REPRONIG in six-zone, cross-country advocacy, sensitisation drive

By Editor

THE Reproduction Rights Society of Nigeria (REPRONIG) is inviting authors, publishers, visual artists, educational institutions, policymakers, and other stakeholders in Nigeria’s creative and knowledge industries to participate in its ongoing national advocacy and sensitization programme on reprographic rights and collective rights management. It is currently ongoing across all the six geo-political zones of the country.

Established to safeguard the secondary rights of literary and image-based creators (rightsholders), REPRONIG provides a structured framework for ensuring that rightsholders receive fair compensation when their published works are reproduced through photocopying, scanning, and other reprographic processes. As books, journals, and educational materials are increasingly reproduced for teaching, research, scholarship, and professional use, protecting these rights is essential to sustaining creativity, encouraging publishing, and ensuring that intellectual effort is appropriately recognised and rewarded.

Anchored in Nigeria’s Copyright Act, 2022, REPRONIG works within the national copyright framework to promote responsible reproduction, licensing, and equitable remuneration. Its advocacy programme seeks to deepen public awareness, strengthen institutional engagement, and foster compliance among users of copyrighted materials, particularly educational institutions, libraries, and research organisations.

Under the board chairmanship of Mr. Gbadega Adedapo, REPRONIG’s growing network of affiliate associations, representing authors, publishers, visual artists, and other creative professionals, provides an important foundation for collective representation and stakeholder collaboration. Through its Digital Rights Management System (DRMS), the society is building a transparent and efficient platform for rightsholders to register their works, document their repertoire, and establish their mandates for rights administration and potential royalty distribution.

In furtherance of international best practices, REPRONIG collaborates with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO) to promote global cooperation, professional standards, and effective rights management.

With oversight from the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), REPRONIG remains committed to accountability, transparency, and the advancement of Nigeria’s copyright ecosystem.

Rightsholders and stakeholders are therefore invited to join this collective effort. Register on the DRMS, engage with your affiliate association, and partner with REPRONIG to protect your rights, strengthen the creative economy, and secure a sustainable future for knowledge and creativity in Nigeria.

On Saturday, 3 October, the advicacy train was in Ilorin, Kwara State at Ojaja University, Eyenkorin. On Thursday, 22 October, the advocacy train will simultaneously arrive Amadeo Event Centre at Ebeano Tunnel, Enugu and SHL Auditorium, Federal University Birnin Kebbi, Birnin Kebbi State. And on Friday, 23 October at Ace Putor, University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Rivers State, just as the advocacy train will arrive UI Ventures Mini Hall, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State.The currently advocacy will make a final stop at Shettima Ali Muhammadu Indimi International Conference Centre, University of Maiduguri, Borno State on Thursday, 19 November 2026. Advocacy time in all six venues is 10.00am prompt.

With ‘Your Creativity Deserves Protection and Rewards!’ mantra, REPRONIG is urging authors to “register their works and keep their repertoire secure, ensure legal reproduction of your works, monitor how your works are used across instiutions,” promising that REPRONIG “protects your rights and promotes copyright complaince across the country.” Authors are advised to register themselves and their works at: app.repronig.org/member/register. The REPRONIG App is available on Google Play store and Aple Store for download and registration, where you can manage your rights on the go.

REPRONIG has institutional backers and affiliates like the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA), Academic and Non-Fiction Authors Association of Nigeria (ANFAAN) and Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA).

REPRONIG Chairman, Mr. Gbadega Adedapo