NLNG 2019 Prize for Literature: Jude Idada wins $100,000
The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature, sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited, on Friday announced Boom Boom, authored by Jude Idada as the winner of the $100,000 prize for the 2019 cycle on Children’s Literature. The book edged outMystery at Ebenezer Lodge, by Dunni Olatunde and The Great Walls of Benin, by O.T. […]
The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature, sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited, on Friday announced Boom Boom, authored by Jude Idada as the winner of the $100,000 prize for the 2019 cycle on Children’s Literature.
The book edged outMystery at Ebenezer Lodge, by Dunni Olatunde and The Great Walls of Benin, by O.T. Begho, entries in the Shortlist of Three, to clinch the prize. The book had competed against 173 books submitted for the competition in March 2019.
The announcement was made at NLNG’s 20-30 Anniversary Ball and Award Night in Abuja on Friday, 11th October by Emeritus Professor Ayo Banjo, Chairman of the Advisory Board. The event commemorates NLNG’s 30 years anniversary of incorporation, 20 years of safe and reliable production and delivery of LNG from its six-train plant on Bonny Island and 15 years of sponsoring the Nigeria Prize for Literature.
Dignitaries at the event were the Senate President Ahmed Lawal; the Amanyanabo of Bonny Kingdom, His Majesty, King Edward Asimini William Dappa Pepple III, Perekule XI; NLNG’s Board of Directors, led by Chief Osobonye R. LongJohn, the Board’s Chairman; NLNG’s past Managing Directors and Deputy Managing Directors of NLNG; NLNG’s Management Team led by Tony Attah, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer and Sadeeq Mai-Bornu, Deputy Managing Director; and a host of other distinguished guests.
Also at the event, Professor Meihong Wang and Dr. Mathew Anekewere also awarded $100,000 as joint-winners of The Nigeria Prize for Science for Year 2019. Wang and Aneke were announced as winners in September 2019 by the prize’s Advisory Board for their work on Carbon Capture, Carbon Utilization, and Biomass Gasification and Energy Storage for Power Generation.
Speaking during his welcome address, Tony Attah, NLNG’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, said the management and staff of NLNG, inspired by the Company’s vision of being a global LNG company, maintained international best practices in operations and safely & reliably delivered LNG cargoes around the world without harm to humans or the environment to earn a prominent place in the global market.
The Board also announced “Innovations for Sustainable Food Security” as the theme of The Nigeria Prize for Science for Year 2020.
The Nigeria Prize for Literature rotates annually amongst four literary genres: prose fiction, poetry, drama and children’s literature. Prose fiction is the focus for the 2020’s edition of the completion..
Nigeria LNG Limited remains committed to responsible corporate citizenship, and The Nigeria Prize for Science and The Nigeria Prize for Literature are some of the company’s numerous contributions towards building a better Nigeria.
The 20:30 celebration continued in Bonny Island with a ground breaking ceremony of the proposed Bonny Consulate building, tree-planting ceremony at the Finima Nature Park and a gala night on Friday, 12th October.
A novelty football match between NLNG FC and Bonny FC will hold on Sunday, 13th October as part of events to mark the 20:30 celebrations.
I hope other players in the Oil and gas sector will take a cue from the NLNG in empowering lives, building a solid partnership with host communities and delivering world-class CSR projects.
By
Raymond Ukaegbu
Photo credit: The Guardian
