TOP publishers in nigeria

-          Black Tower Publishers Limited
Black Tower Publishers Limited was incorporated in Costa Rica in December 1966 and today Black Tower Publishers Nig Ltd (branch) stands among Nigeria’s leading educational and online publishers. They publish books of all kinds; and offer manuscript editing, proofreading, script review and ghostwriting services.

-          University Press Plc
    University Press Plc was founded in 1949 under the name of the Oxford University Press Nigeria, and has grown to become one of the oldest, most experienced and the Nation’s foremost Publishers of materials for educational and for general reading. At Incorporation as a public liability company in 1978, the company’s name was changed to University Press Limited with an authorized share capital of 8 million ordinary shares of 50k each. Quoted on the Nigerian stock exchange on 14^th August 1978, UP PLC has, on two occasions, won the prestigious stock exchange merit Award in the service sector of quoted companies. It has also won, for two consecutive years, 1984 and 1985, the Concord Prize for Excellence in Academic publishing.
-          Literamed Publication
               Literamed Publications Nigeria Limited was incorporated in April 1969, primarily for the publication of Medipharm, a medical index of pharmaceutical specialties in Nigeria.
Medipharm formed the name Literamed, which means literary and medical publication.
The Chairman, Otunba Yinka Lawal Solarin, embarked on building a printing press; he approached the manager of then Barclays Bank 131 Broad street, Lagos, Nigeria of his intention, he was told the bank was not in the habit of financing a whole project but that if he could build a factory, the bank would finance the machine for production.
The Executive Director, Olori Bjorg Solarin, an architect designed a plan on two acres of land bought at Alausa Oregun road Ikeja for the printing press and within six months the printing press was completed.
Mr. Wiggin of the Bank came to inspect the press and fulfilled his promises paid full amount for the machines.
On August 1972, Medipharm was successfully printed and delivered on the commissioning day of the printing press by Prof. Thomas, the then Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. That was the beginning of Literamed Publications taking on its own life. Lantern Books started with the publication of Verbal and Quantitative reasoning. The success recorded informed the publication of educational books which stated with Comprehensive Social studies. The first edition published in 1992. Literamed had sustained itself on the publication of Medipharm, pre-primary books and Happi product before the advent of primary school titles.
In 2004, Literamed floated Comics Hut, a subsidiary for the publication of Comic books which tells indigenous African stories with good moral values while Living Scrolls are Bible stories in pictures. In 2008, Literamed opened another office in Ghana, West Africa, which is being managed by a county manager.
-          Kachifo Limited
Kachifo Limited is an independent Nigerian publishing house set up in 2004 by Muhtar Bakare to tell our own stories. They are the publishers of Farafina Books, Prestige Books and Farafina Magazine until suspension of its publication in 2009.
Kachifo also established a non-profit trust, Farafina Trust, whose broad vision is to promote literature and literary skills in Africa. Kachifo limited aims to set high standards for editorial, conceptual and production quality in the Nigerian publishing industry.

-          Cassava Republic Press
Cassava Republic Press is obsessed with changing the way people think about fiction. Cassava Republic strongly believes that contemporary African writing should be rooted in African experience in all its diversity whether set in filthy-yet-sexy mega cities such as Lagos, in little-known rural communities, in the recent past or indeed the near future. They also think the time has come to build a new body of African writing that links writers across different time and spaces, following the marvelous example of the African Writers Series in the past.
Cassava Republic Press is based in Abuja, which is a bit like the English town Milton Keynes but set in the tropics. It’s a great place to be, with a modern infrastructure, gorgeous landscapes outside the city and all corners of the continent only a few hours flight away.
The design bible Monocle Magazine, listed Cassava Republic Press as one of the top ten brands to look out for in 2009.

Book Publishing Companies of Nigeria

Black Tower Publishers Nig Ltd

Nigeria
Probably the best so far when it comes to online publishing, manuscript editing, proofreading, script review, translations and ghost writing. They accept online submissions and hard copy submissions. Their services are the best when it comes the ones I have used.

SOS Publications

Unity Estate, nigeria
SOS Publication is one of the leading publishing houses in Nigeria with a vision to be the leading publishing house in Africa by the year 2018

Babcock University Press

Ilishan-Remo, Nigeria
Babcock University Press is the official publishing house of Babcock University, a faith-based tertiary institution in Nigeria, operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is an integrated press system for publishing, print production and client services. The press contributes to the growth rating of the university by generating ideas for book development, and the publication of research findings through academic journals and other periodicals.

Grace Springs Africa Publishers, Ilupeju. Lagos

Lagos, Nigeria
We are Christian publishers established to propagate the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and make His saving grace known throughout the world! For this reason, we do not publish books/materials that seek to undermine our Christian values and belief.

Hoofbeat.com Nigeria Publishers

Ikeja, Nigeria
Hoofbeatdotcom Publishers is a writers' haven, set up to offer publishing and promotional opportunities for authors, writers and render ancillary services to discerning individuals and brands. Nigeria's Premier Online Book Publishers Ours is a Nigerian company with a global outlook, founded on core values of integrity, excellence and a win-win philosophy. The company published the critically acclaimed and widely accepted collection of poems on Lagos - Eko Ree -The Many Faces of Lagos, which won the Association of Nigerian Authors/Cadbury Poetry Prize 2004.

ICIDR Publishing House

Ikot-Ekpene, Nigeria
ICIDR Publishing House is an outfit who embarks on the publication of original research papers from scholars and researchers in the academic communities, international agencies, groups, individuals, institutions and other establishments concerned with practical approach to development in Teaching, School, Business, Environment, Agriculture, Technology, Science, Engineering, Economy, Management, Governance, Law, Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Labour, Organization, Language, Communication, Diplomacy, Health and Medicine. Others include Energy, Water, Marketing and Transportation, Tourism, Mining, Natural and Refined Oil and Gas, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer, Architecture, Information and Communication Technology.

Verbatim Communications Limited

Nigeria
We are publishers with a bias for faith based and purpose driven literature. We seek to publish works that have the unique ability to deliver wisdom and impart knowledge to audiences of all ranges, hence creating timeless value. Our Mission is to transform ideas and heart messages, which have the ability to inform, develop and shape minds, into the enduring structure of the written word.