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company. However, the process and judging are administered by
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215:with advisory board made up of members from
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939:Braide, Damiete (30 October 2021).
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1076:Children's literature portal
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169:Nigeria Prize for Literature
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484:On Black Sisters Street
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594:Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo
348:Children's Literature
1213:Abubakar Adam Ibrahim
603:Children's literature
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509:Children's literature
463:The Sahara Testaments
424:Children's literature
399:Abubakar Adam Ibrahim
189:children's literature
1237:Cheluchi Onyemelukwe
323:The Son of the House
317:Cheluchi Onyemelukwe
230:Years with no winner
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777:. Nigeria LNG. 2018
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1153:Mabel Segun
823:Daily Trust
619:Hard Ground
577:Mabel Segun
555:Kaine Agary
547:No winner
532:Posthumous
275:Obari Gomba
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1264:Categories
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1219:Ikeogu Oke
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762:References
680:No winner
427:No winner
379:Ikeogu Oke
339:Jude Idada
313:2020/2021
1225:Soji Cole
1206:No Winner
1200:Sam Ukala
918:P.M. News
442:Iredi War
436:Sam Ukala
359:Soji Cole
344:Boom Boom
257:Recipient
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114:Reward(s)
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