Abuja – The Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) and Nigeria’s largest broadcast network, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), has recently signed a landmark music copyright licensing agreement by which all FRCN stations across the country will immediately begin to pay royalties for the music and sound recordings they broadcast.
The agreement which was negotiated over the last one month ends more than three decades of rift between the Nigerian music industry and the government owned network.
At the agreement signing ceremony held at the Radio House Headquarters of FRCN, the corporations Director General, Barrister Yusuf Nuhu who signed on behalf of FRCN, expressed happiness that finally, the corporation has taken the bull by the horn and begun the process of ensuring the appropriate reward of creativity in Nigeria. He thanked COSON for the professional manner in which the negotiations were handled and praised the society’s Chairman, Chief Tony Okoroji for his uncommon doggedness and unwavering commitment to the cause of the Nigerian creative community.


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