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- 15 Oct 2016
Commonwealth Candidate Masambu Emerges Director-General of ITSO
Patrick Masambu, a Uganda citizen and former chairman of the Council of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) has been elected director-general of the US-based International…
- 30 Jul 2019
NASRDA Gets New Director General
The Federal Government has appointed Dr. Halilu Shaba Ahmad as the acting Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), following the expiration of the two-term…
- 8 Mar 2021
NARICT Boss, NGO in War of Words over Corruption Allegations
Prof. Jeffrey Barminas, director-general of the National Research Institute For Chemical Technology (NARICT), Zaria, has described the allegations of corruption and abuse of office leveled against…
- 19 Oct 2023
President Tinubu Sacks NBC DG, NAN CEO, Others
President Bola Tinubu has sacked the heads of some government agencies under the Ministry of Information. Ajuri Ngelali, Special Adviser to the President on Media Publicity, announced this in a…
- 23 May 2021
NCC Pledges to Balance Royalty Payments for Good of All
Mr. John O. Asein, Director-General of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has given assurances that the Commission would continue to interrogate the tariffs set by collective management…
- 16 Jan 2023
Asein, NCC Boss Tasks Stakeholders to Enhance Creatives, Receives the Thomas Sankara Leadership Prize
Dr. John O. Asein, the Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has emphasised the need for Governments and Stakeholders in Africa to invest more in the youths, pay more attention to…
- 23 Jun 2020
NCC to Overhaul Collective Management of Rights as Nigeria Marks World Music Day
Better days are ahead for the music industry in Nigeria as the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) braces up to overhaul the regulatory framework for collective management of copyright to ensure…
- 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…
- 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…
- 27 May 2021
NCC, Customs Renew Commitment to Border Enforcement of Copyright
Colonel Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd.), Comptroller General of Customs (NCS) and Mr. John O. Asein, the Director-General of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), have renewed their commitment to…
- 26 May 2016
FG Appoints New CEOs for NTA, NAN, NBC, Others
Federal Government has appointed new chief executives officers for the information-related parastatals in the Ministry of Information and Culture. The new appointees, whose appointments are with…
- 13 Dec 2023
Tinubu Sacks FAAN MD, Others, Suspends NCAA DG
President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Managing Directors (MDs) of two key aviation agencies and the heads of four other agencies and appointed replacements. Those sacked included Mr. Kabir Yusuf…
- 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…
- 12 Aug 2020
Commission Vows to Prosecute Online Service Providers for Copyright Infractions
Online service providers, including hosts of e-libraries, would be held responsible for any copyright infractions on their platforms, according to John O. Asein, director-general, Nigerian Copyright…
- 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…
- 30 Jan 2018
FG Sacks Gwarzo, Orders Refund of N104m Severance Package
Kemi Adeosun, minister of Finance, on Tuesday insisted that the suspension of Mounir Gwarzo, director-general of Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) was valid. At an investigative hearing…
- 9 Dec 2024
NCAC, NITDA Partner to Launch BuyNigeria.ng Platform
National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) have announced a partnership to pilot BuyNigeria.ng, an e-commerce platform aimed at…
- 2 Mar 2020
NCC, AVCNU Advocate IP Policy for Nigerian Universities
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and the Association of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (AVCNU) have agreed on the urgent need to formulate a model intellectual property (IP) policy…
- 9 Feb 2022
NBC Grants TV Broadcast Licence to NYSC
The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has granted operational licence to the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, to begin Direct Satellite Broadcasting (BSB); as well as Internet Protocol…
- 22 Oct 2020
EU Parliament Backs Okonjo-Iweala for WTO Job
The European Parliament has endorsed the candidacy of Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in her quest to lead the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as director-general. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former finance…
- 13 May 2026
FG to Launch Nationwide Free Digital TV Platform June 17
Federal government, yesterday, said that it will now launch the so-called FreeTV, with over 100 channels for news, sports, education, entertainment and children’s programming in multiple Nigerian…
- 24 Nov 2020
WTO: Okonjo-Iweala May Emerge Unopposed as Korean Candidate Drops
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, may emerge as the sole contestant for the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as Yoo Myung-hee, her opponent, South…
- 14 Apr 2017
Buhari Sacks PenCom, CPC Bosses, 21 Others
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday relieved the heads of 23 Federal Government agencies of their appointments and approved the appointment of their replacements. Key agencies of government…
- 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).…
- 15 Mar 2024
Tinubu Appoints Zubaida Umar NEMA DG
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs. Zubaida Umar as the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). Mrs. Umar is the first woman to be appointed as…
- 13 Jun 2024
Tanimu Yakubu Replaces Akabueze as DG Of Budget Office
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Tanimu Yakubu as the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, following the expiration of the tenure of Mr. Ben Akabueze.…
- 29 Nov 2017
FG Suspends SEC DG, 2 Others over Allegations of Fraud
Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, Finance minister of Finance, has suspended Mr. Mounir H. Gwarzo director-general of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), from Office, to allow for an unhindered…
- 16 Aug 2021
NCC Canvasses More Access to Learning Materials for the Blind
Dr. John O. Asein, director-general of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has called for affirmative action to ensure more access to learning materials in accessible formats for blind, visually…
- 12 Aug 2021
NCC Seeks More Access to Learning Materials for the Blind
Dr. John O. Asein, director-general of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has called for affirmative action to ensure more access to learning materials in accessible formats for blind, visually…
- 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…