Mr Solomon Adzigari, the Executive Director of the agency, told journalists on Wednesday shortly after inspecting literacy classes at Demsawo in Yola North Local Government Area, that the gesture was also to enhance its `literacy by radio' programme.
He said the 1,108 students were enrolled for the programme during the 2011/ 2012 academic session.
According to him, the aim of the training is to provide basic literacy training for interested adults to help them to learn how to read and write and acquire cultural, political and civic education.
``The Agency with the support of the Federal Government and UNESCO was able to distribute about 1,108 transistor radios to adult students of literacy by radio across the state.
``The programme is designed to improve and impart knowledge to participants especially on current affairs, such as national political dispensation, security, agriculture, health and environment, including HIV/AIDS and maternal and morbidity preventive programmes.''
He said practical lesson was being held once a week to appraise the students on the programmes relayed on radio during the week.
He said the agency had recorded significant achievements in providing efficient mass literacy education to adults in the state.
The director attributed its success to the use of supervisors and other non teaching staff, who contributed to and monitor the classes in all the local government areas of the state.
Adzigari said the agency had sponsored some of its staff for further studies in tertiary institutions while others had attended various workshops organised by literacy support agencies.
He said that the agency was ready to collaborate with organisations interested in adult education programme.
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