Customs, NCC Impound Two Containers of Over 80,000 Pirated Books Worth N80Million at Tin Can Port, Lagos

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have impounded two shipping container-loads of 80, 882 pirated educational books, valued at N80 million, belonging to different publishers. The […]

NCC Promotes 60 Officers, Converts 7

Sixty (60) out of the seventy-one (71) staff who participated in this year’s promotion exercise have been promoted by the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) with effect from 1st January 2021. […]

NCC Seeks Support of FRSC, VIO, Traffic Wardens in Anti-Piracy Operations

The Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Dr. John O. Asein has called on officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) and Police Traffic Wardens to […]

NCC Impounds Pirated Books, Arrests 3 Suspects in Suleja

Operatives of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), backed by armed Police officers, have arrested three suspected pirates and impounded 250 pirated copies of the Holy Bible and different titles of […]

NCC Canvasses More Access to Learning Materials for the Blind

Director-General of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Dr. John O. Asein, has called for affirmative action to ensure more access to learning materials in accessible formats for blind, visually impaired and […]

Support Use Of IP For Poverty Alleviation, Professional Bodies Told

Professional bodies have been charged to support Government’s vision of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in ten years, by promoting the use of intellectual property (IP) as a […]

Federal Government Poised to Reform Copyright System, Presents Bill for Copyright Act Amendment

The Federal Government has kick-started the process for the first major reform of the nation’s copyright system in over three decades. This followed the transmission of the Copyright (Repeal) Bill […]

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 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 […]

Maximise Digital New Normal for Better Service Delivery, NCC Management Charged

Director-General of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Mr. John O. Asein has urged the directorate staff of the Commission to restrategise and upscale their technological and managerial competencies to maintain effective […]

Nigeria Police, NCC To Intensify Interagency Intervention Against Piracy

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have renewed their existing interagency partnership for intensified antipiracy interventions across the country. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Operations (DIG […]