EXCERPTS OF A WEBINAR ON THE LIFE AND TIMES OF PROFESSOR EGERTON E. UVIEGHARA, PIONEER CHAIRMAN OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC) ORGANISED BY THE COMISSION ON 8TH SEPTEMBER 2021 John O. Asein, Ph.D., Director-General of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC)

Distinguished Honourable Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami SAN, ably represented by Dr. Jubril Umar Gwandu; His Excellency, Deputy Gov of Akwa Ibom State and […]

NCC Needs Funding, Institutional Empowerment to perform as Enforcement Agency

NCC Needs Funding, Institutional Empowerment to perform as Enforcement Agency – Board Member Interview of a Member of the Governing Board of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Dr. (Sir) Jesse Odu […]

NCC Restates Plan to Regulate Printing Industry

The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has reaffirmed its commitment to regulation of the printing industry in order to curb piracy in the printing business. The Director-General of NCC, Dr. John […]

NCC Assures Authors of Copyright Protection

The Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Dr. John O. Asein has assured authors, stakeholders of the Commission’s commitment to ensuring the protection of their rights in Nigeria. Represented by the […]

Copyright Commission Intensifies Antipiracy Measures in Printing Industry

As Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) intensifies antipiracy interventions in Nigeria, the Commission has charged printers in the country to be vigilant in accepting printing jobs only from right owners in […]

Copyright Commission Arrests 4, Impounds Pirated Books Worth 5M

The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has arrested four piracy suspected and impounded 2,500 copies of pirated textbooks worth five million Naira, belonging to various authors and publishers. The seizures and […]

REMARKS BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL, NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION, MR. JOHN O. ASEIN AT THE PRESENTATION OF THE NIGERIAN BOOKSELLERS DIRECTORY, 2021, ORGANIZED BY THE BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA, HELD VIRTUALLY ON MARCH 24, 2021

I am delighted to join other members of the Nigerian book community – booksellers, printers, publishers, authors and lovers of the book – in this virtual gathering to witness the […]

NCC BOARD CHAIRMAN, Prof. ANIMI-PEPPLE, IMPLORES STAKEHOLDERS FOR ENHANCED COPYRIGHT ACT IMPLEMENTATION

Interview of Prof. Animi Esther Sylvanus-Pepple, Chairman,  Governing Board of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) by Vincent A. Oyefeso and Mary Adegbile on 25th June 2021  Congratulations on your recent appointment […]

REMARKS OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL, NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION, MR. JOHN O. ASEIN, AT THE STUDY VISIT OF WINNERS OF THE 2020 WIPO NATIONAL ESSAY COMPETITION TO THE COMMISSION, APRIL 14, 2021

I most heartily congratulate you all, the fifteen (15) wonderful, young, dynamic and intelligent winners of the 2020 WIPO National Intellectual Property (IP) Essay Competition which was organized by the […]