Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- Joop Berkhout, the renowned publisher and pioneer of Nigeria's modern publishing industry has died at 94.

His family and Safari Books Limited announced his death in a statement posted on Monday on the company's Facebook page.

The cause of death was not disclosed; however, the family stated that funeral arrangements would be announced in due course.

The statement read: "Exit of an Icon Chief Joop Berkout: He will be fondly remembered for a very long time by his family, staff, the multitude of lives that he touched for good, his friends, and business associates worldwide. Funeral details to be announced."

Fans and associates have mourned the publishing doyen on social media platforms. In 1992, he was honoured with th...