercial and Investment) Arbitration from the International Academy for Arbitration Law, Paris, France.
He has published papers on international commercial arbitration, financial regulation, corporate law, civil litigation and oil & gas law.

Omatseye Oti- Secretary to the Board
Omatseye Oti is a Content Strategist and Communication Consultant with years of experience in Writing, Editorials, Content Marketing and Client Relations.
An alumna of Department of English, University of Ibadan and Pan-Atlantic University, she is currently the Chief Operations Officer at TRW Consult, a leading Marketing Communications Agency in Nigeria.
She is also a member of several charity-driven associations and women-focused organisations.
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About us
The Literary Renaissance Foundation is an advocacy campaign with the following strategic goals:
- To be the catalysts for the emergence of a new generation of thought-leaders and influencers in Nigeria, and Africa, who love books and learning, and who will eventually step up to leadership positions across all sectors.
- To engender a thirst for knowledge and a passion for excellence amongst Nigerians...
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- Ikota, Lagos.
- Email: info[at]literaryrenaissance[dot]org
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