Nigeria, July 8 -- Winners of Wole Soyinka essay competition will be unveiled at a virtual prize ceremony on July 14, organisers said Wednesday afternoon.

The unveiling is part of activities marking the 86th birthday of Africa's foremost Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, by the Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange Project (WSICE).

Early last month, calls for essays from young people across the globe was made with the theme, "I AM because YOU ARE," a philosophy on the interdependence of the human family.

According to organisers, the theme was inspired by recent happenings in the world, especially the COVID-19 pandemic that has ruptured the fabric of collective humanity, in particular due to its protocol of social and physical distan...