THE Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has received the .NG Digital Trust & Anti-Piracy Champion Award 2025 from the Nigerian Internet Registration Association (NiRA). The award recognizes NCC’s notable leadership and commitment in combating online piracy, strengthening digital trust, and promoting responsible use of the .ng domain name space.
Receiving the award, the Director-General of the Commission Dr. John Asein expressed appreciation to NiRA for the honour. He stated that the recognition reinforces the NCC’s commitment to securing Nigeria’s digital environment and ensuring that the .ng domain remains a trusted platform for creativity, innovation, and equitable reward.
Dr. Asein stated that the NCC will continue to collaborate closely with NiRA and other stakeholders to intensify anti-piracy efforts and enhance confidence in Nigeria’s digital ecosystem in support of the creative economy. He noted that strengthened cooperation with NiRA will boost rightholders’ protection, curb harmful online activities and foster lawful digital entrepreneurship nationwide.
He outlined the Commission’s plans to deepen DNS-level interventions, improve compliance by digital intermediaries and promote responsible online behaviour in line with global best practices.
While calling on all stakeholders to support the efforts of the Commission, the DG-NCC reaffirmed that enhancing trust in the .ng domain is a central component of Nigeria’s digital transformation strategy and critical to sustainable development of the creative sector.
Speaking at the event, NiRA President, Mr. Adesola Akinsanya, commended the NCC’s consistent leadership and commitment in online copyright enforcement and acknowledged Dr. Asein’s proactive initiatives.
He explained that the award is intended to encourage the Commission to sustain and expand its efforts and praised the value of NCC’s interventions in promoting a safer digital space.
On future collaboration, Mr. Akinsanya emphasised the importance of continued partnership between both organisations. He highlighted that NiRA’s recent suspension of several illegal domains hosting unauthorised copyright content was enabled by data provided by the NCC, adding that this marks the beginning of deeper joint initiatives to secure Nigeria’s digital ecosystem.
Mary A, Adegbile
For: Director-General.
