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He was appointed as Director General of the Nigerian Copyright Commission in 2019,<ref name=”:3″>{{Cite web |last=Chioma |first=Unini |date=2019-01-17 |title=Lawyer John Asein Appointed DG, Nigeria Copyright Commission |url=https://thenigerialawyer.com/lawyer-john-asein-appointed-dg-nigeria-copyright-commission/ |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=TheNigeriaLawyer |language=en}}</ref> and reappointed in 2023 by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref name=”:4″>{{Cite web |last=Odunsi |first=Wale |date=2023-01-23 |title=Buhari reappoints Abubakar, Asein as Legal Aid Council, Copyright Commission DGs |url=https://dailypost.ng/2023/01/23/buhari-reappoints-abubakar-asein-as-legal-aid-council-copyright-commission-dgs/ |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=Daily Post Nigeria |language=en-US}}</ref> |
He was appointed as Director General of the Nigerian Copyright Commission in 2019,<ref name=”:3″>{{Cite web |last=Chioma |first=Unini |date=2019-01-17 |title=Lawyer John Asein Appointed DG, Nigeria Copyright Commission |url=https://thenigerialawyer.com/lawyer-john-asein-appointed-dg-nigeria-copyright-commission/ |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=TheNigeriaLawyer |language=en}}</ref> and reappointed in 2023 by President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref name=”:4″>{{Cite web |last=Odunsi |first=Wale |date=2023-01-23 |title=Buhari reappoints Abubakar, Asein as Legal Aid Council, Copyright Commission DGs |url=https://dailypost.ng/2023/01/23/buhari-reappoints-abubakar-asein-as-legal-aid-council-copyright-commission-dgs/ |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=Daily Post Nigeria |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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In commemoration of the World Book Day 2025, he urged for an increased partnership and collaboration to boost Nigeria’s reading culture.<ref name=”:1″>{{Cite web |last=Anthony |date=2025-04-24 |title=World Book Day: Copyright Commission charges govts, stakeholders to promote reading culture |url=https://guardian.ng/news/world-book-day-copyright-commission-charges-govts-stakeholders-to-promote-reading-culture/ |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}</ref> Over the years, he has continued to advocate and support trainings on law and copyright policy, and |
In commemoration of the World Book Day 2025, he urged for an increased partnership and collaboration to boost Nigeria’s reading culture.<ref name=”:1″>{{Cite web |last=Anthony |date=2025-04-24 |title=World Book Day: Copyright Commission charges govts, stakeholders to promote reading culture |url=https://guardian.ng/news/world-book-day-copyright-commission-charges-govts-stakeholders-to-promote-reading-culture/ |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}</ref> Over the years, he has continued to advocate and support trainings on law and copyright policy, and enforcement in Nigeria.<ref name=”:2″>{{Cite web |last=Abuja |first=Vincent Ikuomola |date=2023-12-30 |title=Why we trained Justice Ministry staff on copyright law, policy – NCC |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/why-we-trained-justice-ministry-staff-on-copyright-law-policy-ncc/ |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=The Nation Newspaper |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NCC to ensure enforcement of copyright laws from 2021 — DG |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/artsbooks/430112-ncc-to-ensure-enforcement-of-copyright-laws-from-2021-dg.html |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=www.premiumtimesng.com}}</ref> In 2021, he tasked the appointed copyright ambassadors to uphold innovation and creativity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nigeria |first=Guardian |date=2021-04-15 |title=DG tasks newly appointed copyright ambassadors |url=https://guardian.ng/news/dg-tasks-newly-appointed-copyright-ambassadors/ |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Nigerian lawyer and consultant
John O. Asein is a Nigerian lawyer, author and consultant. He is currently the Director General of the Nigerian Copyright Commission, reappointed 12 January, 2023.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
In 1984, he obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of Calabar, graduating as the overall best. In 1992, he earned a master’s degree from University of Lagos, and an additional master’s degree in Intellectual Property from the Franklin Pierce Law Center, United States, in 1997. He further obtained a doctorate degree in Intellectual Property from the University of Abuja.[4][5]
Career
Asein coordinates the project for the Ford Foundation/NCC study of piracy in Nigeria. This is in addition to his role as a consultant to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). In 1995, he served in the UNESCO African Regional Committee for the teaching of copyright at the university level. He is a scholar and research fellow to several international institutions including the Max- Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law, Germany.[4]
He was appointed as Director General of the Nigerian Copyright Commission in 2019,[5] and reappointed in 2023 by President Muhammadu Buhari.[3]
In commemoration of the World Book Day 2025, he urged for an increased partnership and collaboration to boost Nigeria’s reading culture.[1] Over the years, he has continued to advocate and support trainings on law and copyright policy, and its enforcement in Nigeria.[2][6] In 2021, he tasked the appointed copyright ambassadors to uphold innovation and creativity.[7]
