The 2024 Nigeria Prize for Literature is a national literary prize sponsored by the Nigeria LNG that will be awarded in October 2024.
The Prize is considered by literary critics as the biggest and most prestigious in Africa and has been commended for helping discover literary talent[1] although some emphasize that more needs to be done to help the African writer.
[2] The Prize is in its 20th year, and has so far recorded 1851 entries in 16 competitions, producing 12 winning works.
[3][4] The Award is independently administered by the Nigerian Academy of Science with an Advisory Board made up of members from the Nigeria Academy of Letters and the Association of Nigerian Authors.
[5] The 2024 Panel of Judges comprises the following:[7] Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo serves as the Chair of the Advisory Board with Olu Obafemi and Ahmed Yerima as members of the Advisory Board while Christopher Okemwa, Professor of Poetry and Drama at Kisii University serves as the International Consultant.