Author: Christianna Foundation

As part of our annual support to partner schools, Christianna Foundation has presented its 2026 notebooks to teachers across seven schools in Oyo State.

The notebooks help teachers plan and record their lessons throughout the school year, and are one of the practical ways the Foundation supports the teachers who make such a difference to the children in their classrooms.

This year’s notebooks were presented to the teachers of:

• IDC Primary School, Olohunda
• IDC Primary School, Olode
• St John Basic School, Idi-Ose
• St James Basic School, Olohunda
• St Joseph Basic School, Gbedun
• IMS Basic School, Akanran
• Methodist Basic School, Akanran

We thank all the head teachers and teachers for their continued partnership and dedication, and wish them a successful school year.

In August 2025, Christianna Foundation presented its annual awards to the best pupils in our partner schools across Oyo State. The awards recognise hard work and achievement in reading and learning, and celebrate pupils who set an example to their classmates.

Congratulations to this year’s award winners:

IDC Basic School, Olohunda

Timothy Abel and Babatunde Serah

IMS Basic School, Akanran

Adekanmbi Alamin and Adedeji Victoria

St James Basic School, Olohunda

Oyelami Emmanuel and Mistura Tiamiyu

St John Basic School, Idi-Ose

Abdulkabir Abdulrahman, Moses Osunkunle and Adebowale Rodia

St Joseph Basic School, Gbedun

Adesina Pamilerin and Sunday Blessing

We are very proud of every one of them, and we thank the head teachers, teachers and parents whose support makes these achievements possible. Well done to all!

On 26 June 2025, Mr Yomi Akinjide marked his 60th birthday in a special way – by spending it with the pupils of the Oyo State School for the Handicapped in Ibadan, a school the Foundation has supported since 2015.

The day was filled with joy, music and laughter as pupils, staff and guests came together to celebrate. It was a fitting way to mark the occasion, reflecting the Foundation’s commitment to bringing joy and education to the children of Nigeria.

We thank the school’s staff for welcoming us, and the pupils for making the day so memorable.

Christianna Foundation has opened a newly refurbished library at Olubadan High School, Adekile, in Ibadan North East Local Government Area, Oyo State.

The opening was attended by Miss Mopelola Jimoh, Local Inspector of Education for Ibadan North East LGA; Mrs Beatrice Badaro, Principal of Olubadan High School; and Mr John Okeleye, the Foundation’s representative in Nigeria.

Speaking at the event, Mr Okeleye explained that the Foundation’s aim is to help pupils gain a sound education by giving them access to good books and learning resources. Miss Jimoh thanked the Foundation, encouraged the students to make full use of the library to build their reading skills, and reminded them that “a reader is a leader.” Mrs Badaro praised the Foundation’s continued commitment to education, and student Abdulameed Abdulqudus thanked the Foundation on behalf of his classmates.

On the day of the opening, the Foundation also received a letter of appreciation from the National Parent Teachers Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN), Oyo State, Ibadan North East chapter, on behalf of the parents and teachers of Olubadan High School, thanking the Foundation for the renovation and its support for the school.

The library joins the Foundation’s wider work in Oyo State, including the Book Box Library Club, teacher training and eReader programmes, which together have reached more than 22,000 children.

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In 2016 Christianna Foundation built the Elizabeth Adesola Akinjide Memorial Library at Elekuro High School, Ibadan, which serves around 1,800 pupils. It quickly became an important part of the school’s reading culture.

After seven years of use, a heavy rainstorm seriously damaged the library ceiling, and major work was needed to make it a safe place to learn again. Work began in June 2023 and the library was given a complete overhaul: tables, chairs and shelves were repaired, window frames and louvres were replaced, the floor and ceiling were fully restored, and the whole library was given a bright new coat of paint.

The entire staff, School Governing Board and Parent Teacher Association of Elekuro High School appreciate the recent refurbishment of the school library. It is crucial to note that this will benefit the school and the students in no small way.

Principal, Elekuro High School, August 2023

The same year, we also restored the Omonike Akinjide Memorial Library at St John’s Primary School 1 & 2, Aremo, which we first built in 2018. You can read more in our 2023 annual trustee report.