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- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 29 Sept 2017
Copyright Commission Seeks Collaboration Against Piracy
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) in pursuit of its mandate of strategic engagement with stakeholders and efficient administration of rights, recently enlightened stakeholders of the…
- 12 Dec 2016
Copyright Commission Raids Pirates in Sapele
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) in an anti-broadcast piracy operation tagged “Operation Tiger Claw” has raided areas suspected to be notorious in transmission of illegal broadcast signals and…
- 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…
- 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…
- 17 Oct 2018
NCC Drags COSON, Okoroji, Others to Court for Operating Without Approval
The Nigerian Copyright Commission has filed a criminal charge against Copyright Society of Nigeria, Chief Tony Okoroji, Mr. Chinedu Chukwuji, Mrs Bernice Eremieghe and Miss Anne Okomi for carrying…
- 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…
- 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…
- 21 Jul 2023
Copyright Commission Set to Launch Mobile Piracy-Reporting App
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) is set to launch its mobile piracy-reporting app to enable citizens send reports of suspected piracy activities directly to the Commission anonymously. This…
- 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…
- 31 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…
- 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…
- 1 Feb 2010
Copyright Commission, HiTV Raid CTL over Alleged Piracy
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and HiTV last Wednesday raided offices of Communication Trends Limited (CTL) nationwide, owned by Uzo Udemba. The raids took place at CTL offices 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…
- 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…
- 28 Nov 2024
Copyright Commission Warns School Proprietors Against Pirated Books
AS the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) intensifies its public awareness campaign, school proprietors in the FCT have been advised to exercise due diligence by procuring books from legitimate…
- 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…
- 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…
- 12 Dec 2012
NCC Arraigns MCSN, 7 others for Performing Society Duties
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has arraigned the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN) and seven of its officials at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, for performing the functions of a…
- 26 Sept 2021
Copyright Commission Impounds Infringing Materials Worth N10M in Lagos
Three suspected copyright pirates engaged in illicit printing of schoolbooks have been arrested by the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) during an antipiracy operation at the weekend in Lagos. The…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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.…
- 9 May 2014
Man Accuses Copyright Commission of Demanding Bribe
A witness on Thursday told a Federal High Court, sitting in Enugu State, that the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) sued him after he had refused to part with N30,000 bribe. The witness, Mr.…