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- 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…
- 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…
- 18 Mar 2017
New Top-Level Domain Names Push WIPO Cybersquatting Cases to Record High
Trademark owners filed all-time record 3,036 cases under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) with World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in 2016, an increase of 10% over…
- 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…
- 4 Oct 2016
WIPO Discusses Multilateralism in Increasingly Complex IP Ecosystem
Francis Gurry, director general, World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) reported excellent results in the Organization’s global intellectual property services and finances over the past year…
- 22 Nov 2023
WIPO says Nigeria Yet to Explore Over $73tr Intellectual Revenue
The World Intellectual Property Organisation yesterday disclosed that Nigeria was yet to tap into over $73 trillion in intellectual revenue globally. Olwatobiloba Moody, the director, WIPO Nigeria,…
- 21 Dec 2020
NCC, WIPO Seek Leveraging of ADR as Solution to Protracted Copyright Litigation
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has urged stakeholders in the entertainment industry to leverage the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism for speedy resolution of disputes in view of…
- 28 Aug 2018
NCC, WIPO Organize Capacity Building Workshop on IP Rights for Judiciary
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) in the thrust of its mandate to advance the growth of Creative Industry through strengthening of Institutional capacity has organized a train the trainers’…
- 26 Oct 2021
WIPO Nigeria Canvasses Integration of IP into National Planning Strategies
The Federal Government has been urged to fully incorporate issues of Intellectual Property (IP) within the country’s National Planning Strategies. Counselor and Head of the World Intellectual…
- 25 Apr 2017
#Worldipday: Innovation, Human Force That Knows No Limits- WIPO
As World Intellectual Property Day 2017 holds today, attention is being given to how technological interventions are transforming lives across the globe. Conversations are ongoing via #worldipday on…
- 13 Nov 2008
CFC’s Nollywood Conference on Best Practices Garners Support
Sandra Obiago, ED, Communicating for Change (CFC) has disclosed that the Nollywood Conference hosted by CFC, the UN and the World Intellectual Property Organization (Wipo); witnessed wide support…
- 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…
- 6 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…
- 12 Sept 2022
Nigeria Modernizing IP Law in Line with Current Realities – Malami
Abubakar Malami, attorney general of the federation and minister of Justice, has said that the Federal Government is working to ensure that the country’s Intellectual Property (IP) law and…
- 30 Aug 2019
NCC Joins International Discourse on IP, Copyright Trends
As part of efforts to strengthen relationships with international bodies, understand recent trends in the Intellectual Property and Copyright sector across the globe and enhance staff capacity, the…
- 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…
- 7 Apr 2025
Prof Osinbajo Seeks Stronger IP Protection in Nigeria, Africa
Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, former Nigerian Vice President, has called for stronger enforcement of Intellectual Property (IP) protections across Nigeria and the African continent. Speaking…
- 26 Nov 2024
Asein, DG NCC Seeks IP Policy for Every University
Dr. John O. Asein, the Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has again stressed the need for every University to have an Intellectual Property (IP) Policy so as to maximize their…
- 12 Jun 2023
Asein, DG NCC Urges Young Lawyers to Tap from the Opportunities in IP
Dr. John Asein, the Director–General, Nigerian Copyright Commission, NCC, has encouraged young lawyers in the country to tap from the rich resources offered by IP in the evolving world. The DG made…
- 19 Apr 2021
NCC Poised to Introduce Model IP Policy for Nigeria
As Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) partners stakeholders to develop a Model Intellectual Property (IP) Policy for Nigerian Universities, it has also appointed the 15 winners of the World…
- 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…
- 17 Aug 2016
Nigeria Ranks 114, Mauritius, Kenya Top Africa in Innovation Index 2016
Nigeria languish 114th out of 128 (Yemen as the last), gathering 23.15 out of 100 on income range which is rated as low-middle income, while China’s top-25 entry marks the first time a middle-income…
- 7 Jun 2023
NCC Partners SMEDAN to Deepen IP Knowledge Among SMEs
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) have agreed to collaborate in order to strengthen Intellectual Property (IP) knowledge…
- 13 Feb 2024
NCC Appoints Essay Competition Winners as Copyright Ambassadors
AS part of efforts to encourage creativity, strengthen IP and deepen Copyright knowledge in higher institutions, the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has appointed winners of the 2023 World IP Day…
- 23 Jan 2018
U.S Embassy to Collaborate with NCC on Copyright Administration
Mr. Afam Ezekude, Director General of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has called for greater collaboration in areas of capacity building for the enforcement and prosecution of Intellectual…
- 27 Apr 2016
Process of Satisfying Global Digital Demands Threaten IP Rights- Ezekude
The process of satisfying the demand of the digital world, if not properly guided, poses the potential of enormous damage to IP rights, according to Afam Ezekude, director general, Nigerian Copyright…
- 16 Jun 2017
Nigeria Ranks 119th, Falls Further on Global Innovation Index 2017
Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, the USA and the UK are the world’s most-innovative countries, while a group of nations including India, Kenya, and Viet Nam are outperforming their…
- 28 Apr 2020
IP System Key to Unlocking Scientific Potential of Traditional Knowledge for Humanity - DG NCC
As the world commemorates this year’s Intellectual Property (IP) Day, Mr. John O. Asein, Director-General of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has declared that effective application of…
- 20 Oct 2008
Communicating for Change Holds 10th Anniversary
To mark its tenth anniversary, Communicating for Change (CFC) hosted the second edition of Future of Development Film in Africa conference at Eko Hotel, Lagos, last week focusing on the best…
- 5 May 2020
Nigeria Commits to Domestication of Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual
Nigeria, in the ongoing reform of its copyright system, is taking steps towards the domestication of the provisions of the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances, which came into force on 28th…