University Press PLC was founded in 1949 under the name of 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 8,000,000 Ordinary shares of 50k each. Quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on 14th August 1978, UPPLC 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. The Company has an effective coverage of the country and the West Africa sub-region through the strategic location of its Area Offices, Depots, Showrooms and a number of Representatives in major cities and towns nationwide and in Accra, Ghana. 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.