The company said this is as a result of the ongoing restructuring efforts
Browsing: Matthew Willsher
The authors were shortlisted by a three-member judging panel
The longlisted books are Mr. and Mrs. Doctor by Julie Iromuanya (Coffee House Press, USA), The Yearning by Mohale Mashigo (PanMacmillan, South Africa), Piggy Boy’s Blues by Nakhane Toure (Blackbird Books imprint of Jacana Media, SA), The Peculiars by Jen Thorpe (Penguin Random House, USA), Born on a Tuesday by Elnathan John (Cassava Republic, Nigeria), And After Many Days by Jowhor Ile (Farafina an imprint of Kachifo Limited, Nigeria), Dub Steps by Andrew Miller (Jacana Media, South Africa), The Seed Thief by Jacqui L’Ange (Umuzi Publishers, South Africa) and Nwezelenga: The Star Child by Unathi Magubeni (Black Bird Books Imprint of Jacana Media, South Africa)
Prizes to the winners were presented at an awards ceremony, which held in Lagos at the weekend, by the Chief Executive Officer of Etisalat Nigeria, Matthew Willsher, and with support from the Director General, National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion, Dr. DanAzumi Mohammed Ibrahim, and the Chief Executive Officer of MainOne, Funke Opeke
The Acting Chief Executive Officer of Etisalat Nigeria, Matthew Willsher, explained that the Etisalat Cloudnine platform was created as an avenue for the company’s customers to access exclusive music content, while also promoting home grown talent in the music industry