The Nation Newspaper has won the Best Literary Newspaper of the Year award at the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) 45th convention in Abuja.
Mr Sam Omatseye Chairman of the Editorial Board received the award on behalf of The Nation.
Edozie Udeze also won Best Literary Journalist of the Year for his role in pushing Nigerian literature to global audiences.
The convention which opened on Thursday 29th October at the Mamman Vatsa Writers’ Village Maitama Extension Mpape Abuja brings together writers poets scholars literary practitioners and other stakeholders in the creative and intellectual community to deliberate on the role of literature in national development security and Nigeria’s standing in the global community.
With the theme ‘Literature National Security and the Place of Nigeria in the World’ the convention provides a platform for critical reflection on the relationship between literary expression national consciousness peace security and the country’s international image.