- Eradicating illiteracy in Africa is the collective responsibility of all sectors of the society. The Minister of State for Education in Nigeria, Hajiya Aishatu Dukku stated this while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The briefing was part of the activities to mark this year’s International Literacy Day which is celebrated on the 8th of September every year. She said that this was the time that governments of most countries in Africa should rise up to their responsibility of investing in mass rural literacy education. While presenting the message of the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koichiro Matsuura, she noted that there were still seven hu…