Abstract:
The efforts ofpromoting literacies in the 21s' century in Nigeria can only be fruitful i f some factors such as
funding, policy, training o f adult educators, public enlightenment and institutional support are addressed.
The paper traces the evolvement o f literacy as well as the 21s' century literates. The paper also proposes the
relevant literacy programmes fo r meeting the 21s' century needs o f adults and youth in Nigeria. The
essential considerations such as funding, policy issues, public enlightenment, training o f adult educators
and institutional support on how best to promote literacies in the 21s' century in Nigeria were raised and
discussed.
