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- 8 Jun 2023
Nigeria Gets New Copyright Act 2022
Nigeria now has new copyright act 2022. This is sequel to the signing into law of a new Copyright bill by the President, His excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR on 17th March 2023 that replaces the…
- 29 Jul 2022
National Assembly Passes Copyright Bill
The National Assembly has passed the Bill for an Act to Repeal the Copyright Act, Cap C28 LFN, 2004 and Enact a New Copyright Act 2022. This was sequel to the passage of the Bill by the House of…
- 6 Jul 2021
FG Presents Executive Bill on Copyright to National Assembly
The Copyright (Repeal) Bill, as approved by the federal executive council, has been transmitted to the National Assembly for enactment into law. The federal executive council, at its meeting of June…
- 26 Aug 2022
NCC Calls for Revival of Pan African Copyright Platforms
Dr. John O. Asein, Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has charged the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) to partner with heads of copyright offices in Africa to strengthen the…
- 7 Aug 2022
NDLEA, NCC Renew Partnership to Check Piracy, Drug Abuse Crimes
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have renewed their partnership in the fight against organized crimes, including drug trafficking and…
- 7 Dec 2017
Copyright Treaties Ratification will Advance the Nigerian Film Industry - NCC
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has assured stakeholders in the Nigerian Film Industry that the recent ratification of Copyright Treaties by the Commission offers great opportunities to the…
- 16 Aug 2019
Asien, DG NCC Initiates Staff Neighbourhood Anti-piracy Surveillance
Mr. John Ohi Asein, Director-General of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has initiated a new operational strategy for the Commission, named Staff Neighbourhood Anti-piracy Surveillance (SNAPS).…
- 2 Sept 2020
NCC Canvasses for Emerging Digital Platforms
Mr. John O. Asein, director-general of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has challenged music practitioners and rights managers in the country to make necessary changes in their business models to…
- 14 Sept 2017
NCC Seizes Pirated Works Worth N926m in 8 Months
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) says it has seized pirated materials worth about N926 million in the last eight months in Lagos metropolis. Mr. Obi Ezeilo, zonal manager of the Commission, Lagos…
- 28 Apr 2021
Banks Urged to Collateralize IP Assets to Boost SMEs Input to National Development
Banks and financial institutions have been called upon to embrace the collateralisation of IP assets to support Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the creative sector in order to boost…
- 1 Nov 2022
NCC Pledges Support in Production of Books in Accessible Format for the Blind
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has assured publishers that in collaboration with the Nigerian Association of the Blind (NAB), it would provide the requisite technical support to facilitate…
- 24 Apr 2019
Copyright Commission Warns Schools against Pirated Books
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has vowed to prosecute institutions and schools that use pirated books. It said it would work with the Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA) to explore ways…
- 28 Apr 2021
NCC Urges Banks, Others to Accept IPs as Collaterals
Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) has called on Banks and financial institutions to embrace the collateralisation of IP assets to support Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the creative…
- 7 Oct 2017
Nigeria Presents 4 Copyright Treaties @ WIPO
Nigeria has presented four key Copyright ratified Treaties to the Assembly of member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)in Geneva. The presentation was made at a 57th WIPO…
- 11 Feb 2020
Asein, DG NCC says WIPO Office in Nigeria will Boost IP Development in Africa
Mr. John O. Asein, Director-General of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), says Nigeria will benefit immensely from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) External Office newly…
- 19 Nov 2021
Copyright Commission Set for Regulations to Sanitize Book Industry
More regulatory interventions for total compliance with the book chain will soon be introduced for publishers, printers and booksellers in the country. Dr. John O. Asein, Director-General of Nigerian…
- 26 Aug 2013
NCC Secures 40 Convictions against Copyright Infringers
The Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) secured 40 convictions against copyright infringers, with varying sentences of imprisonment and fines, while about 89 cases are at various stages of trial in…
- 5 Jul 2021
PMAN Alleges Secret Repeal, Reenactment of Copyright Act
Performing Musicians’ Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) has kicked against the speed and secrecy shrouding the repeal and re-enactment of the Copyright Act 2004. Pretty Okafor, president, PMAN…
- 9 Dec 2020
Oche Drags Nigerian Breweries to Court over Alleged IP Theft, Demands N1.5Bn
Paul Oche, an Abuja-based Nigerian, has filed a N1.5 billion suit against the Nigerian Breweries Plc over alleged intellectual theft. Oche, in a suit filed before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal…
- 14 Dec 2009
e-Payment: N/A Plans New Law to Protect System
Suddenly conscious of the dangers of practicing electronic payment (e-payment) system without legislation, the National Assembly has begun moves to put in place relevant laws to protect the…
- 14 Dec 2009
e-Payment: N/A Plans New Law to Protect System
Suddenly conscious of the dangers of practicing electronic payment (e-payment) system without legislation, the National Assembly has begun moves to put in place relevant laws to protect the…