About Us

Academy Press Plc, has come a long way, established in 1965, with the head office situated at No 28/32 Industrial Avenue, Ilupeju Industrial estate, Lagos and occupies a land mass of approximately 172,800 sq. meters land. Primarily, the Company provides general commercial, security and specialized printing required for the production of educational books, periodicals, annual reports, brochures, posters and confidential prints etc.

The Initial desire of the founding fathers was to float a printing company that would break the monopoly of European printers which hitherto was responsible for corporate and educational printing in Nigeria then. This was achieved with great commitment and hard work. Through the sacrifice of the founding fathers. R.B. Gamble (American), B.A. Idris-Animashaun (Chairman), D. Yellop (British), Prof. A.B. Fafunwa.

Academy Press Plc, grew over time, with the trends of evolution in print industry. From the use of Flatbed printing process otherwise known as the LETTER PRESS to rotary printing also known as OFFSET PRINTING. From the use of Lithographic Films to Computer-To-Plate (CTP) and finally to the introduction of Variable Data Printing (VDP), all these improvements are to the satisfaction of our customers’ as well as maintaining the grandeur of leading the print industry in Nigeria.