The State House Library and Archives in Abuja will soon be made accessible to students from various schools in the country.

The Permanent Secretary of the State House, Mr Tijjani Umar, made this known on Saturday in Abuja, during the public presentation/launch of a handbook for Archives and Records Management.

Umar, who praised the author, Mr Aboi Simon, for coming up with a book that would enrich and preserve important values in the country, said making the State House library accessible to students would further make young Nigerians appreciate the diversity of the country.

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He said the tour had become necessary to ensure the sustainability of the country’s history, while encouraging reading, recording, and archiving in the country.

Umar, who noted that Nigeria’s problems stemmed from weak institutions, stressed the need for Nigerians to invest in building institutions by paying more attention to documentation, reading and learning.

Umar said: “As our contribution as an institution, we have in custody documents about the history of Nigeria, which we all need to know to appreciate the great country we are all part of. What we understand is that not everyone has access to these documents and information.

“So, we are going to have a programme where public and private schools, especially secondary schools, are going to be allowed to tour the State House library and archives. In so doing, they will appreciate that Nigeria’s diversity is a very huge area of our strength collectively.”