On March 11th, 2020, the World Health Organization officially changed its designation of the novel Covid-19/coronavirus from an epidemic to a pandemic. Prior to this, a lot of people weren’t even aware of the epidemic tag, but an official announcement for the change raised eyebrows and questions like: Is the disease getting better, or worse? […]
Coronavirus: Once An Epidemic, Now A Pandemic. What Does This Mean?
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There’s No Such Thing As Having Too Many Books
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The recently dethroned Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi owns books worth over 200 million Naira, according to his principal private secretary, Mujtaba Abba. Anyone who’s heard the former CBN governor talk already knows how eloquent and progressive in thoughts he is, so him having over 40,000 books and journals in his personal library shouldn’t […]
Get Ready, SprinNg Women Author’s Prize (SWAPng) is coming!
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SprinNG is a Literary movement and Society for the Promotion, Revitalization, and Improvement of New Nigerian Generations in Writing and Literature. … and they are looking for YOU. SprinNG intends to encourage and equip developing Nigerian writers. However, in doing so, through submissions for publications and contests, as well as participation in their writing fellowship, […]
National Book Review Essay Competition for Senior Secondary School Students (Season 5)
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The Channels Book Club is a program produced by Channels Television to promote education and literary culture in Nigeria and beyond. Since its inception, the show has promoted literary efforts, attracted and featured some of the most celebrated literary icons in Nigeria and showcased important literary events. The competition has come a long way since […]
2020 International Booker Prize Longlist Announced
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Today, 27 February, the judges of the 2020 International Booker Prize reveal the ‘International Booker Dozen’, the 13 novels longlisted for the prestigious award celebrating the finest translated fiction from around the world. The prize is awarded every year for a single book that is translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland. […]
Short Story: How One Angel Helped Me Meet Another
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I was in a mini-bus going to Cele from Yaba and was seated at the front row. Because of my special positioning, I became the unofficial conductor transferring monies and change between the other passengers and the driver. One lady, obviously a college student from the way she looked, addressed me from the back seat: […]
Call For Submissions For The 2020 Nigeria Prize For Literature, Literary Criticism, and Science
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Entries are hereby invited for The Nigeria Prizes for Literature, Literary Criticism, and Science. The yearly prizes, all sponsored by the Nigeria LNG (NLNG), are renowned for honoring individuals who have made meaningful contributions in the advancement of Literature, Literary Criticism, and Science, respectively, in Nigeria. The Prize for Literature seeks to honor the author […]