NIGERIA'S PRIZES FOR SCIENCE AND LITERATURE... TOYIN BROWN

Nigeria Prizes for Science and Literature

The Nigeria Prize for Science and The Nigeria Prize for Literature are Nigerian science and literary awards presented annually since 2004. The award is sponsored by Nigeria LNG in partnership with the Nigerian Academy of Science and the Nigerian Academy of Letters. The prize describes itself as "bringing Nigerian scientists and authors to public attention and celebrating excellence in scientific breakthroughs and literary craftsmanship in the nation.”

The Prize for Literature rotates among four genres - Fiction, Poetry, Drama and Children's literature.

The Prize was initially $20,000 each in Literature and Science. This was increased to $30,000 in 2006, and again to $50,000 in 2008. In 2011 the prize was increased to $100,000, making it the largest African literary prize and one of the richest literary prizes in the world.

In 2009 the Literature Committee could not decide on a winner and the prize money was given to the Nigerian Academy of Letters instead.

Year	Prize $ in each category	Literature	Science	Ref(s)
2013	100,000	Tade Ipadeola, The Sahara Testaments	None
2012	100,000	Chika Unigwe, On Black Sisters' Street	None
2011	100,000	Adeleke Adeyemi (Mai Nasara), The Missing Clock	None
2010	50,000	Esiaba Irobi, Cemetery Road	Akaehomen Ibhadode, for Development of New Methods for Precision Die Design
2009	50,000	None	Andrew Jonathan Nok, for discovery of the gene responsible for the creation of Sialidase
2008	50,000	Kaine Agary, Yellow Yellow	Ebenezer Meshida, for Solution to Road Pavement Destabilisation by the Invention of 'Lateralite': A Stabilisation Flux for Fine Grained Lateritic Soils
2007	30,000	Mabel Segun, Readers' Theatre: Twelve Plays for Young People Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo, My Cousin Sammy	None
2006	30,000	Ahmed Yerima, Hard Ground	Michael Adikwu, for Wound Healing Devices (Formulations) Containing Snail Mucin
2005	20,000	Gabriel Okara, The Dreamer: His Vision Ezenwa Ohaeto, Chants of a Minstrel	None
2004	20,000	None	Alfred Susu & Kingsley Abhulimen, for Real-Time Computer Assisted Leak Detection/Location Reporting and Inventory Loss Monitoring System

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