Communications minister to lead talk on AI at Nigeria Prize for Literature night

The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani will lead a conversation on AI and Nigeria’s digital future at the grand award night of the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature and Science.

The 10 October event will dwell on the theme of inspire, drawing from the new NLNG tag line “Inspiring a sustainable future.”

“All the Shortlisted will show up to be honoured at the Grand AWARD Night”, an NLNG organising committee member informed BusinessDay. He added, “We are also looking forward to receiving past winners.”

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Shortlisted books are This Motherless Land by Nikki May, The Road to the Country by Chigozie Obioma, and Sanya by Oyin Olugbile.

The winner takes home $100 000, the highest prize money in Africa. The Advisory Committee ruled that none of the entries it received merited the Science prize.