Everyone knows that the type of education a society gives to its young people is the most important thing that will determine that society's path in the future. This suggests that the quality of an educational system is a significant factor in determining the extent to which a nation's potential for development can be realised. No nation will ever be successful unless it first recognises education as one of its allies. These points of view basically say that education is the key to a country's success in achieving sustainable development and that these opportunities can be found. The idea of education encompasses every effort, influence, safeguard, and support that is provided to students in order to foster their development.

Nigeria is one of the countries with the lowest reading culture, according to the World Culture Score Index. Data from the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult Education, and Non-Formal Education reveals that 38 per cent of Nigerians lack a basic level of literacy, and four out of ten primary school pupils struggle to comprehend what they are reading. Reading culture can be defined as the learned practice of seeking knowledge, information, or entertainment through the medium of the written word. Reading books is one way to acquire such experience and skill. In the 21st century, everyone needs to have a reading culture, but children, who are the future of the country, need it the most.

Ike Chioke is following in the footsteps of other men and women who are passionate about education and eager to see that every child is literate. He is working to increase literacy for children in his community. Because change needs small steps, Chioke started a foundation in 2021 with the goal of making a big difference in the lives of children in Obioma, Udi Council, and all over the state of Enugu. Chioke made these remarks at the commissioning ceremony for the school that he had reconstructed: "Education is critical to lifting future generations of Nigerians out of poverty." Chioke had been a student at the Central Primary School before, so he went back there in 1970 to finish his primary education. After that, in 1976, he was accepted into the Federal Government College in Jos, which is located in the Plateau State of Nigeria; he graduated from that institution with honours in 1982.

After that, he went to Obafemi Awolowo University, which used to be called the University of Ife and is in the state of Osun. There, he studied civil engineering. There, he received a Bachelor of Science degree with first-class honours.

After finishing his year of mandatory national youth service in Benue State, he went to work for Arthur Andersen. He worked there for a year before geting a Rhodes Scholarship and going to the University of Oxford to get a Master of Philosophy in Management Studies in 1989. After getting his degree in 1991, he moved from the United Kingdom to New York City, where he worked as a corporate finance analyst for the investment banking firm Goldman Sachs.

He moved to London in 2002 to begin working for Afrinvest UK, and he did not come back to Africa until 2003. Later, in 2006, Afrinvest Nigeria and SecTrust merged to form Afrinvest West Africa. Chioke was Afrinvest West Africa's Deputy Managing Director before moving up the ranks to become the company's current Group Managing Director. Chioke had a strong desire to see his people succeed, which led to the establishment of the Obioma Central School Education Foundation. According to him, education is the most powerful tool that can be used to change the world, and education is the way to give an African child a future that is both bright and secure. Encouraging technological progress in the city of Enugu

Chioke implemented technology in order to provide the students with a supportive environment, which can provide them with access to a wealth of online resources, encourage them to conduct research and develop a greater sense of independence, and simplify the learning process by making it easier to comprehend fundamental concepts. Chioke made the announcement in September of this year that he intended to construct an electronic library as well as an information and communications technology centre at Central School Obioma. He made the revelation while he was receiving more than 400 books on behalf of the school from a delegation from BookmySchool that was led by the chairman of the company, Abdullahi Idris.

After receiving the books, the Chief Executive Officer of Afrinvest heaped praise on the organisation and stated that the process of improving the quality of education in Obioma through increased knowledge and comprehension was well under way.

He explained it like this: "The first time I wanted to receive a donation from BookmySchool, we didn't have the facilities to receive them; therefore, I decided to build a school." Moreover, constructing a school is insufficient on its own if there are no books available for the pupils and students. Because of this, I felt compelled to construct this facility for the benefit of my community.

"I want to bring telecommunications capacity and the information age to my local community so that a child attending a private school in Ikoyi, Lagos, will not have any advantage over a child attending this public school in Obioma," I said. "I want to bring the information age to my local community."

The ICT centre, which has seating for forty people, has the potential to one day become home to a large number of bright and young programmers who would not need to leave Obioma in order to find employment elsewhere and earn a living. In addition to this, he hired Paulinus Ezeh, a young man from Obioma who had experience in the construction of information and communications technology centres as well as electronic libraries, to install equipment in the school. In addition to that, he donated solar power systems to the school so that the staff could finish their work. Excellence through collaboration

The education of children and young people is an important and shared responsibility. Partnerships and support are essential for decision-making and accountability, and they provide the foundation for innovations that aim to improve student success.

In the year 2021, Chioke was introduced to Chief Aloysius Ihezie, a philanthropist who had a foundation in the United Kingdom bearing his name. This meeting took place in London. The Ihezie Foundation's mission is to locate new and used textbooks for primary and secondary schools in the United Kingdom and then donate those textbooks to educational institutions in developing countries like Nigeria. Ihezie, a Nigerian citizen who currently resides in Milton Keynes, was kind enough to give Central School Obioma a donation of books in the form of a 40-foot container.

"I express my heartfelt appreciation to the Ihezie Foundation on behalf of OCSEF for this transformative donation of a container of books to the school," Chioke said when he was receiving the books. Chioke was represented by his friend, Jerome Okolo. Since its economic downturn in 2016, Nigeria has been going through a particularly difficult period.

"A political regime that is disconnected from the people it governs has effectively allowed the country's endemic problems to metastasize to the point where those problems now appear to be overwhelming leadership and governance at all levels."

He went on to explain how education in all its forms is facing a grave crisis in Nigeria, adding that there are currently more than 20 million children who are not enrolled in any form of formal education.

doing so in."It is against this backdrop that OCSEF was established with the goal of intervening in the education sector with the intention of making a meaningful and impactful manner," "OCSEF's first project was to build a new primary school, which they named Central School Obioma.” "The old school, which was built in 1937, was replaced by the new school." The implications of this support will significantly raise the learning standards of students attending Central School Obioma, as well as a large number of other students attending schools in nearby towns and states, who will benefit from the positive ripple effect that will be caused by this generosity.

"By doing so, they will also be able to take part in the vision of OCSEF," he continued, "which has been eloquently captured by the new motto of CS Obioma, which is "For Learning and Empowerment."

Today, Central School Obioma has classrooms that can fit up to 240 students, a library with 30 seats and an electronic library with eight workstations, a school clinic, an ICT room with 30 workstations for advanced computer training of young adults, a conference room, a head teacher's office, male and female restrooms, a water supply system with an overhead tank, and a solar-powered energy system.