Oyin Olugbile is a Nigerian-born author and cultural storyteller whose work boldly reimagines African myths, matriarchal power, and spiritual memory.
The Nigeria Prizes Rebrand
NLNG, on 29th January 2026, unveiled the new visual brand elements for The Nigeria Prize for Literature, The Nigeria Prize for Science, and the newly introduced The Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts at a press conference in Lagos, marking a new phase in the evolution of these Nigeria’s foremost platforms for intellectual and creative excellence.
Nigeria Prizes Awards
The Nigeria Prize for Science
The Nigeria Prize for Science worth USD100,000 in award money, aims at celebrating excellence in scientific breakthroughs and honours scientists.
The Nigeria Prize for Literature
The Nigeria Prize for Literature is one of the 10 richest and most prestigious literary prizes in the world and worth USD100,000 in award money.
The Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts
The Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts, with a $20,000 cash reward, aims to project creative forms of art that explore our shared Nigerian identity.
Nigeria Prizes Winners
Olubunmi Familoni
Winner, The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2024
Olubunmi Familoni writes plays, short fiction, and essays. His collection of stories, Smithereens of Death, won the ANA Prize for Short Stories in 2015.
Obari Gomba
Winner, The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2023
Obari Gomba won The Nigeria Prize for Literature (2023)
Romeo Oriogun
Winner, The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2022
Romeo Oriogun is the winner of The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2022 with his book of poems Nomad. Romeo is also the author of Sacrament of Bodies.
Cheluchi Onyemeluke-Onuobia
Literature Prize Winner For 2021
Cheluchi Onyemeluke-Onuobia is the winner of The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2021 with her book The son of the House
Jude Idada
Literature Prize Winner For 2019
Jude Idada is not just any The Nigeria Prize for Literature Laurette; he was also the youngest in 2019. Born in 1993 in Lagos, Jude was a science-based student in his school days but insisted in following his passion in writing and the arts.
Oyin Olugbile
Winner, The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2025
Oyin Olugbile is a Nigerian-born author and cultural storyteller whose work boldly reimagines African myths, matriarchal power, and spiritual memory.
Olubunmi Familoni
Winner, The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2024
Olubunmi Familoni writes plays, short fiction, and essays. His collection of stories, Smithereens of Death, won the ANA Prize for Short Stories in 2015.
Obari Gomba
Winner, The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2023
Obari Gomba won The Nigeria Prize for Literature (2023)
Professsor Meihong Wang
Co-winner, The Nigeria Prize for Science 2024
Professor Wang leads Process and Energy Systems Engineering Research Group at University of Sheffield (since 2016), UK with expertise in modelling, optimization and control for power plants, carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS), energy storage and bio-energy.
Shortlisted Authors of 2026 The Nigeria Prize for Literature
