Stakeholders demand stronger rights, welfare protection for Nigerian audiovisual performers

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s creative industry have called for stronger protection of audiovisual performers’ rights and improved welfare measures to ensure fair remuneration and long-term sustainability for artists.
The call was made during a recent policy engagement roundtable on “Audiovisual Performers’ Rights and Welfare in Nigeria, under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA),” organised by My Intellectual Property Law Guide (MiPLG), in partnership with the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), in Lagos.
Participants at the event stressed the need for effective implementation of copyright laws, improved royalty administration and stronger social welfare systems to support ...