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- 21 Feb 2022
Copyright Commission, MCSN, DJAN Discuss Royalty Payments
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has facilitated the emergence of an appropriate framework between the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN) and Disco Jockeys Association of Nigeria…
- 30 Oct 2022
Copyright Commission, NERDC Partner for National Book Policy Review, IP Knowledge Integration in Education Curricular
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and Nigeria Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) are to partner for effective review of the National Book Policy to meet present requirements and…
- 15 Dec 2020
Copyright Commission to Regulate the Business of Printing
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) is set to introduce a new regulatory regime for printers of copyright works as part of efforts to entrench copyright best practices in their operations and curb…
- 25 Feb 2020
Nigerian Publishers Laud Copyright Commission’s Renewed Anti-piracy Drive
The renewed strategic drive of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) in enforcing the copyright law for the benefit of the creative industries has been acknowledged and commended by the publishing…
- 26 Nov 2024
Copyright Commission Pledges Support to Creatives on Contracts
Dr. John O. Asein, the Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has restated the Commission’s commitment to supporting all sectors of the creative industry to reward creatives and boost…
- 18 Nov 2020
Copyright Commission Offers Support to Boost IP Knowledge
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has offered institutional support to Bingham University, Karu, near Abuja, in the development and use of Intellectual Property (IP) as a tool for enhancing its…
- 24 Feb 2020
Copyright Commission, ICPC Commit to Intelligence Sharing
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have committed to exploring avenues of intelligence sharing and institutional…
- 23 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 Mar 2021
Copyright Commission Partners Booksellers to Sanitise Book Business
A Code of Ethics for Booksellers will soon be introduced by Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) in consultation with relevant stakeholders to bring sanity to book business in Nigeria. Mr. John O.…
- 24 Jan 2023
Copyright Commission Plans New Regulations to Curb Book Piracy
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) will soon be deploying more proactive measures, including new regulations and anti-piracy devices, to guarantee sustainable growth in the different sectors of…
- 18 Feb 2020
Copyright Commission, Customs, Impound N20M Container Load of Pirated Books
A container load of suspected pirated books, valued at over N20 million, belonging to different publishers, has been impounded in a joint operation by Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and Nigerian…
- 30 Jul 2019
Copyright Commission, Multichoice Train Manpower on Broadcast Piracy
The Nigerian Copyright Commission, (NCC) is committed to providing adequate capacity building for its staff to empower them to carry out their statutory responsibilities as regulatory and enforcement…
- 3 May 2021
Copyright Commission to Support Anti-Plagiarism Software for Tertiary Institutions
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has pledged institutional support for the newly launched anti-plagiarism software to address incessant plagiarism and other copyright abuses in Nigerian tertiary…
- 6 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…
- 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…
- 9 Mar 2021
Copyright Commission Clamps Down on Vendors of Pirated Works
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) says it’s intensifying efforts at checking street trading of pirated books, musical works and movies in Abuja and other states. This is contained in a…
- 18 Oct 2020
Copyright Commission Cracks Down Notorious Pirates in Yola
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has arrested and arraigned seven suspected pirates. Mr John Asein, Director General (DG) of the NCC, disclosed this in an interview in Yola, while presenting a…
- 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…
- 4 May 2022
Copyright Commission, NFVCB to Curb Piracy in Kaduna State
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) have committed to exploring inter-agency measure to check copyright piracy in Kaduna State. Mrs Rukayyat…
- 24 Sept 2021
Copyright Commission Threatens School Proprietors Patronising Pirated Books
School proprietors who are found distributing or patronising pirated books would, henceforth, be arrested and prosecuted, Dr. John O. Asein, Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has…
- 21 Jun 2021
Copyright Commission DG Charges Management to Maximise Digital New Normal for Better Service Delivery
Mr. John O. Asein, Director-General of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has urged the directorate staff of the Commission to restrategise and upscale their technological and managerial…
- 10 Apr 2017
Copyright Commission Impounds 29 Laptops, Arrests 14 In Aba
Following adequate investigation and due surveillance, Enforcement Officers of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) recently arrested 14 persons suspected to be involved in the illegal…
- 22 Nov 2021
Copyright Commission, NPA, Ariaria Booksellers Sign MoU Against Book Piracy
Dr. John O. Asein, Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has assured stakeholders in the book industry of the Commission’s continued commitment to antipiracy measures to facilitate…
- 24 Feb 2017
Copyright Commission Secures Conviction Against Accused Pirate
A Federal High Court has sentenced an accused pirate Mr. Donatus Daniel Madu to one year imprisonment on a two count charge of exposing, offering for sale and being in possession of infringing copies…
- 24 Sept 2024
Copyright Commission Warns Against Book Piracy
Following recent inspections and anti-piracy operations across the country, the Nigerian Copyright Commission has noticed disturbing trends in the distribution of pirated books through schools,…
- 20 Aug 2021
Copyright Commission Seeks Support of FRSC, Others in Anti-Piracy Operations
Dr. John O. Asein the Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has called on officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) and Police Traffic…
- 16 Oct 2020
Copyright Commission Arraigns Seven Book Piracy Suspects in Umuahia
Seven book piracy suspects arrested during an enforcement operation by the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have been arraigned for prosecution at the Federal High Court 1, Umuahia, Abia State.…
- 29 Jan 2023
SYNW Congratulates DR. John Asein on His Reappointment as DG Nigerian Copyright Commission
The Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW) has congratulated Dr. John Asien on his reappointment as the Director-General of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC). According to the press release…
- 3 Dec 2021
Kolawole, UP Boss Seeks more Funding for Copyright Commission to Tackle Piracy
Mr. Samuel Kolawole, the Managing Director of University Press Plc, has described piracy as a major challenge threatening to run publishing companies out of business in Nigeria. Kolawole, who said…
- 26 Nov 2023
NCC, Nigeria Customs to Strengthen Border Controls Against Copyright Piracy
In a renewed measure to encourage creativity and boost Nigeria’s creative economy, the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have agreed to strengthen…