HIASFEST Editions
HIASFEST has continued to maintain its status as the undisputable, largest and most comprehensive teen arts festival in Africa. The 2023 edition began on the 13th of January with a Pre-Hiasfest Workshop facilitated by Paul.T. Liam and Ojo Olumide Emmanuel. The workshop introduced secondary school students and intending participants of HIASFEST 2023 to the rudiments for Poetry, Short Story and Non-fiction writing. The three-day event,which was sponsored by Hon. Saidu Musa Abdul, exposed the participants to the hacks for effective writing and also guided them on the pitfalls to avoid when participating in the on-the-spot writing of HIASFEST. As part …
The fourth edition of the Hadiza Ibrahim Aliyu Schools Festival (HIASFEST) was an unforgettable spectacle for everyone privileged to attend the edition. It was held from 19th to 22nd of January 2022 with delegates coming from Benue, Taraba, Osun, Kaduna, Gombe and FCT. The 2022 edition was a great improvement from the previous editions in terms of planning, programme and participation. The 2022 edition of HIASFEST consist of ten categories and each category has three trophies. There are two trophies for Best Actor (male and female). These ten categories include: On-the-spot Poetry Writing On-the-spot Short Story Writing On-the-spot Non Fiction …
A very important and immeasurable strength of Art is its capacity to foster unreserved unity among its patrons through a lingering memory gust of beauty, uniqueness and class that can be reminisced, felt and appreciated. The Hadiza Ibrahim Aliyu Schools Festival (HIASFEST) has continued to soar as the most comprehensive and rewarding schools festival in Africa and yet to be matched by any. The event was initiated by Alhaji Abdullahi Bala Kwatu to immortalize of Hajiya Hadiza Ibrahim Aliyu, the late wife of Alhaji Ibrahim Aliyu, the Sardaunan Minna. The festival comprises of contests in On-the-spot Poetry, On-the-spot Short Story …
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 …
The inaugural edition of Hadiza Ibrahim Aliyu Schools Festival (HIASFEST) was undeniably a positive spectacle for the moment. This is because it came as an antidote to the almost creative dearth and death already inhabiting the minds of secondary school students in Niger State.The “Annual Schools Carnival of Arts and Festival of Songs (ASCAFS) was, before now,the most significant event which brought students from the nooks and crannies of Niger State but it’s unfortunate demise broke the hype of creativity and competitiveness within the students of Secondary Schools in Niger State. HIASFEST,chiefly sponsored by Alhaji Bala Abdullahi Kwatu, is …
