The Hadiza Ibrahim Aliyu Schools Festival (2020 edition) held from 19th-22nd of February 2020 at the Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi International Conference Centre by 10am began daily. Unlike the previous edition that had eight events categories of On-The-Spot Poetry writing, On-The-Spot Short Story Writing, On-The-Spot Painting, Spoken Word, Contemporary Song, Cultural Dance, Quiz, Craft and Tuition Fee Scholarship for Art and Science, the 2020 edition saw the addition On-The-Spot Non Fiction (Literary Essay). A total of thirty-two (32) trophies were up for grabs in these nine categories.
Similarly, more Special Awards and Prizes were introduced which included:
The Nigeria Prize for Teen Authors (Poetry & Short Story) N 250,000 each
Mona Faruk Aliyu Prize for Girl-child (Most Valuable Contestant Female)- N 100,000
Faruk Aliyu Prize (Most Valuable Contestant Male)- N100, 000
Sa’adiya Aliyu Prize for Overall First Position- N 100,000
Tuition Scholarship for winner of Craft- N 100,000
SPECIAL AWARDS BY MARYAM ALIYU
Most Valuable Contestant (Male and Female)
Best Teacher (Male and Female)
Well Behaved School
HIASFEST Star Prize
Golden Awards
With all these Prizes and Award Available for grab, schools began making earnest preparation to emerge victorious.
OPENING CEREMONY
Guests at the opening ceremony included Sueddie Vershima Agema, the CEO of Sevhage Publishers, Mallam Jibrin Ndace, the representative of Mallam Mohammed Idris Malagi (MD Blueprint Newspaper), Mallam Bala Abdullahi Kwatu, the initiator/sponsor of the festival, the representative of the Emir of Minna, Mallam Iliyasu Kuta, Mallam Muktar Aliyu(representing Alhaji Ibrahim Aliyu’s family), amongst others.
The following schools were registered for participation at the event:
HIMMA INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE MINNA
GOVERNMENT GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL OLD AIRPORT
GOVERNMENT ARMY DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL MINNA
MODEL SECONDARY SCHOOL FUT MINNA
DIAMOND GLOBAL ACADEMY MINNA
ZARUMAI MODEL SCHOOL MINNA
FATHER O’CONNEL SCIENCE COLLEGE MINNA
GOVERNMENT DAY SCIENCE COLLEGE TUNGA
BOSSO SECONDARY SCHOOL MINNA
NEW HORIZONS COLLEGE MINNA
FEDERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE KUTA
ST ANDREWS SECONDARY SCHOOL MINNA
EL BETHEL ACADEMY, MINNA
UPPER NIGER RIVER BASIN STAFF SCHOOL MINNA
FOMWAN ISLAMIC SCHOOL MINNA
GOVERNMENT SCIENCE COLLEGE KONTAGORA
HILL-TOP MODEL SCHOOL MINNA
DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL LIMAWA MINNA
PREMIUM TOWERS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL BARIKIN SALE MINNA
CHALLENGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS, MINNA
NASFAH ACADEMY, MINNA
DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL GIDAN MANGORO
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOLS MINNA
Other schools from outside Niger State entered their entries for the Nigerian Teen Authors Prize (Poetry and Fiction) which is a sub-category at HIASFEST. The schools include:
GOMBE HIGH SCHOOL.
SUNSHINE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, KANO.
DANSOL HIGH SCHOOL, IKEJA, LAGOS.
Mallam B.M Dzukogi, the founder of the Hill-Top Creative Art Foundation, in his opening remarks, appreciated every individual who graced the event.He appealed to the students to be charitable when they become successful in life. He further stated that the child is obviously the inheritor of tomorrow as such the present (today) must be corrected so that tomorrow may be well. He urged the students to discover what is in them now and follow that path. He concluded by appealing to everyone to support the activities of the Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation by sponsoring her programs, publication of books and construction of the much-valued Writers Residency. He wished the contestant a fruitful contest.
The Chairman of the Occasion, represented by Alhaji Jibrin Baba Ndace acknowledged the sterling qualities of Mallam Ibrahim Aliyu the husband of the deceased, Hajiya Hadiza that the festival was in her honour. He described him as a resourceful Nigerian who has continued to represent the nation satisfactorily. He further commended Alhaji Bala Abdullahi Kwatu for his laudable imitative. He appealed to the contestants to conduct themselves in the spirit of sportsmanship.
There was a Song Presentation titled “Beautiful Song” by El Bethel Academy. Precious Chukwudi of Government Girls Secondary School (Old Airport) also performed a Spoken Word titled “Dying Nation” and finally a Cultural Display by Zarumai Model School.
SPEECH BY THE SPONSOR- ALHAJI BALA ABDULLAHI KWATU
We give gratitude to the Almighty Allah for yet another opportunity to organize Hadiza Ibrahim Aliyu Schools Festival, the 2nd edition to be precise. This year’s event is a complete departure from the one held last year. While last year’s event recognizes only Schools within Niger State, we’ve extended participation of this year and subsequent years to come to cover all interested Secondary Schools within the country.
Though last year’s event was in June, our choice of February is to align with Schools’ calendar particularly to allow participation from SS3 students, as this period as am told, is enough for their participation before writing their final examination, the SSCE. We intend to have next year and subsequent years to come in the month of January. The choice of the month coincides with the period of the demise of late Hajiya Hadiza which is January 19th.
As we continue to remember the late Hajiya Hadiza in every breath of our daily lives, our goal at Hiasfest shall remain to promote academic excellence, encourage you the younger generation with a positive inspiration on how to turn or change impossibilities to possibilities.
We want to see in you how Nigeria will truthfully rise to occupy its rightful position in Africa and beyond. We want to see talents been translated into positive leadership; we want to see a nation govern by capable minds. We’ve read in many books of beautiful stories of innovations in Science and Technology. I’m sure majority of us enjoy using social media, Instagram, WhatsApp, Viber and Facebook for instance. I may be wrong if I say 50% of the student present here have handset. The handset we enjoy using today is a brain work of another someone.
The battle in this century should not only centre on how to pass examinations but on how to fit-in in the global leadership. As you continue to enjoy the handset, please do also think on how to add positive value to the global economy. Never you think of yourself as a second-class citizen, as we are all equal before God and that God created all of us with a special talent. It is our responsibility therefore to not only identify the God given talent but to as well utilize this talent in building a positive pluralistic society like ours.
I would want all of you present here to see yourself as employers of labour. I would want you to see yourself as potential owners of companies, Heads of Government Agencies and Parastatal. As daily innovations keep occurring and re-occurring, let the next innovative big bang come from Nigeria and preferably from you seated here. My next expectations is to travel to Dubai from Abuja in less than 2 hours if possible and my hope is on you to make it happen through creating faster means of transportation. My expectation is to travel in a plane, car, train and ship that is accident resistant and my hope is in you. My expectation is to have a physical or near physical contact of handshake with someone on video conference and my hope is peg on you. My expectation is to see and watch Nigerian movies of science fiction and other innovations, movies of disease (virus) manufacturing and curing, the types that will attract global attention and my hope is in you. My expectation is to see Nigeria becoming the next hub of global economy and I’m putting my hope in you.
Having spelt out the above task, may you please allow me to use the word “fellow students”. This is because we are all students and so shall we remain until our breath. There is life after school and this life after school is the real school of life and thus, my aspiration is working with you to proffer solutions to problems and challenges not creating problems but solving them. If I may suggest, proffering to our national economy in this context, shall best be achieved through promoting family Business. For instance, if your father is a taxi driver, it means your school fees is being paid through taxi driving. Your responsibility here shall be on how to grow this business. If you know the business of Uber, then you know exactly what I’m talking about. If your family are into the business of meat selling, your responsibility here is migrating from the conventional ways/condition of meat Business to that of packaged meat business. You could create network of meat buyers when you add value to your meat business. By adding value, you are also creating a unique identity in competitive market. These are the types of ideas we want to see coming out of HIASFEST.
As I conclude my address, let me remind you that originality is key in this competition. Let’s be reminded that the world is watching what you are doing and your step to becoming the next personality big bang starts now. Good luck to everyone.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The keynote address was delivered by Yusrah Dzukogi representing Adamu Garko (Head boy, Gombe High School).
Creativity for National Development
A keynote address presented to the Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation at the Hadiza Aliyu Ibrahim Schools Festival – MINNA 2020, held at the International Conference Centre, Minna, Niger State on the 19th to 22nd February 2020.
All praise and gratitude are due to Allah for making it possible for us to converge here today for this very important occasion. Dear respected guests, literary enthusiasts, the distinguished Chairman of this occasion, Royal Father of the Day, my fellow brothers and sisters and writers and creative minds here present, ladies and gentlemen, assalamu alaikum.
I appreciate the festival organizers and members of Hilltop Art Centre who found me worthy to make a speech on the topic Creativity for National Development. A topic that bothers us as a country, as a people, as writers, as change-makers in charge of making Nigeria the kind of creative hub where literature and creativity thrive, are celebrated and made to serve as a veritable tool for national development. It is a timely topic, considering the situation in our country where a lot is left undone for the masses especially for creative people and us writers. And for those millions who are yet to find their voices and talents.
Creativity is one of world’s most spoken words. This is due to its relevance and importance in almost all aspects of human endeavour and in the sustainability humanity. The world today will not be the way it is without the contributions of creative people. In the same way, no nation can have growth with the absence of creative minds. The Cambridge English Dictionary defines creativity as the ability to produce original and unusual ideas, or to make something new or imaginative. This, certainly, is about coming up with ideas, therapeutic ideas, which in our context can help contribute towards national development. This means having a generation of people, who, through their inquisitiveness, are able to create ideas, problem-solving ideas and creatives committed to selfish contributions for the growth of one’s nation and humanity.
United Nations Decade Report describes national development as growth plus change. Change in turn is social and cultural as well as economic and qualitative as well as quantitative. This is the ability of a country to effect gigantic changes in the social welfare of the people. Nation building requires our intent and most conscious understanding of endowed knowledge, strength and resources to better our existence and societies. The preservation of culture is tied directly to the creativity of any nation and how well structured and functional such a nation is.
What then, is creativity for national development?
In 2016 I was in JSS2, I was very passionate about reading and writing. (I still am.) I was a boy in a society where creative-writing usually is not only less encouraged, but almost absent, where even those with the consciousness of what it means to have a junior secondary school student read and write, had less means to support him. (Although I later began to get support from people who realised and understood the need to support me.)
Much later, my writing became beneficial to other people. Some even confessed they use my writings as therapy and as a boost to their creativity. I believe this, in a way, as a form of nation building because a nation is nothing but the overall maturation of the seeds of imagination in the minds of everyone. After the publication of my book When Day Breaks, Gombe State University recommended the book for its students. Who knows? Those who study my book may end up becoming change makers, apart from the obvious that they will gain newfound consciousness of becoming better humans and probably invest in the literary years to come.
There are times I muse: if the government has sufficient provisions for people like me whose passion lies in writing, and who derive pleasure in flipping through pages of book? Undoubtedly, I could have been better than where I am today. Undoubtedly, I would have found easier access to books and mentors. And who knows, as a result, I would have immensely contributed in distinct ways, providing better and enabling literary stuff to nation building.
It is in places like Minna that creativity enjoys some support from the government and, obviously, from individuals like BM Dzukogi, who have been sacrificing to nurture and produce writers who go on to touch innumerable lives. Apart from Minna, I know of very few other places, where only NGOs provide spaces to appreciate creativity.
I know one young man in my state Usman Dalhatu, who has just gained admission into the university. Since his secondary school, he has invented useful machines. Recently, he invented a machine DALMOND BEYOND CLEAR that could be of immense help in sanitizing our environments without the aid of any human force. So many international organizations have already reached out to him to buy the idea and transmit the wonder child of this young minds’ creativity into a world class appliance, since our government, unfortunately, seems unready to support and help him with the resources he needs to help him realise his goal.
This frustration by an unsupportive system is where many amazing writers find themselves in and they rather smuggle themselves out of this country to places where their talents are truly valued and known. Many profound Nigerians books are now irredeemably published outside the country. This means that Nigeria earns zero benefit in terms of revenue from the publishing industry. What if the government builds centres where publication of books is made easy and accessible? And what of friendly reading recreational centres?
Today, there are a few publishing houses in the country. And these are privately owned and mostly, they do vanity publishing where one pays huge amounts of money to get published or self-publish which after tireless work, before and after the publication, one gets very small profit and enormous debt in return. This is very discouraging to the writers and equally to those coming up the ladder.
Distinguished audience, we younger writers are very angry because it seems there’s no future for us. If truly the government is serving its purpose, why won’t it build centers where artistic works and creativity in general are appreciated, centres where mentorship is accessible to all interested within their proximity? How many secondary school students today have manuscripts ready but without knowledge what to do or where to turn for help? The country doesn’t know the frustration and apathy in the hearts of such students who know their government will continue to ignore boosting the creative industry and never support them.
A topic like this is not a one-shop affair that can be explored and justified within a small timeframe. It is a topic for many more elaborate discussions, which we must doggedly pursue until a positive change comes out of it. Everyone here must have a say in it, as we know the reality. The government has an assignment to design programmes and erect structures to support the creative industry. Nation building will only suffer without full attention to the creative industry.
I conclude by encouraging all young writers present to continue honing their talents. I believe it’s only a matter of time before things begin to change.
Wassalamu Alaikum. Thanks.
GOODWILL MESSAGES
Muktar Aliyu
He encouraged every participant to give their absolute best in whatever they do. He added that a time would come when what one has in his or her head will determine how far one would go in life. He expressed his heartfelt appreciation on behalf of the family to the sponsor and the organizers of the event.
Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education
The permanent secretary appreciated the noble gesture of the sponsor and sincerely acknowledged the efforts of Mallam B.M Dzukogi and his team at the Hill-top Creative Arts Foundation, Minna. Similarly, he eulogised the kind virtues of Mallam Ibrahim Aliyu.
He urged every participant to be of good behaviour and utilize the opportunity provided for them. He also assured the Foundation of the commissioner’s support regarding the Writer’s Residency.
Mary Noel Berje: Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Niger State
She conveyed her delight to be in the midst of the students. She considered HIASFEST as a map out for students into their respective careers. She commended the Organizers, the family of the deceased being honoured, Mallam Dzukogi for the giant stride they are making in promoting creativity in the state. She encouraged the girls to be focused.
The Representatives of the Emir
He spoke well of Mallam Ibrahim Aliyu (Sardauna Minna). He urged the students to be obedient and prayed for the success of the event.
VOTE OF THANKS: Mallam Awwalu Sakiwa
He began by specially recognising the schools that arrived early at the event. He considered the day as a day to broaden horizon. He urged everyone to take the result as it comes. He cheered everyone to feel good by being here, feel better by winning.
EVENTS OF THE DAYS
Day one: Contemporary song was the first competitive event held by 2:00pm at Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi main hall. The students in their different sonorous chants around the theme “future” overwhelmed the audience with the beautiful heart stirring renditions. The event was judged by Terfa Nenger.
The On-The-Spot Writings (Poetry, Short Story and Literary Essay) was held at Himma International College, Minna. It was moderated by Ojo Olumide Emmanuel and Ibrahim Uthman. The Event were judged by Aminu S. Muhammad, Su’eddie Vershima Agema and Hajara Wodu respectively.
Day Two: The day two began with the Painting Competitive event. It was held at the Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation Centre. The Painters both boys and girls came in spirited enthusiasm to dazzle beauty into the eyes of those watching.
The category was followed by Quiz by 9:00am. The event was moderated by Nurudeen Busari and Mustapha Gimba. The acme of the day was the Spoken Word event; the guests and the audience could not hold their breath to the smart performances of the contestants. The word flow, imageries, lips patting, facial expression, dramatization and combination of rhymes gave the event a worthy competitive spectacle.
Day Three: For those who have come to terms with School Art and Literary events, they will agree that Cultural Dance is one event one may regret missing. The event started by 8:00am. The dance steps, the costumes, the choreography, the song, the drama and every other artistic event made this category unique. The category was streamlined on Facebook during HIASFEST 2020 so that those who couldn’t attend could follow the happening from anywhere in the world.
It was followed by the craft category. Stunning crafts were displayed such as drones, 22nd Century Classroom, Unconventional Power generation for home, 2050 automobiles.
The day ended with the HIASFEST Day. It provided an avenue for the students to interact with the Published Teen Authors of Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation. It was a roundtable discussion moderated by Maryam Bobi. It had Yusuf BM, Mustapha Gimba, Miracle Attah, Ibrahim Uthman, Fatima Salihu and Hafsat Abdullahi as guests.
Day Four: Day four was the award ceremony. It had the family of Mallam Ibrahim Aliyu as special guest. Omo’ba Jerry Adesewo of Arojah Concept, Ahmed Maiwada an award recipient, and Isaac Attah Ogezi were also in attendance.
RESULTS OF EVENTS
On-The-Spot Poetry Writing
1st- Zainab Hussaini- Fomwan Islamic School, Minna
2nd- Doreen Kunle Samuel: Hill-Top Model School,
3rd- Rahmah Oluwatoke Runmonkun: New Horizons College, Minna.
On-The-Spot Short Story
1st- Oluchi Nwafor- Himma International College, Minna
2nd- Gana Jemimah: Himma International College, Minna
3rd- Fatima Zahra Idris: New Horizons College, Minna
On-The-Spot Literary Essay
1st- Odebode Oluwaseun: Himma International College, Minna
2nd- Rukkayah Jibrin Kolo: Fomwan Islamic School, Minna
3rd- Umegbolu Blessing Emmanuel: St. Andrews Secondary School.
On-The-Spot Painting
1st- Hamdiya Bello: New Horizons College, Minna.
2nd- Shalom ElKanah: Himma International College, Minna
3rd- Abdullahi Abdulazeez Tugga: New Horizons College, Minna.
Spoken Word
1st- Diamond Global Academy, Gidan Mangoro
2nd-Zarumai Model School, Minna
3rd- New Horizons College, Minna
Contemporary Song
1st- Father O’Connell Science Colleg, Minna
2nd- Government Girls Secondary School, Old Airport
3rd- Zarumai Model School, Minna
Cultural Dance
1st- Himma International College, Minna
2nd-Zarumai Model School, Minna
3rd- Government Day Science College, Tunga
Quiz
1st- Army Day Secondary School, Minna
2nd- Model Secondary School (Futminna)
3rd- Upper Niger River Basin Staff School
Craft
1st- Father O’Connell Science College, Minna
2nd- Model Secondary School (FUTMINNA)
3rd: Himma International College, Minna
Overall Best Schools
1st- Himma International College, Minna
2nd- Government Girls Secondary School, Old Airport
3rd- Government Army Day Secondary School, Minna.
OVERALL RESULTS
HIMMA INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE MINNA
CONTEMPORARY SONGS: _______________21
ON THE SPOT POETRY : ________________20
ON THE SPOT NON-FICTION:____________23
ON THE SPOT SHORT STORY:____________24
PAINTING:__________________________23
QUIZ:______________________________17
SPOKEN WORD:______________________17
CULTURAL DANCE:___________________24
CRAFT:____________________________22
TOTAL:____________________________191
POSITION: 1st
GOVERNMENT GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL OLD AIRPORT
CONTEMPORARY SONGS: _______________23
ON THE SPOT POETRY : ________________13
ON THE SPOT NON-FICTION:____________14
ON THE SPOT SHORT STORY:____________22
PAINTING:__________________________21
QUIZ:______________________________21
SPOKEN WORD:______________________20
CULTURAL DANCE:___________________20
CRAFT:____________________________19
TOTAL:____________________________173
POSITION: 2nd
GOVERNMENT ARMY DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL MINNA
CONTEMPORARY SONGS: _______________12
ON THE SPOT POETRY : ________________23
ON THE SPOT NON-FICTION:____________18
ON THE SPOT SHORT STORY:____________19
PAINTING:__________________________15
QUIZ:______________________________24
SPOKEN WORD:______________________13
CULTURAL DANCE:___________________17
CRAFT:____________________________17
TOTAL:____________________________158
POSITION: 3rd
MODEL SECONDARY SCHOOL FUT MINNA
CONTEMPORARY SONGS: _______________15
ON THE SPOT POETRY : ________________15
ON THE SPOT NON-FICTION:____________21
ON THE SPOT SHORT STORY:____________16
PAINTING:__________________________14
QUIZ:______________________________23
SPOKEN WORD:______________________8
CULTURAL DANCE:___________________19
CRAFT:____________________________23
TOTAL:____________________________154
POSITION: 4th
DIAMOND GLOBAL ACADEMY MINNA
CONTEMPORARY SONGS: _______________13
ON THE SPOT POETRY : ________________17
ON THE SPOT NON-FICTION:____________19
ON THE SPOT SHORT STORY:____________12
PAINTING:__________________________18
QUIZ:______________________________20
SPOKEN WORD:______________________24
CULTURAL DANCE:___________________0
CRAFT:____________________________20
TOTAL:____________________________143
POSITION: 5th
ZARUMAI MODEL SCHOOL MINNA
CONTEMPORARY SONGS: _______________22
ON THE SPOT POETRY : ________________9
ON THE SPOT NON-FICTION:____________12
ON THE SPOT SHORT STORY:____________10
PAINTING:__________________________12
QUIZ:______________________________10
SPOKEN WORD:______________________23
CULTURAL DANCE:___________________23
CRAFT:____________________________18
TOTAL:____________________________139
POSITION: 6th
FATHER O’CONNEL SCIENCE COLLEGE MINNA
CONTEMPORARY SONGS: _______________24
ON THE SPOT POETRY : ________________12
ON THE SPOT NON-FICTION:____________9
ON THE SPOT SHORT STORY:____________6
PAINTING:__________________________20
QUIZ:______________________________10
SPOKEN WORD:______________________11
CULTURAL DANCE:___________________21
CRAFT:____________________________24
TOTAL:____________________________137
POSITION: 7th
GOVERNMENT DAY SCIENCE COLLEGE TUNGA
20
16
20
15
11
17
10
22
0
131
8th
9
BOSSO SECONDARY SCHOOL MINNA
0
19
18
21
16
17
17
0
16
124
9th
10
NEW HORIZONS COLLEGE MINNA
0
24
10
23
24
17
22
0
0
120
10th
11
FEDERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE KUTA
0
11
18
14
22
10
15
0
15
105
11th
12
ST ANDREWS SECONDARY SCHOOL MINNA
16
8
22
14
0
10
12
0
21
103
12th
13
EL BETHEL ACADEMY, MINNA
17
14
11
7
19
20
12
0
0
100
13th
14
UPPER NIGER RIVER BASIN STAFF SCHOOL MINNA
0
18
15
17
0
22
19
0
0
91
14th
15
FOMWAN ISLAMIC SCHOOL MINNA
0
22
24
20
0
0
21
0
0
87
15th
16
GOVERNMENT SCIENCE COLLEGE KONTAGORA
14
7
14
19
9
17
0
0
0
80
16th
17
HILL-TOP MODEL SCHOOL MINNA
12
22
0
10
13
4
18
0
0
79
17th
18
DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL LIMAWA MINNA
0
10
0
8
0
17
0
18
0
53
18th
19
PREMIUM TOWERS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
20
6
0
11
0
0
15
0
0
52
19th
20
DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL BARIKIN SALE MINNA
20
4
8
3
0
10
0
0
0
45
20th
21
CHALLENGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
0
6
0
4
0
10
9
0
0
29
21st
22
NASFAH ACADEMY
0
0
0
5
0
20
0
0
0
25
22nd
23
DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL GIDAN MANGORO
0
0
0
0
0
17
7
0
0
24
23rd
24
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOLS MINNA
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
10
24th
SPECIAL AWARDS
Nigerian Prize for Teen Authors (Poetry)
1st- Adamu Garko- N120, 000
2nd- Zakiyyah Dzukogi- N 80,000
3rd-Muna Sheikh Lemu- N50, 000
Nigerian Prize for Teen Authors (Fiction)
1st- Tofunmi Adeoya Abiola – N120, 000
2nd- Mujaheed Ameen Lilo – N 80,000
3rd- Salamatu Abdullahi – N50, 000
Tuition Scholarship (Arts)
Ojo Olumide Emmanuel- N100, 000
Fr. O’Connell Science College (Craft)- N100, 000
MVC Female- Doreen Kunle Samuel- N100, 000
MVC Male- Shalom Elkanah – N100, 000
Overall 1st Position- Himma International College- N100, 000
Hiasfest Star Prize: Adamu Garko- Gombe High School
Golden Award- Barr. Ahmed Maiwada
Golden Award- Engr. Yahaya .D. Daudu
Best Teacher Award (Male)- Onyedieke Sebastian: El-Bethel Academy, Minna
Best Teacher Female- Mrs Grace Ejimatswa – Himma International College, Minna
Best Behaved School- New Horizons College, Minna
CONCLUSION
With all the euphoria that came with the Hiasfest 2020, it was indeed a learning place, a place to be inspired, a place to win and a place to be rewarded. Although the security issues in Nigeria reduced the number of participations from schools outside Niger State, nevertheless, it is keenly contested and one could only expect the festival to continue to soar in subsequent years to come.