established in 1909 his own printing press, "Shtypshkronja Nikaj" and also founded two newspapers: Koha in 1910 and Besa Shqyptare in 1913. Besa Shqyptare lasted until 1921. The cultural and literary magazine Hylli i Dritës was printed there.

Nikaj is remembered for the two history collections of 1902, "History of Albania" and "History of Turkey" which pushed toward the consolidation of the Catholic identity between Albanians, focusing on Scanderbeg and