Nigeria Prize for Literature

Nigeria Prize for Literature
Soji Cole in his office with his winner's plaque, 2018
Awarded forExcellence and literary craftsmanship
Sponsored byNigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited
DateAnnual
CountryNigeria
Presented byNigerian Academy of Science with advisory board constituted from:
Reward(s)US$100,000
First awarded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
Latest recipientObari Gomba
WebsiteOfficial website

Nigeria Prize for Literature is a Nigerian literary award given annually since 2004 to honor literary erudition by Nigerian authors. The award rotates among four genres; fiction, poetry, drama and children's literature, repeating the cycle every four years. With the total prize value of US$100,000 to individual winner, it is the biggest literary award in Africa and one of the richest literary awards in the world.