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Nigeria: 13-Place Drop in 2026 Global Innovation Index

Nigeria has fallen to 118th place in the 2026 Global Innovation Index, down from 105th in 2025, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Released on September 29, 2026, the index ranks 139 economies [Read More]

Nigeria: Federal High Court Convicts Trader and Two Companies Over Fake and Unregistered Drugs

The Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted a Lagos-based trader and two companies over the unlawful possession, sale, importation and distribution of fake and unregistered pharmaceutical products. Justice Musa Kakaki convicted Elijah Chigbogu, Prolife [Read More]

Nigeria: NAFDAC and NHREC Announce New Dates for Mandatory Clinical Trial Regulations Training

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), in collaboration with the National Health Research Ethics Committee (NHREC), has announced new dates for its mandatory stakeholders training on clinical trial regulations in [Read More]

Nigeria: Patents and Designs Registry Orders Jigsimur Plus to Stop Using Disputed Bottle Design

The Administrative Panel Division of Nigeria’s Patents and Designs Registry has ordered Jigsimur Plus Nigeria Limited to alter its registered bottle design, stop producing or selling products under the design and remove the name “JIGSIMUR.” [Read More]

IP for Growth in Africa Lagos Music Industry Workshop

Nigeria: U.S. Consulate Hosts Lagos Workshop on Intellectual Property and Music Industry Growth

The U.S. Consulate General in Lagos has brought together more than 120 intellectual property policymakers, lawyers, music executives, artists, producers, distributors and other creative industry stakeholders for a three-day workshop focused on strengthening intellectual property [Read More]

Nigeria: NAFDAC Warns Against Deleject Disposable Needles

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public health alert over Deleject Disposable Needles, Batch No. 240605, after laboratory testing confirmed the presence of whitish particulate matter in [Read More]

Nigeria: Court Dismisses Copyright Claims Against Sinach Over Way Maker

The Federal High Court has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by music producer Michael Oluwole (Maye) against gospel singer Osinachi Joseph Egbu (Sinach) over ownership of the internationally acclaimed worship song Way Maker. In [Read More]

Nigeria: Court of Appeal Dismisses COSON Appeal, Upholds NCC’s Regulatory Powers

The Court of Appeal in Lagos has dismissed an appeal filed by the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) challenging the refusal of the Federal High Court to grant an interlocutory injunction restraining the Nigerian Copyright [Read More]

Nigeria: Customs Seizes Counterfeit Medicines, Illicit Drugs Worth N53.39 Billion at Apapa Port

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted counterfeit NAFDAC-labelled medicines, illicit drugs, and expired pharmaceutical products with a combined Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ₦53.39 billion at the Apapa Port in Lagos, describing the operation [Read More]

Nigeria: Court Dismisses Sanlam’s Objection in N500 Million Copyright Suit

The Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed a preliminary objection filed by Sanlam General Insurance Limited in a N500 million copyright infringement case, clearing the way for the matter to proceed to full trial. [Read More]