Want to publish a book in Nigeria? Twelve houses do most of the serious work — University Press Plc and Evans Brothers dominate the schools market; Cassava Republic, Kachifo (Farafina), Masobe, Narrative Landscape, Ouida, Parrésia, Bookcraft, Quramo, Lantern (Literamed) and The New Gong cover trade, literary fiction, children’s titles and faith books. Pick one that matches your genre. Most accept unsolicited manuscripts on a published calendar; some only via agents.
How do you choose a publisher for your book in Nigeria?
Match your manuscript to the publisher’s list. Educational textbooks go to University Press Plc, Evans Brothers and Lantern Books. Literary fiction and serious non-fiction go to Cassava Republic, Kachifo (Farafina), Masobe or Ouida. YA and crossover fiction fit Parrésia/Origami and Narrative Landscape. Christian titles go to Grace Springs or Black Tower. Self-publishers with a finished manuscript can use Narrative Landscape’s publishing-services arm. Then check the publisher’s open-submission window and follow their guidelines exactly.
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Which are the top 12 publishing companies in Nigeria?
1. Literamed Publications (Lantern Books)
Founded in 1969, Literamed is Nigeria’s largest children’s book publisher. Its Lantern Books imprint sells across West Africa from offices at Lantern House, 1 Morrison Crescent, off Kudirat Abiola Way, Ikeja, and a regional base in Accra. The list runs from picture books and primary readers to junior-secondary literature anthologies.
2. Grace Springs Africa Publishers
Grace Springs is a Christian publisher in Ilupeju, Lagos. The house covers writing, design, printing and distribution for faith-based authors. Its backlist includes Glorious Legacy and a string of marriage and devotional titles that sell through churches and Christian bookstores.
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3. Bookcraft Africa
Bookcraft Africa, founded in Ibadan more than 25 years ago, publishes literary fiction, biography, politics and history. The house produced Wole Soyinka’s memoir You Must Set Forth at Dawn and works by Okey Ndibe, Dayo Olopade and Kingsley Moghalu. Office: 23 Adebajo Street, Kongi Layout, Ibadan.
4. Cassava Republic Press
Founded in 2006 in Abuja with a London office, Cassava Republic publishes literary fiction, non-fiction and children’s books from across the Black world. In 2026 it became the first African and Black woman-owned small press to land a Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist, with Marcia Hutchinson’s The Mercy Step. The 2026 list also includes The Shipikisha Club, The Aquatics and The Moon Will Not Burn Us.
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5. Kachifo Limited (Farafina)
Kachifo, founded in 2004, runs the Farafina, Farafina Tutu, Farafina Breeze, Kamsi and Prestige imprints. Farafina’s authors include Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Chris Abani and Ben Okri. Submissions go through the website during open windows.
6. Black Tower Publishers
Black Tower runs a Christian-leaning trade list from Awka, Anambra State. The house publishes new and unknown authors and bundles light marketing — interviews and pitches to schools, libraries and prisons — into its standard packages. Office: Plot 1, GRA, Awka.
7. The New Gong
The New Gong, in Surulere, Lagos, publishes books, magazines and image-led titles for print and online use. The house also licenses photography and illustration to other publishers. Office: 11 Abiona Close, off Falolu Road, Surulere.
8. University Press Plc
University Press Plc (UPPLC) started in 1949 as Oxford University Press Nigeria. It is the country’s oldest and largest book publisher and is listed on the Nigerian Exchange. The house won the Sectoral Leadership Award for Printing and Publishing at the PEARL 2025 Awards. UPPLC also runs an office in Ghana and supplies books across West Africa. Head office: Ibadan.
9. Parrésia Publishers Ltd
Parrésia, founded in 2012 by Azafi Omoluabi and Richard Ali, runs three Lagos imprints: Origami Books (commercial and genre fiction), Regium (literary fiction) and Ọmọde Mẹta (children’s titles). Origami accepts submissions year-round; Regium and Ọmọde Mẹta read manuscripts 1 April–30 June each year.
10. Evans Brothers (Nigeria Publishers) Ltd
Evans Brothers, incorporated in December 1966, is one of Nigeria’s leading educational publishers. The list covers nursery, primary, junior secondary, senior secondary and university titles. Head office: 2 Magazine Road, Jericho, Ibadan, Oyo State.
11. Masobe Books
Masobe Books, founded in April 2018 in Lagos by Othuke Ominiabohs, has become the most active literary house in Nigeria. Oyin Olugbile’s Sanya won the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature (US$100,000). The 2026 list includes Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi’s Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions, Adelehin Ijasan’s A Dying Giant in the Palm of Your Hand, the Nigerian edition of Pemi Aguda’s One Leg On Earth, and Miracle Emeka-Nkwor’s Boys Will Be Boys. Masobe has also acquired Nigerian rights to five Eugen Bacon titles and runs a digital subscription app.
“Masobe” is Isoko for “Let us read”.
12. Narrative Landscape Press
Narrative Landscape, founded in 2016 by Anwuli Ojogwu (managing director) and Eghosa Imasuen (business development), runs both a publishing list and a publishing-services arm for self-publishing authors. Its 2025 hits: Chimamanda Adichie’s Dream Count sold out its 25,000-copy first Nigerian print run within days, and Femi Otedola’s autobiography Making It Big sold 16,000 copies in Nigeria (plus 4,000 in the UK) three weeks after release. The house also publishes for the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library.
Honourable mentions: Ouida Books and Quramo Publishing
Ouida Books, launched in 2016 by Lola Shoneyin, publishes fiction, non-fiction and children’s titles and runs the Aké Arts & Book Festival ecosystem. Quramo Publishing in Lagos publishes trade books, magazines and digital content. Both are worth a look for literary submissions.
Other publishing companies in Nigeria and their addresses
Below is a list of other publishers, mostly Lagos-based:
*ACADEMY PRESS LIMITED — 28 Aromire Avenue, Ilupeju, Lagos.
*AGILEPEN PUBLISHERS LIMITED — 2 Limson Road, Ojodu Berger, Lagos.
*ALPHA PRESS LIMITED — 11 Shipeolu Street, Onipanu, Lagos.
*ATLANTIC PUBLISHING COMPANY — 32 Kelani Street, Magbon, Lagos.
*AUSTA WRITERS — 26 Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos.
*BELTAM PUBLISHERS NIGERIA LIMITED — 9 Adurayemi Street, off AIT Road, Alagbado, Lagos.
*COMMUNE WRITERS INTERNATIONAL — Amusa Street, Agodo, Alimosho, Lagos.
*DEBONAIR PUBLISHING LIMITED — 294 Herbert Macaulay Way, Lagos Mainland, Lagos.
*DIAMOND PUBLICATIONS — Murtala Mohammed Airport Road, Ikeja, Lagos.
*DOTFLEX BOOKS — 10 Waidi Apesin Street, off Powerline, Ilasamaja, Mushin, Lagos.
*DUNAMIS PRINTS — 59 Olatilewa Street, Ikate, Lagos.
*EMIRATE PUBLISHING COMPANY — 27 Mosalasi Street, Isolo, Lagos.
*EXCELLENT PUBLICATION & INVESTMENT LIMITED — 14 Shipeolu Street, Palmgrove, Lagos.
*EXPERTPRO PUBLISHING — 7 Feyishayo Garuba Street, Ojodu, Lagos.
*FEMLEX PUBLISHING HOUSE — 32 Balogun Street, Okota, Isolo, Lagos.
*FUNCTIONAL BOOK PUBLISHERS LIMITED — 124A Gaskiya Road, Ijora, Lagos.
*GLOBAL PLUS PUBLISHING LIMITED — Plot B, Ikosi Road, off Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos.
*GRACE SPRINGS AFRICA PUBLISHERS — 15 Association Avenue, Ilupeju, Lagos.
*GUARDIAN PRESS — Rutam House, Oshodi-Isolo Expressway, Isolo, Lagos.
*HARMONY PUBLISHING — 1 Emmanuel Anabor Street, United Estate, off Mopo Road, Ajah, Lagos.
*HAVILAH MERCHANTS NIGERIA LIMITED — 2 Gabriel Alan-Taylor Estate, Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos.
*INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS LIMITED — 8 Weman Road, Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos.
*JOHNSON PUBLISHERS LIMITED — 10 Adekoya Street, off Lawanson Road, Surulere, Lagos.
*KACHIFO LIMITED — 253 Herbert Macaulay Way, Yaba, Lagos.
*LAWBREED LIMITED — 17 Sule Abuka Crescent, Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos.
*LEADERS AND COMPANY — 35 Creek Road, Apapa, Lagos.
*LEARN AFRICA PLC — Felix Iwerebon House, 52 Oba Akran Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos.
*LIGHTWAY PUBLISHING HOUSE — Ikosi, Ketu, Lagos.
*LITERAMED PUBLICATIONS NIGERIA LIMITED — Lantern House, 1 Morrison Crescent, off Kudirat Abiola Way, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos.
*LITHOSITE PUBLISHERS LIMITED — Block C4, Small & Medium Scale International Estate, off Fatai Atere Way, Mushin, Lagos.
*LONGMAN NIGERIA PLC — Felix Iwerebon House, 52 Oba Akran Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos.
*LOVEWORLD TEENS PUBLISHING — 23 Billings Way, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos.
*MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS — 4 Industrial Avenue, Ilupeju, Lagos.
*MAGICWAND PUBLISHING COMPANY — 1 Bamisile Street, Shasha, Akowonjo, Lagos.
*MALTHOUSE PRESS — 43 Onitana Street, Surulere, Lagos.
*MARIAM WAY NIGERIA LIMITED — Shomolu Market Street, Onipanu Bus Stop, Lagos.
*MARVELOUS BOOKSHOP & PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED — 17 Bale Road, Apapa, Lagos.
*MASTERSKILLS PUBLISHING — 12 Daranijo Street, Ori-Ade, Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos.
*METROPOLITAN PUBLISHERS LIMITED — 41 Bode Thomas Road, Surulere, Lagos.
*MIMSHACK PUBLISHING HOUSE — 26 Adeboye Solanke Avenue, off Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos.
*MOONLIGHT PUBLISHING COMPANY — Shoprite, Adeniran Ogunsanya Street, Surulere, Lagos.
*MOSURO PUBLISHERS — 1 Olu Aboderin Street, Onipetesi, Ikeja, Lagos.
*NANSON PRINTING AND PUBLISHERS — 9 Alhaji Nuru Street, off Anjorin, Surulere, Lagos.
*NELSON PUBLISHERS LIMITED — 8 Ilupeju By-Pass, Ilupeju, Lagos.
*NEXUS PUBLISHING COMPANY — 24 Opebi Road, Ikeja, Lagos.
*ODABE PUBLISHERS — 3rd Floor, Comfort House, 13 Hughes Avenue, Alagomeji, Yaba, Lagos.
*OGKREATIVE PRINTING AND PUBLISHING — 15 Rufai Street, Palm Grove, Mushin, Lagos.
*OLA MANUEL PUBLISHING FIRM — 20 Ilupeju Road, Oshodi, Isolo, Lagos.
*OMOTUYOLE PUBLISHERS NIGERIA LIMITED — 4 Dancole Street, Onipanu, Lagos.
*ORANGE PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED — 39 Morocco Road, Shomolu, Lagos.
*ORE PUBLISHERS LIMITED — 19 Atitebi Street, off Apapa Road, Ebute Metta, Lagos.
*OVATION INTERNATIONAL — 13B Ladipo Kuku Street, Ikeja, Lagos.
*PATHFINDAZ PUBLISHING — Suite 22, Jemkari Plaza, 5 Ajibade Babatola Street, Ajao Estate, Isolo, Lagos.
*PREMIUM PUBLISHERS — 28 Arobadabe Street, Akoka, Lagos.
*PROMOMART NIGERIA LIMITED — 43 Adebola Street, Lagos.
*PUBLISEER — House 3207, Road A Close, Festac Town, Lagos.
*PUBLISHERS EXPRESS LIMITED — 40 Ojuelegba Road, Surulere, Lagos.
*REDDOT AFRICA EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED — 15B Oba Adetona Street, off Sura Mogaji Street, Ilupeju, Lagos.
*REHOBOTH PUBLISHING — 174 Ikorodu Road, Onipanu, Lagos.
*REVILO COMPANY LIMITED — 24 Ikoyi Crescent, Ikoyi, Lagos.
*SCHOLASTIC PUBLICATIONS — 1 Junaid Close, Amje Bus Stop, Alakuko, Lagos.
*SKYEFORD PUBLISHING — 5 Olive Church Street, Ago Palace Way, Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos.
*SMEP PUBLISHING COMPANY OF NIGERIA LIMITED — 7 Aladesuru Street, Mushin, Lagos.
*SOI PUBLISHING — 1B African Church Close, off Coker Road, Ilupeju, Lagos.
*SOS PUBLICATIONS — 3 Babatunde Okunnuga Street, Unity Estate, Egbeda, Lagos.
*TEXTSWORTH PUBLISHING LIMITED — 21 CMD Road, Magodo, Shangisha, Lagos.
*THE NEW GONG — Falolu Road, Surulere, Lagos.
*THE UNISHIP PUBLISHING & CONSULTING LIMITED — 7 Chris Idowu Oladipo Street, Orioke, Ejigbo, Lagos.
*TONAD PUBLISHERS LIMITED — 18 Ajayi Road, Ogba, Lagos.
*UNIQUE BROTHERS PUBLISHERS — 7 Onadeko Street, by Anjorin Bus Stop, off Lawanson Road, Surulere, Lagos.
*WASILAT ENTERPRISES — 14 Olorunsogo Street, Shomolu, Lagos.
*WEST AFRICAN BOOK PUBLISHERS LIMITED — 28/32 Ilupeju Industrial Avenue, Ilupeju, Lagos.
*YOMIWAL PRINTS LIMITED — 40 Ofada Street, Mushin, Lagos.
*YOUNG BRAIN PUBLISHERS — 1st Floor, Right Wing, 29 Shipeolu Street, Amoke Shopping Plaza, Onipanu, Lagos.
*AKINSTEVE PUBLISHING — 95 Dopemu Road, Agege, Lagos.
Frequently asked questions
Which publisher is best for a first-time Nigerian novelist?
Masobe Books, Parrésia/Origami and Ouida Books actively read debut fiction. Masobe has dominated the Nigeria Prize for Literature longlist in recent years and pushes new authors hard.
How much does it cost to publish 1,000 copies of a book in Nigeria?
A 200-page paperback print run of 1,000 copies costs roughly ₦1.2–₦2.5 million at a Nigerian printer, depending on paper grade, cover finish and colour pages. That’s printing only — editing, design and ISBN registration are separate.
Do Nigerian publishers accept unsolicited manuscripts?
Some do, on a calendar. Parrésia’s Regium and Ọmọde Mẹta imprints read 1 April–30 June each year. Origami reads year-round. Cassava Republic, Kachifo and Masobe open windows periodically — check each website before sending.
What’s the difference between a traditional and self-publishing house?
A traditional house (Cassava Republic, Kachifo, Masobe, UPPLC) pays you an advance and royalties and takes editorial and commercial risk. A publishing-services house (Narrative Landscape’s services arm, Publiseer) charges you for production but lets you keep rights and a larger share of sales.
How do I get an ISBN in Nigeria?
Apply through the National Library of Nigeria. Your publisher usually handles this; self-publishers can apply directly.