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- 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…
- 27 Mar 2022
NCC Seizes Pirated Law Books, Others in Abuja Raid
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has seized some pirated law books and several other popular literally works in its renewed its antipiracy drive. Some of the seized suspected pirated books…
- 25 Mar 2013
NCC Seizes Container of Pirated DVDs Worth N300m
A 40 feet container, loaded with 612,000 copies of suspected pirated DVDs and 45,900 units of DVD jackets estimated at N300 million, has been confiscated by operatives of Nigerian Copyright…
- 14 Apr 2009
NCC Raids Facility, Arrests Three
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has arrested a Hong Kong citizen and two others allegedly in the act of pirating the works of Nigerian and foreign artistes in a nocturnal anti-piracy raid on…
- 4 Jan 2013
NCC Arrests 8, Impounds Illegal Broadcast Equipment
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) operatives working with law enforcement agencies have arrested eight suspects and impounded an estimated N3 million worth of illegal broadcast contrivances being…
- 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…
- 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…
- 3 Mar 2021
NCC, APCON, For Joint ADR, Manpower Training Of Advertising Practitioners
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) have committed to exploring joint manpower development and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to…
- 11 Mar 2021
WIPO Nigeria Office Boosts Creative Industry Development
Establishment of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Nigeria Office (WNO) last year has benefited Nigeria immensely, impacting positively on the development of copyright and other…
- 31 May 2021
NCC Partners ANA on Protection of Authors’ Rights
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has pledged it’s continued support for the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) towards ensuring adequate protection for the works of authors in line with the…
- 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…
- 15 Feb 2022
NCC, NJI Renew Commitment to Training of Judges on Intellectual Property
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and the National Judicial Institute (NJI) have agreed to intensify their collaboration in the training of judges to enhance the adjudication of intellectual…
- 9 Oct 2022
NCC Raids Piracy Outlets, Arrests 3 Suspects, Confiscates Infringing Books in Abuja
Operatives of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have arrested three suspected book pirates and confiscated infringing books worth over two million Naira (N2,000,000) during an antipiracy operation…
- 12 Dec 2022
NCC Renews Partnership with Nigerian Press Council
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has revived its partnership with the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) with a strategic plan of promoting training and capacity building of staff of the Council on…
- 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…
- 27 Mar 2013
NCC Urges Lawyers to Upgrade Knowledge on Copyright
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has advised lawyers to upgrade their knowledge of copyright laws arguing that recent court decisions have betrayed the low level of copyright knowledge among the…
- 15 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).…
- 12 Nov 2019
IP Expert Seeks Mandatory Copyright Registration, Whistle Blower Policy on Piracy
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has been urged to initiate a regulatory scheme for compulsory registration of copyright and a whistle blower policy to strengthen its renewed drive for enhanced…