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Nigerian literature may be roughly defined as the literary writing by citizens of the nation of Nigeria for Nigerian readers, addressing Nigerian issues. This encompasses writers in a number of languages, including not only English but Igbo , Urhobo , Yoruba , and in the northern part of the county Hausa and Nupe . [ 1 ]
The 9mobile Prize for Literature also aims to support publishers by purchasing 1000 copies of all shortlisted books, to be donated to various schools, book clubs and libraries across the African continent. [3] In 2017, Etisalat Nigeria renamed itself 9mobile [5] and the award name changed at the same time. [6] [7]
Since the early 1990s, several novels have been published to mark the advent of the third generation of Nigerian writers. During this time, some Nigerian writers wrote breakaway literature writings, which were quite different from the norm; such writings include: The Famished Road (1991) by Ben Okri, The Icarus Girl (2005) by Helen Oyeyemi, GraceLand (2004) by Chris Abani and Masters of the ...
There were 48 magazines in Nigeria in 2004 most of which were news magazines. [1] Fashion magazines have also printed in the country, but these publications are relatively new. [2] Glossy women's magazines were first published in the country in the 1990s. [2]
The paper is similar in format and logo to a popular newspaper, The Sun, in the United Kingdom, [3] but the two papers are unrelated. The chairman of the publishing house is Neya Kalu who in May 2022, succeeded her father [ 4 ] Dr Orji Uzor Kalu , a former governor of Abia State who currently serves as the Chief Whip of the House of Senate ...
Diala, Isidore. "The Nigeria Prize for Literature and Current Nigerian Writing: Politics, Process, and Price of Literary Legitimation." Research in African Literatures, vol. 51 no. 4, 2020, p. 36-65 ; Suhr-Sytsma, Nathan. "The Geography of Prestige: Prizes, Nigerian Writers, and World Literature." ELH, vol. 85 no. 4, 2018, p. 1093-1122 ...
LGBTQ literature in Nigeria (1 C, 1 P) M. Literary magazines published in Nigeria (3 P) N. Nigerian books (7 C, 3 P) O. Works by Nnedi Okorafor (1 C, 7 P)
Online newspapers have become popular since the rise of internet accessibility in Nigeria; more than ten percent of the top fifty websites in the country are devoted to online newspapers. Due to improved mobile penetration and the growth of smartphones, Nigerians have begun to rely on the internet for news.