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Ouida Books

Nigerian publishing house with six imprints spanning fiction, non-fiction, children's books, poetry, self-publishing and Africanfuturism.

Last updated September 16, 2026

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Overview

Ouida Books is a Nigerian publishing house based at Ouida House, 3C Oba Dosumu St, Ikeja GRA, Lagos. It describes itself as one of the newest publishers on the Nigerian block and states that it is inspired by the pin-tailed Whydah. Its vision is to serve readers of high-quality fiction as well as readers with a quirky taste in books. The company operates six imprints: TANJA (children's), COGNIX (non-fiction), OUIDA (fiction), TEVANI (self-publishing), OUIDA POETRY (poetry) and PHOENIX (Africanfuturism).

History

Ouida Books describes itself as one of the newest kids on the block in Nigerian publishing. Its children's imprint TANJA was launched in October 2018 with the release of Ayo Oyeku's Mafoya and the Finish Line. The company has since published the Northern Lights Series by Lola Shoneyin under TANJA, non-fiction titles such as The Villager by Feyi Olubodun and The Boko Haram Doctrine by Abdulbassit Kassim under COGNIX, fiction including A Spell of Good Things by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa by Stephen Buoro and Tomorrow I Become a Woman by Aiwanose Odafen under OUIDA, Ìgbà Èwe by Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún under TEVANI, poetry titles such as A Woman's Body Is A Country by Dami Ajayi and In The Nude by Logan February under OUIDA POETRY, and describes PHOENIX as its newest imprint dedicated to promoting and publishing fresh Africanfuturism.

Products and positioning

Publishes high-quality fiction and quirky books, with six imprints catering to a wide range of readers.

  • Mafoya and the Finish Line

  • Northern Lights Series

  • The Villager

  • The Boko Haram Doctrine

  • A Spell of Good Things

  • Butter Honey Pig Bread

  • The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa

  • Tomorrow I Become a Woman

  • Ìgbà Èwe

  • A Woman's Body Is A Country

  • In The Nude

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