Population
211,400,708 (2021)
Official language
English is the official language. In addition Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fula, and English Creole are widely spoken.
Currency
NGN ₦ - Nigerian Naira
Capital
Abuja
Time Zone
UTC+01.00 (WAT)
Dialling Code
+234
Area (sq. miles)
356,669
GDP
$1.116 trillion (PPP)
Federal Ministry of Education is a part of the Federal Ministries of Nigeria that directs education in Nigeria.
Federal Ministry of Information and Culture provides
information on government activities, programmes and initiatives, promotes tourism and enhances Nigeria’s cultural values.
0% for books and 5% ebooks
Nigerian Publishers
Association (NPA)
Nigerian Library Association (NLA)
Booksellers Association of Nigeria (popoolaolusojidavid@yahoo.com) is a non-governmental body
that protects the interest of booksellers in Nigeria.
Nigeria International Book Fair is
held over 6 days in Lagos in May.
Aké Arts and Book Festival is held over 4 days in October and aims to showcase the very best of contemporary African literature, poetry, music, art, film, and theatre.
Useful Articles/Resources
Useful Contacts
Email: arts.nigeria@britishcouncil.org
Tel: 01-4603090
Email: DITAfricaTrade@mobile.trade.gov.uk
Tel: +234 (0) 812 810 8845
- Glory Eze, Abuja
Email: Eze@fco.gov.uk - Valerie Agodo, Senior Trade Development Manager, Lagos
Email: Agodo@fco.gov.ukTolu Babalola, Trade Development Manager, Lagos
Email: Tolu.Babalola@fco.gov.uk - Vanessa Onwughalu, Trade Development Manager, Lagos
Email: Onwughalu@fco.gov.uk
Directory
of Nigerian Bookshops (Cassava Republic Press)
- Rombic Concepts (info@rombicconceptsltd.com)
is a small-scale educational publisher, mainly reprint rights from UK
publishers. It is an agent for Cengage Learning (UK), Kogan Page (UK), and
Letterland. - Doreana Books is based in
Lagos and stocks children’s, professional and educational books. - Chelis Bookazine Limited (CBL)
is a publisher and leading educational supplier serving schools and bookstores. It has shops in Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Kaduna, Port Harcourt, Asaba, and Enugu. - CSS Bookshop Ltd specialises in the
supply of Christian books and literature, educational and general books as well as stationery and office equipment. The division currently as branches in Apapa, Akure, Port Harcourt, and Kaduna. - Schoolstoreng is an integrated
supplier of educational resources in Nigeria. - The Booksellers Ltd is a
bookselling chain and publishing company with shops in Abuja, Ajah Lagos, and Ogun state. - The Book Company has shops in
Lagos, at the Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ilesa, Osun state, and in Abuja. - Laterna Ventures is an importer, distributor and
marketing organisation for Bibles, Christian books business books, children’s books, music, and educational books as well as teaching tapes and gift items. It includes a lot of international titles in its catalogue.
Christian books are also sold at major bus terminals, and in offices, especially in Southern Nigeria.
Directory of Nigerian Publishers (NPA)
Cassava Republic Press
OkadaBooks is a Nigerian ebook platform.
Kachifo Limited is an independent publishing house based in Lagos, Nigeria.
Nigeria has a book distribution problem, with a very small
number of bookshops and distributors (Quartz Africa 2018).
Havilah Books
The Book Company
