Piracy and huge revenue loss in creative industry
The Federal Government recently disclosed that about 70 per cent of revenue accruable to Nigerian film industry yearly is lost to piracy. It also warned that the growing threat is capable of putting jobs, investments and earnings in the creative industry at risk. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, who spoke on the issue at the recent National Seminar on Copyright, Cybersecurity and Nigeria’s Creative and Digital Economy in Abuja, bemoaned that piracy had grown beyond conventional copyright infringement.
23rd October 2026