Book production and publishing in nigeria the yoruba

Mathematicsman maths for senior school 23 with work books 23drawing book mathematical set graph book. We have also included the subjects, book names, publishers as well as the authors. This book takes the inclusive energy of ifa to a new level by offering simple, comparative excerpts from religious texts from differing religions, even a list of chakras and their yoruba counterparts. The nigerian publishing house cassava republic acquired international publication rights to the novel, and released it in south africa, kenya, germany, britain and. Sep 17, 2015 this the full list of recommended books for secondary schools in nigeria jss1, jss2, jss3, ss1, ss2, ss3. According to the traditions of the yoruba religion, ife was founded by the order of the supreme god olodumare by obatala. Nigeria has had a fairly robust book publishing history starting from the establishment of university college, ibadan uci in 1948. The vast majority of this population is from nigeria, where the yoruba make up 16% of the countrys population, making them one of the largest ethnic groups in africa. Most of time it talk about ifa poetry and religion meaning. The book opens in the late 40s, when wwii is over but rationing is still on in england and nigeria does not have independence. Easily publish textbooks, course materials, and research. If you are an author and have any intention of publishing your book, i will advise you to patronize any of the following publishing companies. Before the 1914 amalgamation of the diverse peoples on the geographical entity named nigeria, publishing.

Book marketing and publishing in nigeria leaves a lot to be desired. This lays a foundation start on using obi and applying it. Much smaller, scattered groups live in benin and northern togo. It entails lots of stressful processes, beginning from building the concept of the book, to doing a first draft, sending it for proofreading and then catering for the required finance to see that ideas.

As is the case with most other africa countries, there is usually a. This book gives both novice and professional on how to make divination with kolanuts known to be obi in yoruba religion. Toyin falola, one of the most prominent interpreters of yoruba history, has written an outstanding and brilliant pioneer book that reveals valuable knowledge on african local historians. Problems of the book publishing industry in nigeria covenant. An article on my first book publication with lambert academic. History of publishing, an account of the selection, preparation, and marketing of printed matter from its origins in ancient times to the present. One of the most influential collections of nigerian folklore is the 1910 collection folk stories from southern nigeria. This is one of the most impressive books on the yoruba in recent years and the best so far on yoruba. This phenomenon is captured differently by each cultures values and beliefs.

Policies that make things hard for the publishing industry should be avoided. Detaching books from the newspapers, or yoruba language press from the english written ones is a secluding approach, that breaks the dynamism of the intellectual network. In fact in despite of his title the book has a little focus in yoruba culture. The handbook of yoruba religious concepts by baba ifa karade, olodumare. Congolese comic books draws on yoruba african mythology. These stories and myths have been told within generations.

Because of the absence of predetermined qualifications or conditions to be met, book publishing is one of the most unregulated industries in nigeria. The differences between english and yoruba written intellectual production are obvious. Mathematicsman maths for senior school 23 with work books 23drawing book mathematical set graph book waec specified exam focus 6. The study is descriptive and data sourced from secondary sources. List of books and articles about yoruba people online. Methodology this research consists of secondary internal files and reports, lists and catalogues of publications and primary data interviews asking openended questions. Death and the kings horseman is a play by wole soyinka based on a real incident that took place in nigeria during british colonial rule. Pdf applying marketing concepts to book publishing in nigeria. Dec 23, 2011 today, literamed publications limited is nigerias leading childrens book publisher, and its imprint, lantern books, has become a household name in nigeria and throughout west africa. An article on my first book publication with lambert academic publishing by.

Nigeria should try to stimulate the production of its own books in country. Born in freetown in sierra leone and educated by the church missionary society, johnson was sent with his family to idaban in nigeria. It is actually not a scholar work as we could expect from kola and each capters theme is not explained with a real deep and consistent approach. We are nigerias foremost educational books publishers. He grew up in abeokuta, in the yoruba south west, a mediumsized town that has supplied a disproportionate number of nigeria s great and. The study examines the problems of book publishing industry in nigeria as books are effective medium of communication for intellectualism. The first published book in nigeria by the foreign firm was in 1963 when the local branch of oup published ijala ere ode. Voodoo, hoodoo and slave magic by stephen ashley, city of 201 gods. It is divided into three parts, and the first section, writing yoruba, is devoted to the production of yoruba history. It is an integrated press system for publishing, print production and client services.

Literatures, yoruba, creative arts, christian religion knowledge crk, education, social. Fagunwa yoruba magical realism novels, the first of which was released in 1948. The largest book publishers are educational publishers, notably university press plc formerly oxford university press nigeria, founded 1949, longman nigeria plc, macmillan nigeria publishers ltd and evans brothers nigeria publishers. This no doubt explains the preponderance of textbook publishing in nigeria. Book publishing and information dissemination in nigeria. Book publishers in nigeria list of book publishers nigeria. Newton professor of art, the history of art and black studies at amherst college, is an astute art historian, researcher, and culture activist, whose work will withstand the test of time and critical appraisal. Book publishing in nigeria has seen some development. Apart from textbooks, literamed publishes over 100 books a year, and as one of the very few publishers in nigeria with its own press, it has a sizable advantage by giving olayinka complete control over every aspect of the production process, from manuscript to book. The differences between english and yoruba written intellectual production. Here are ten publishing companies in nigeria in no particular order defying that logic by producing literature of all kinds for local and international consumption. I hope my book, another mans war, will shatter some of the prejudices around nigeria, and make readers think about britains imperial legacy in a new way.

Yoruba drama in english interpretation and production. Communicating with orisas, herbs, medicines and ebos using obi. Saburi biobaku director of the yoruba historical research schzme, nigeria the history of the indigenous peoples of west africa is ripe for intensive research. Literamed publications nigeria ltd, a leading childrens book publisher in nigeria was incorporated in 1969.

List of recommended books for nurseryprimary school in. With a promising academia and scholarship, which such milestone institution was bound to generate, some of the leading publishers. The yoruba people today number more than 30 million strong, with significant numbers in the united states, nigeria, europe and brazil. The study examines the problems of book publishing industry in nigeria as books. The first published book in nigeria by the foreign firm was in 1963 when the local branch of oup published ijala ere ode, a yoruba poetry genre by yemitan. Early history of book publishing in nigeria the very first printing press in nigeria. Regulatory constraints and security risks have limited new investment in oil and natural gas, and nigeria s oil production. Because of the absence of predetermined qualifications or conditions to be met, book publishing. Nigerian primary school population is about 105 million. Here is the full list of recommended books for nurseryprimary school in nigeria.

Compare this to the orthographies of nigerian languages. Ife is about 218 kilometers northeast of lagos with a population of 509,8. Nigerian travel writing and literary culture in yoruba and english. Iran yoruba are an ethnic group that inhabits western africa, mainly nigeria and benin. Before the 1914 amalgamation of the diverse peoples on the geographical entity named nigeria, publishing had been in existence some 68 years earlier.

The yoruba are one of the leading peoples of west africa. On the face of it, nigeria has a vibrant book publishing industry, with perhaps the largest number of publishing houses in any african country. This book is timely and reflects the variety of new and exciting work on yoruba history and culture that has been carried out in recent years. A discussion of the advantages of having a welldeveloped indigenous publishing industry follows, along with recommendations for establishing and promoting such an. Creativity is an inevitable phenomenon resulting in peoples need to solve their problems. This was the submission of the special guest at the second anniversary of yoruba. The yoruba constitute about 44 million people in total. Its imprint, lantern books, is a household name in nigeria and west africa. Nigerian folk tales are epic stories that can explain the world around us. The onibonje publishers experience after 50 years iwu juliana james iwu juliana james is a librarian at covenant university, in canaanland, ota, ogun state, nigeria. The first important work to analyze nigeria s yoruba drama, which has grown steadily in popularity in the united states, and clarify its mysteries. The handbook of yoruba religious concepts ifa karade.

The government should not only sponsor governmentowned publishing companies but also private publishing. The yoruba people are an ethnic group of over 40 million people in total, inhabiting the southwestern and northcentral region of nigeria, as well as southern and central benin. Book publishing in nigeria is essentially a private sector affair. Babcock university press is the official publishing house of babcock university, a faithbased tertiary institution in nigeria, operated by the seventhday adventist church. This landmark reference work emphasises yoruba history, geography and demography, language and linguistics, literature, philosophy, religion and art. Yoruba language publishers of nigeria list of yoruba. By publishing textbooks by established authors in line with approved curriculums to story books which serve as a springboard for young readers, lantern books. The old yoruba kingdom of oyo was traditionally one of the largest states of w africa, but after the mid1700s its power slowly waned. List of best book publishers in nigeria, top book publishers in nigeria, book publishers near me, best book publishers. Literamed has in its stable over 400 titles of books all widely accepted in nigerian schools. Rebecca jones, research fellow throughout the twentieth century, nigerians have been writing about their travels within nigeria.

Nelson will add a focus on literature and nonfiction to its core area of educational publishing. Nelson occupies a significant place in nigerian publishing and cultural history, being the groundbreaking publisher of the famous d. Today many of the large cities in nigeria including lagos, ibadan, and abeokuta are in yorubaland. The largest book publishers are educational publishers, notably university press plc formerly oxford university press nigeria, founded 1949, longman nigeria plc, macmillan nigeria publishers ltd and evans brothers nigeria publishers ltd, all of which are affiliated with international groups. There are over 100 book publishers in nigeria, with ibadan and lagos as major publishing centres.

Publishers should embrace yoruba writing the guardian. Unqualified authorpublishers, poor production, inadequate distribution, and lack of capital are all evident. The government of nigeria should introduce better policies that can favor both the authors and publishers. The ting i love about this book it helps you to learn yoruba, which is my husbands language in nigeria, so i will be able to learn yoruba from this book and speak to my husband. Sep 30, 2010 samuel johnson 18461901 was an anglican minister and historian renowned for his magisterial history of the yoruba people.

This the full list of recommended books for secondary schools in nigeria jss1, jss2, jss3, ss1, ss2, ss3. Ileife in time, space, and the imagination by jaco. Literamed has in its stable over 400 titles of books all widely accepted in nigerian. Publishers know that it is difficult to make a breakthrough producing other books apart from school texts. Beltam publishers nig ltd is a book publishing outfit based in lagos, publishing textbooks for nursery and primary schools. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Born in freetown in sierra leone and educated by the church missionary society, johnson was sent with his family to idaban in nigeria in 1857. Aws african writers series apnet african publishers network bdc the book. Now for the first time is a full colour book which uncovers, the ancient history and origins of the yoruba tribe of southwestern nigeria. Ife is about 218 kilometers northeast of lagos 2 with a population. List of recommended books for secondary schools in nigeria.

We are highly active in the self publishing community and we help in bringing out that book inside you. Seeking the african in african art provides a seminal and authoritative work pertaining to yoruba art and languages of nigeria. Ife, also ileif is an ancient yoruba city in southwestern nigeria. Also serves as a reference work for staging yoruba drama. The lack of information about fiction publishing in nigeria led to the need to. Book publishing in nigeria is one of the oldest businesses in the history of the nation. The book includes a companion website with audio clips of the yoruba language, helping the reader better grasp the integral connection between art and language in yoruba culture.

The inevitable starting point is their traditional accounts. University press plc in place of oxford university press. It borders on the gulf of guinea an arm of the atlantic ocean in the south, on benin in the west, on niger in the northwest and north, on chad in the northeast, and on cameroon in the east. Doc fiction book imports and the indigenous publisher in nigeria. Nigeria shares with other developing countries a variety of problems in providing adequate numbers of highquality books. Samuel johnson, completed in 1897 and published in 1921.

Problems of the book publishing industry in nigeria. Differences between english and yoruba intellectual production. All you require to become a publisher is to erect a signpost outside your office or residence. The government should not only sponsor governmentowned publishing companies but also private publishing companies as doing this will promote the. The book is available free online, was published by a nigerian publishing. List of books for nurseryprimary schools in nigeria primary 1 subject textbooksmaterials publisher s authors eng. The art of publishing in nigeria still needs some adjustment in order to make publishing reachable to many nigerians who wish to publish their work. Southwestern nigeria is home to about 2025 million yoruba figures projected from the nigeria fertility survey 1984, who inhabit an area. A dictionary of the yoruba language edited by nigeria university press based upon the nineteenth century standard work on the yoruba language, and first ever english yoruba, yoruba english dictionary, this new edition has been revised and enlarged considerably. Also serves as a reference work for staging yoruba. Dating back to as far as the transatlantic slave trade, which existed between the 15th to the 19th century, the yoruba people were said to have migrated to other countries as well, including cuba, dominican republic, brazil, jamaica, grenada. Felix ebidouwei bomabebe how i wrote and published my book.

Although the yoruba renaissance which was stirred by the exslaves started in the 1880s, the book on yoruba history by rev. Book publishing has been defined and discussed by various authors. Ebscohost serves thousands of libraries with premium essays, articles and other content including book publishing in nigeria. It reads very easily, and the pub lishers have given it an elegant production. Every person has multiple souls, including the souls of ancestors that reincarnate through us. Opportunities, challenges of book publishing in nigeria in. Read the problems and prospects of book publishing in nigeria. Yoruba, one of the three largest ethnic groups of nigeria, concentrated in the southwestern part of that country. Published by the national language centre, edited by ayo bamgbose, federal ministry of education, lagos, 1983. Fiction and nonfiction writers alike can create, print, and sell their books through all major retail channels. Heinemann frontline heinemann educational books nigeria.

Issues like poor financing, government regulation, poor reading culture, piracy and dearth of expertise were interrogated. Popular yoruba religion books goodreads share book. Book production on clay tablets probably continued for 2,000 years. In africa every human has a spark of divine nature, and sin does not separate us from it. They number over 4 million in the western region of nigeria.

The vast majority of books published in nigeria are textbooks for primary and secondary education. Book production and publishing in nigeria aslib proceedings vol. A wave of new fiction from nigeria, as young writers. Literamed has in its stable over 400 titles of books. The book has a vivid picture of a generation of yoruba nationhood within nigerian nationality, prior to the british invation and colonalization of nigeria, yoruba had been a nation with an institutionalized government and there is no better place to understand and assess this form of government except in this book, the book. Problems and prospects of book publishing in nigeria. Nigeria entered recession in 2016 as a result of lower oil prices and production, exacerbated by militant attacks on oil and gas infrastructure in the niger delta region, coupled with detrimental. The production includes yoruba songs and incantations, and a glossary provides an english translation as a guide for other directors to substitute appropriate dirges. Yoruba words for book include iwe, owe, buka, iwe and iwe ni. Samuel johnson 18461901 was an anglican minister and historian renowned for his magisterial history of the yoruba people. List of printing and publishing companies in nigeria. While the publisher is mainly involved at the earlier stages of the technical professional production of books and other information materials, the librarian has the.

The main problem with this view is that it confuses printing with publishing, a blurred perception common in nigeria, perhaps due to the collapse of the publishing. List of books and articles about nigerian history online. Import and export industry and manufacturing insurance and reinsurance. Book publishers have been urged to embrace yoruba writing in order to encourage writers in the language.