Etienying Akpanusong, popularly known as Lady Eti, launched a new children’s educational initiative in Abuja on Monday, May 18, 2026, unveiling The Etiquette Adventure at the National Caregivers Summit 2026. The book series was presented during activities marking the 2026 National Children’s Day celebration.
The unveiling took place at the National Centre for Women Development and was attended by representatives of UN Women, UNICEF, Caring Africa, educators, caregivers, school administrators and members of Etiquette Africa Clubs. Hajia Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, the Minister of Women Affairs, officially unveiled the book, which is designed to teach children civility, confidence, hygiene, communication skills, emotional intelligence, empathy, cultural respect, sportsmanship, leadership and social refinement.
Lady Eti said The Etiquette Adventure is more than a storybook series. She said the project was created to help children build character, confidence, emotional intelligence, social awareness and respectful behavior from an early age. She also said it was inspired by the urgent need to intentionally nurture a more refined, compassionate, disciplined and socially responsible generation of African children.
The launch sat squarely inside this year’s Children's Day theme, “Future Now: Promoting Inclusion in Every Nigerian Child,” and the minister used the moment to restate her view of what the government is trying to build. Sulaiman-Ibrahim said the ministry’s vision is to create a more inclusive and responsible generation of Nigerian children.
The event also connected to a wider policy push. During the summit, the Federal Government outlined plans to professionalise caregiving services in Nigeria, part of broader efforts to strengthen social protection systems and address unpaid care work on women and families. The ministry is scaling up nationwide training and certification programmes for childcare, geriatric care, special needs support and community caregiving services, even as caregiving responsibilities continue to fall disproportionately on women and adolescent girls.
That is what gave the book launch its edge: it was not just a cultural nod for Children's Day, but a message about how Nigeria wants to shape childhood and support the adults who raise children. With 2026 declared the Year of Families and Social Development, the launch of The Etiquette Adventure landed as both a symbolic and practical piece of that broader agenda.
