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January 16, 2020
A non-governmental organisation, NGO, the ‘Poets in Nigeria’, PIN Initiative, has called on government and private organisations to support and promote creativity of poetry writing in the country.
Theorganisation’s President, Eriata Oribhabor, said this at the fifth edition offormal announcement of Nigeria Students Poetry Prize, in Lagos.
Abouteighty-seven student ambassadors were unveiled for the Nigerian Student PoetryPrize, representing PIN in various tertiary institutions.
Oribhaborsaid that government and private organisations needed to start promoting poetrythrough funding, in order to encourage poetry students in the country.
NigerianStudents Poetry Prize, NSPP is an initiative of Poets in Nigeria, aimed atstimulating literary creativity and encouraging critical thinking among Nigerianundergraduates.
Alsospeaking, former Chairman, Association of Nigerian Authors, Chike Ofili, saidwriting a good and successful poetry could be difficult and solicited supportfrom people in order to promote Nigeria Students Poetry Prize.