The National Intellectual Property Policy & Strategy (NIPPS)

What Necessitated a National IP Framework?

Nigeria’s creative and innovation economy is expanding rapidly; driven by film, music, fashion, research institutions, tech startups, and inventors across the country. Despite this momentum, intellectual assets have long been undermined by weak enforcement, scattered regulations, and low public awareness. To close these gaps, on Thursday, November 6, 2025 the Federal Executive Council approved the National Intellectual Property Policy & Strategy (NIPPS), a unified national roadmap to adequately utilize Intellectual Property for sustainable national prosperity, strengthen IP governance and unlock the value of Nigeria’s ideas and innovations.