Nigerian writer Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ took the literary world by storm with her debut novel Stay With Me in 2017. Six years later, she has followed up with an equally brilliant second novel, A Spell of ...

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As Nigeria celebrates Children’s Day on May 27, the annual conversation naturally turns to the future of the nation’s youth.

Nigeria is known for its rich cultural heritage and diverse literature. From Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "Half of a Yellow Sun," Nigerian literature has made its ...

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 ...

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.

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 first book-length study of digital literature in Africa has attracted a lot of academic attention. African Literature in the Digital Age: Class and Sexual Politics in New Writing from Kenya and ...

Perhaps because of their somewhat audacious and largely bohemian character and tendencies, most events that concern those in the world of the arts often come with ironies and tragic posers. News of ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State English faculty member is one of three nominees selected for a shortlist of finalists to receive the 2022 Nigeria Prize for Literature for his poetry written in ...

Here's a story that isn't dominating the headlines, but deserves a close look: Three African authors are nominated for a relatively new fiction literature prize, and the finalist will walk away with ...