Navigating the Imperilled: Academic Press Development and Challenges in the University of Port Harcourt (1975-2015)

This article focuses on the creation, development and sustenance of the University Press and scholarly publishing in Nigeria using the growth challenges and peculiarities of the University of Port Harcourt Press as a case study. Beginning from the founding objectives of the senate publications committee, through the amalgamation of its printing services unit with the publishing house, it traces the historical specificity of the various developmental stages that the Press has undergone in its forty years journey. Going forward, this article canvasses for proactive and innovative approaches to surmount the challenges of institutional funding for scholarly publishing in the University Presses in Nigeria.