LAGOS — Abia State Governor Alex Otti will chair the 24th Fafunwa Educational Foundation lecture and symposium, scheduled for September 23 at the Agip Recital Hall, MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos. The event will focus on mother-tongue instruction and the future of early education in Nigeria, according to the foundation's Executive Secretary, Muyiwa Obiyomi. The Lagos State Commissioner for Primary and Secondary Education, Jamiu Alli-Balogun, will be guest of honour. Prof. Francis Egbokhare of the University of Ibadan will deliver the keynote address, while Kenyan linguist Prof. Angelina Kioko will be the guest speaker. Panellists include academics from the University of Ibadan, the University of Lagos and the Federal College of Education, Abeokuta. Postdoctoral awards will be presented, and Governor Otti will launch an illustrated children's biography of the late Prof. Babs Fafunwa, written by Prof. Okey Ndibe.