In the field of book publishing in Nigeria and Africa, Stirling-Horden Limited has earned a reputation of being one of the best book publishing outfits.
As a publishing outfit, it focuses on putting people first and no wonder, it has emerged as the flagship of scholarly publishing not only in Nigeria but Africa as a whole.
Stirling-Horden Limited is a subsidiary of Stirling-Horden Nigeria Limited that was established in 1987 by academics and professional publishing studies scholars, teachers and researchers. From 1987 till date, the publishing outfit has carried out and still carrying out serious publishing activities at various levels of higher education. As a publishing outfit that believes that ‘necessity is the mother of invention’, Stirling-Horden Limited has also delved into publishing standard and quality books for students in Primary and Secondary schools in Nigeria. Unlike many publishing outfits, Stirling-Horden has gone extra-mile to publish standard and quality books that now cater for the educational needs of students in primary, secondary and higher institutions in the country and beyond.
Stirling-Horden Limited is an indigenous publishing outfit with global expertise and reach. It is gifted with professionally trained publishers and specialists in scholarly, general and bibliotherapeutic books for scholarship, national construction and reconstruction.
Stirling-Horden Limited’s books are of international standards in all ramifications- concepts, editing, typography, design, production and marketing. No wonder the publishing outfit believes that ‘Excellence is not an act but a habit that must be maintained at all time.’
Today, Stirling-Horden Limited has more than 500 authors. Among the authors are seven Emeritus Professors, 171 Professors, 218 PhD degree holders, 106 Master degree holders and many more. The publishing outfit believes that contents of a good book depend largely, among other factors the creativity and competence of the author.
The choice of publishers by authors also depends on their perception, confidence and respect for the publishers. Stirling-Horden has seasoned authors who are scholars, bibliotherapists, clergymen, teachers, academics, professionals and researchers.
Stirling-Horden Limited has a mission to serve as indicator of Africa’s education system quality and to demonstrate the scientific, political, societal and economic relevance of its research activities, thus increasing the institutions’ visibility and public value.