Scope: Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Children’s Literature (rotates annually) ...

Recently, Nigeria has scored a major cultural milestone as esteemed archivist, historian, and curator Dr. Oludamola Adebowale ...

Death, both real and imagined, regularly aims its arrows at the heart of the Nigerian literature. And each try has failed. Death’s failure is the handiwork of the soldiers of the Nigerian literature.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the best-selling Nigerian author, wants American readers to know that African writers don’t just write about Africa’s problems. “When we talk about the developing world, ...

Irenosen Okojie in an interview with the Ake festival team spoke about her writing, Nigerian literature and why "great writing should cause a shift, a reaction and a response". Freelance arts project ...

Balaraba Ramat Yakubu was 12 years old when she was married off. By 19 she was divorced, jilted by her husband; left to fend for herself in Kano state, northern Nigeria. But this isn’t a sad story.

In a bold and commendable move aimed at promoting literary excellence among young Nigerians, Adwinsa Publications Nigeria Limited has officially launched the Nigerian Students’ Literature Prize (NSLP) ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has expanded its lexicon with the addition of 24 Nigerian words and expressions such as “nyash, ...

He is Nigeria's best-known author and has been called the father of modern African literature. Google chose to commemorate Achebe in its Doodle on Wednesday on what would have been the late author's ...

There have been groundbreaking hustler narratives from the US – like The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965) written by Malcolm X and Alex Haley, and Donald Goines’ Dopefiend (1971). In recent times, ...