The Nation Newspapers has again underlined its dominance in print reportage as it won two awards at this year’s Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) International Convention and Conference held in Abuja Friday.
The awards night which was a highlight of the 45th edition of the convention saw The Nation Newspapers receiving the ‘Award of Excellence’ in recognition of its outstanding contributions towards the ‘promotion of literature and writing in Nigeria’ while Edozie Udeze who heads the newspaper’s Weekend Arts Desk received an award of ‘Excellence in Literary Journalism.’
Receiving the award on behalf of The Nation Sam Omatseye chairman of the newspaper’s editorial board thanked the leadership of the association for the big honour.
He pledged that the newspaper will continue to do its best for the promotion of literary matters across all genres.
President of ANA Dr Dipo Akanbi while presenting the award to Udeze praised his relentless efforts and contribution towards ensuring that literature permeates society through his weekly offerings in The Nation on Sunday.
ANA’s yearly convention serves as a moment to discuss issues around writers literature and local and global concerns.
This year’s theme was centred on Literature national security and the place of Nigeria in the world.
The keynote lecture was delivered by Prof. Mahfouz Adedimeji a renowned literary scholar author and administrator.