University Press plc
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| Status | Active |
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| Traded as | UPL |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Country of origin | Nigeria |
| Headquarters location | Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria |
| Key people | Olalekan Are, Samuel Kolawole |
| Publication types | Books, Encyclopedia |
| Official website | www |
University Press Plc (UPPLC) is Nigeria's largest indigenous book publisher. It was founded as the Nigerian branch of the British Oxford University Press in 1949 with the name Oxford University Press (OUP), Nigeria. At incorporation as a public liability company in 1978, the company's name was changed to University Press Limited.
The company has coverage of the country and the West African sub-regions through the location of its area offices, depots, showrooms and a number of representatives in major cities and towns nationwide and also in Accra, Ghana. The company prints, publishes and sells books for education and general reading.
The Board of Directors comprises both Executive and Non-Executive Directors from a variety of backgrounds.
The Company has won several awards such as the Nigerian Book Fair Trust Award of Recognition for sharing the vision of Nigerian Book Fair Trust and supporting the growth of the annual Nigerian Book Fair.
The Head Office of the company is at Three Crowns Building, Jericho, Ibadan. The main warehouse, which is reputed to be one of the largest in tropical Africa, is also located at Ibadan.
The company has an effective coverage of the country and the West African sub-region through the strategic location of its Area Offices, Depots, Showrooms and a number of Representatives in major cities and towns nationwide and also in Accra, Ghana. The depot in Zaria stands out as UPPLC’s second largest while the highly commercialized Lagos State has four depots: Ikeja, Ikorodu, Yaba and Ajegunle.
Conceptualized in 1949 as the Nigerian branch of Oxford University Press (OUP), its main function was to sell Oxford books in Nigeria. Later, the company began to produce books locally and, before long, a Nigerian unit was established in Oxford where editing and publishing of titles for the Nigerian local markets were done. The titles published were literary and curriculum-based books targeted at educational institutions and the general public. At incorporation as a public liability company in 1978, the Company's name was changed to University Press Limited.
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