1Lib1Ref Nigeria Edit-a-thon: Mobilizing Librarians for Verified Knowledge

By Wikimedia Nigeria • May 06, 2025 • 78 views

Librarians and information professionals across Nigeria gathered to add authoritative citations and references to Wikipedia articles.

The annual 1Lib1Ref campaign mobilized university and national library staff across Nigeria, adding over a thousand verified citations to Nigerian biographical and historical Wikipedia pages.

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