Magazine publication was not the only aspect of publishing which the company was involved in during its early years. Its first diaries which set the pace for other companies, were produced in 1973 and were initially intended to serve not only as a record book for day to day happenings, but also as an advertising medium for various companies, as well as a business and information guide. Over the years, many companies appreciated the benefits of promoting their corporate image through this medium. Subsequently, as a result of the changes in taste and fashion, WABP embarked on the production of tailor-made diaries to satisfy the the perculiar needs of our clients. Today, the company is proud to acknowledge its leadership position in the field of diary production in Nigeria.

The book publishing division of WABP traces its beginning to 1971 when it published a series of health journals, You and Yours, You and Your Baby, etc. which were distributed free to the public as a guide to family health care. The journals were discontinued in 1975.

From 1982, however, WABP published several educational titles, at first, under licence from Afram Publications Ltd (Ghana) before ultimately starting off the publishing of its own titles from 1984. This inter-regional business relationship has been transferred to another Ghana publisher, Sam Woode Limited (SWL). The arrangement confers on WABP the rights to publish and market children’s readers and other textbooks currently used in Ghanian schools and vice versa. Since we started producing our own titles, we have continually churned out books for various fields and strata.

The publishing of the Lagos Street Maps took off in 1992 to assist visitors and residents alike, in locating their destinations around Lagos. In addition to this, the Abuja Street Maps is being developed to also assist residents and tourists to find their ways around the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

As a dynamic publishing house, WABP’s list of published works keeps increasing with more interesting titles yearly. Some of its books have received international awards. Ifa Festival (Odun Ifa) by Dr. Abosede Emanuel, won the 2001 Noma Award for publishing in Africa, while in 2004, A Dictionary of Yoruba Personal Names by Ijoye Dr. Adeboye Babalola and Prof. Olugbega Alaba won an Honourable Mention for the Noma Award.