Maureen Ikpeama

NCC reaffirms commitment to combating piracy

Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has reaffirmed it’s commitment to combating piracy and copyright infringement in Nigeria, maintaining a zero-tolerance against these illicit activities. The Commission’s  Director-General, Dr John Asien, made this known while addressing newsmen in Lagos on Saturday. He disclosed that the commission has taken a tough stance against pirates by conducting anti-piracy operations…

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Farmers ,CSOs, others urge FG to suspend Brazilian firm’s $2.5bn agric investment

Farmers, civil society organisations, and community leaders have expressed worry over       Brazilian firm’s agricultural investment in Nigeria,, urging the Federal Government to suspend the implementation of its $2.5bn livestock investment agreement with Brazilian meatpacking giant, JBS. They made the appeal Friday, in Abeokuta, Ogun State, at the South West Regional Workshop on the…

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PENGASSAN members  protest imposition of caretaker committee

Members of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) branch of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have accused the national officers of  PENGASSAN for  undermining the union’s constitution.imposing a caretaker committee (CTC) on their chapter. In a petition to the Registrar of Trade Unions, Ministry of Labour and Productivity,…

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