FG Pledges Bumper Pay For Content Creators In Nigeria
The Federal Government (FG) of Nigeria has promises to renumerate content creators in Nigeria as a reward for their intellectual property.
The pledge was made by The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, in Abuja.
While speaking at the first National Conference of the Society of Nigerian Broadcasters tagged, ‘Broadcasting and the Political Economy of Content Production in the Digital Age: The Nigerian Perspective,’ the Minister pledged on the willingness of the government to strengthen intellectual property in Nigeria.
The Minister who was represented by the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Press Council, Dili Ezughah, noted that the move will help create more job opportunities for the youths.
“As a government, we will continue to strengthen intellectual property rights to ensure those content creators are adequately compensated for their works.
“Over time, our regulatory institution; National Broadcasting Commission and Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria have been retooled to promote and enforced the consumption of local content in Nigerian.
“This is to empower our citizens and create more job opportunities for our teaming youths,’’ the Minister said.
The Minister noted that broadcast in the country has evolved over time and that the dissemination of news and content has changed as well.
He noted that there is now a wide range of contents available, as well as platforms.
He pointed to the Nigerian film industry and its high global rating, as well as the success of its musicians both home and abroad.
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“The proliferation of digital platforms including social media streaming services and podcast had democratised content creation by allowing more voices to be heard.
“The Nigerian content industry is the most vibrant in Africa with Nollywood being ranked as the second movie industry in the world; our musicians have taken the world by storm,” he said.
The Chairman of BON, Salihu Dembos, at the conference, called for all hands to be on deck to move the broadcast industry forward.
Dembos noted that broadcast had advanced in both dissemination and audience reach.
“As broadcasters, we are tasked with navigating with these challenges, and it is on this note that we invite a speaker of repute to come and talk us on this important topic.
“It is hope that at the end of the day, participants will have something to take home that will of course better the broadcast industry and the society in general,” Dembos said.
