The Eko Hotel and Suites on Victoria Island, Lagos, hosted prominent personalities from Nigeria’s literary, scientific, business and creative communities on Friday as the 2026 Nigeria Prizes Grand Award Night held.
The ceremony, organised by Nigeria LNG Limited, brought together notable figures to celebrate outstanding achievements in literature, science, innovation and the creative arts.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, were among the distinguished personalities at the event. Soyinka also spoke on the importance of imagination across different disciplines.
Others associated with the ceremony included NLNG’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Adeleye Falade; and the Chairman of the Nigeria Prize for Literature Advisory Board, Professor Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo.
One of the major highlights of the night was the announcement of poet, Ogaga Ifowodo, as the winner of the 2026 Nigeria Prize for Literature for his collection, Why Does God Need a Gun? He received the $100,000
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