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As the creative economy continues to grapple with the challenges of intellectual-property abuse and unauthorised use of creative works, the Reproduction Rights Society of Nigeria (REPRONIG) is set to take its copyright advocacy campaign to Ilorin, Kwara State.
The REPRONIG’s North-Central Zone will hold a one-day advocacy and sensitisation programme on Saturday, October 3, at Ojaja University, Eyenkorin, Ilorin, beginning at 10 a.m.
With the theme, “The Nigerian Copyright Law and the Role of REPRONIG,” the programme is designed to deepen understanding of copyright protection while drawing attention to the rights and responsibilities of those who create, publish, reproduce and use intellectual works.
The event is expected to bring together writers, artists, publishers, librarians, musicians, content creators and other professionals whose livelihoods and creative expressions are tied to intellectual property.
In a statement announcing the programme, the North-Central Coordinator of REPRONIG, Professor Olu Obafemi, and the Secretary, Professor Femi Ademiluyi, said the initiative would provide participants with practical knowledge of copyright law, responsible use of intellectual works and the Society’s role in protecting authors and other rights holders.
The North-Central Zone covers Abuja, Kwara, Nasarawa, Kogi, Plateau, Benue and Niger States, making the Ilorin gathering a significant regional engagement for stakeholders in the literary and wider creative sectors.
At the heart of the programme is a familiar but increasingly urgent question: how can creators retain control over the works through which they earn a living, while ensuring that legitimate users understand and respect the boundaries of copyright?
For REPRONIG, the answer lies partly in awareness.
The Society, which represents academic authors and other creative rights holders, operates within Nigeria’s copyright-management framework, with its activities focused on protecting and administering reproduction rights in literary and related works.
The Ilorin programme therefore promises to be more than a conventional sensitisation meeting. It is an opportunity for creators and users of creative works to engage directly with the principles governing copyright, and to examine how stronger respect for intellectual property can contribute to a healthier creative ecosystem.
As the North-Central creative community converges in Ilorin, the message is clear: a work may be created by one person, but respecting the rights attached to that work is a responsibility shared by everyone who uses it.
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