Nasarawa e-libraries to serve 1.9m users

Five e-libraries constructed by the Project Support Unit (PSU) of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) office in Nasarawa state will accommodate 900 users at a time and provide services to one million homes in the state. Senior Special Assistant to Governor Umaru Al-Makura on SDGs Dr Salisu Raj, who made this known during a brief […]

Five e-libraries constructed by the Project Support Unit (PSU) of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) office in Nasarawa state will accommodate 900 users at a time and provide services to one million homes in the state.

Senior Special Assistant to Governor Umaru Al-Makura on SDGs Dr Salisu Raj, who made this known during a brief Hand-Over Notes ceremony in Lafia, said the e-libraries in Lafia and Keffi local government areas were designed to accommodate 300 readers at a time while those in Akwanga, Karu and Nasarawa local governments would take 100 readers each at a time. 

He said the libraries would restore and reinvigorate the lost reading culture and also cater for the digital need of all citizens of Nasarawa state. He said about a million users can access the contents of the e-libraries from their respective homes.

“The e-libraries can be accessed from anywhere in the world provided you are registered with them. At a time, these five e-libraries can accommodate 900 readers but that is not the end, if you are registered, you can access our portal from anywhere.” 

Receiving the Hand-Over Notes from Raj, Special Adviser to the Governor and Head, Bureau of Information and Communication Technology, Hamza Elayo said the e-libraries would be maintained.