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- 8 Jun 2020
PMAN Accuses Telcos of Lack of Revenue Accountability
Performing Musicians Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) has threatened to sue telecom operators under the aegis of the Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) for…
- 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…
- 19 Jan 2009
Lagos State, Motherland to invest $400 Million on Resort Project
Lagos State government and Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (Pman) have joined forces with United States based ‘The Motherland Group (TMG) LLC’ to establish the Badagry…
- 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…
- 31 Aug 2009
Piracy and Musicians Hunger Strike
Music piracy, the unauthorized duplication and/or distribution of music including downloading, file sharing, and CD-burning has supplanted legitimate business in the industry and has left musicians…
- 24 Jul 2023
NCC to Galvanize NPA, ANA, Others to Harvest Creativity Behind Bars
In line with its statutory mandate and the renewed drive to encourage the use of copyright to grow the creative sector, the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) will partner with relevant agencies,…
- 22 Mar 2010
Nipost, Musicians Partner to Fight Copyright Thieves
Nigerian Postal Service (Nipost) has agreed to allow Nigerian musicians display musical and ancillary works released in the country or imported pass through a controlled distribution system to get…
- 14 Aug 2016
Minister Okays Use of Barcode in Movies, Music to Fight Piracy
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture, has endorsed the use of barcode in Nigerian movies and music as a measure to protect intellectual properties from undue exploitation. The…
- 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…
- 4 Sept 2020
Lagos Defies Court Order, Slams 5% Tax on Netflix, Iroko TV, Others
Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board (LSFVB), the LSFVCB has written letters to several platforms, including Netflix and Iroko TV demanding the payment of five per cent tax. This is despite a…
- 6 Oct 2008
CFC Hosts Conference on Future of Development Film in Africa
Communicating for Change (CFC) is hosting a conference on the Future of Development Film in Africa, in partnership with the World Intellectual Property Organization (Wipo) in Geneva, the Nigerian…
- 9 Sept 2013
NCC Arrests 14 Pirates in South East
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) said it arrested 14 suspected pirates in the South East zone between January and August 2013. Mrs Ngozi Okeke, NCC manager, South East zone, told the News…
- 23 Aug 2020
NFVCB Blacklists Illegal Film Producers, Distributors
National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has blacklisted some illegal film producers and distributors who do not belong to registered professional association in the creative industry. Alhaji…
- 1 Jan 2013
NCC Arrests 26, Impounds N2.3m Illegal Facilities
Copyright Inspectors of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) working with law enforcement agencies have arrested 26 suspected pirates and confiscated N2.3 million worth of illegal facilities. In an…
- 13 Aug 2016
FG Decries N10.3tr Loss to Piracy
The Federal Government has described the estimated N10.3 trillion loss to national and global piracy in the creative industry as unacceptable. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and…