Blessing Ibunge in Port HarcourtNigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s literary ecosystem by providing platforms that promote reading, creative expression and engagement between writers and the public. She said the Nigeria Prize for Literature was established not only to recognise outstanding writing but also to strengthen Nigeria’s reading culture, encourage critical engagement and promote creative expression. He also commended NLNG for its sustained investment in Nigeria’s literary and reading culture. “We are here because a profitable Nigerian gas company decided that a way to spend some share of its profit is to enable the Nigerian reading space. Now in its 22nd year, the NLNG-sponsored Nigeria Prize for Literature rotates annually among Prose Fiction, Poetry, Drama and Children’s Literature.