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It was inspired by the suggestion from ZSMasaga that Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation applied to UNESCO to designate Minna as a city of literature, seeing Minna’s standing in the development of literature in Africa. He had earlier, single-handedly, worked for the designation of Bida as a UNESCO City of Folk Art and Craft.

We did apply with full cooperation of HE Rt. Hon. Mohammed Umar Bago, the Governor of Niger State, who duly signed the necessary letters to UNESCO in Abuja and Paris. It is out of that process that HCAF thought of a standing website for Minna as a city of literature, whether it is designated or not. And here we are. While Haj. Nma Kolo and Dr. Bagana donated cash for the project, Umar Saleh Gwani bought the website for the project and promised to renew it annually.

The objective is to show to the world, at a glance, the history, development and future trajectory of literary art in Minna city. It is to show as well, the leading role, relevance, contributions, standing and importance of Minna Art Movement as a formidable force in Nigeria which may have never been reported properly, and to show example to other cities in Nigeria, especially Northern Nigeria that, documenting a city’s art in modern platforms is highly desirable. This website, will continue to grow in content and formidability until everything art, in Minna city, has been recorded on it. We shall be reporting art and cultural news of Minna on it, daily. It will be used to report cultural trends, happenings and events in Minna.

Some of the current features to visit and read on the website are: getting to know Minna; writers from Minna and Niger State; the city and her history; art organisations and journals that have their roots in the city, including some national bodies for arts; photography in Minna; Spoken word in Minna; Painting, Minna Monographs; Cultural Facilities, Minna Royalty and Traditional Institution; Literary Festivals and Prizes from Minna; Minna: Valley of Poets and Writers; Art Patrons of Minna; and more.

We have also posted our idea of a National Book Development Plan for Nigeria designed by the Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation, Northern Writers Forum and Polarsphere Media Limited. It is a detailed plan for the growth of the book in Nigeria. We hope the Governor of Niger State will take it forward for implementation by the Federal Government or even Niger State herself.

The website shall be accepting verifiable contents from individuals in the city for featuring. Send pieces that are accompanied by relevant pictures to moreinfor360@gmail.com, for possible consideration. Writers from Minna or who are resident in Niger State and are yet to be featured should send their well-written profiles with quality picture to the same email.

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Mohammed Aliyu Abubakar

Mohammed Aliyu A bubakar Mohammed Aliyu Abubakar was born on the 15th of June 1989 at Essun Mutun-Baro in Agaie local movement of Niger state. He had his primary school in Agaie and his secondary education in Minna, Niger State. Mohammed Aliyu Abubakar had his tertiary education at various universities within and outside Niger State. Mohammed Aliyu Abubakar He is the founder of Etsu Yahaya Abubakar Polytechnic Minna ltd (Eyaimas). A journey that started since 2021, having affiliations with different accreditation Polytechnic across Nigeria with the aim of gaining ground in Establishing first private Polytechnic in Niger State. With the drive and motivations in giving access to education to many young men seeking for admission year in y ear out having in mind the competitive nature of Nigeria institutions as regard admission requirements, facilities and huma n resources that pose a lot of challenges in most of these institutions. His aim is to bridge the gap and contribute ...

Ndagi Abdullahi

Ndagi Abdullahi, Amana Nupe, was born on the 8th of December 1972 at Sokoto. Both of his parents are Nupe from Bida. He had his primary and secondary education in Minna, Niger State. Ndagi Abdullahi had his tertiary education at various universities within and outside Nigeria. Ndagi Abdullahi is a prolific writer not only in Nupeland but in the whole of Nigeria. He has to his credit numerous titles in different subject matters of Nupe culture, history, language and general sociology. Also, he has to his credit several hundreds of social media posts and peer-review international journal articles and write-ups. He is a Nupe Renaissance writer . Ndagi Abdullahi is the Chairman, Nupe Cultural and Resource Centre (NCRC), a prominent Nupe Research Centre in Niger State, founded by His Royal Highness, Alhaji (Dr) Yahaya Abubakar, the Etsu Nupe. Ndagi Abdullahi is most famous for his controversial theory of Nupe “The Origin”, which asserts that all the tribes and ethnicities ...

Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu,

Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu , Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu , Talban Minna, the former Governor of Niger State is responsible for the great boom in creative writing in Niger State between 2010-2015. This was a golden age for writers in Niger State when he created the Niger State Book Development Agency for writers in 2012. Between 2011 and 2015, Nigerian writers paid annual pilgrimage to Minna for the MBA Annual International Literary Colloquium. Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu donated a piece of land to writers in Niger State to build a writers village in Minna. He single-handedly published 10 writers that formed the first set of the Nigeria Writers Series. Dr. Mu’azu Babangida’s contributions are more than what has been mentioned here. However, Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation (HCAF) will not forget his visit to her headquarters in 2015 to felicitate with them on what was taking place there. His visit coincided with a time Saddiq Dzukogi was invited to Uganda to attend that year’s Writ...

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