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country facts and figures

General:
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Nigeria has the highest rate of piracy in sub-Sahara Africa, it loses up to N100 billion to copyright piracy annually. (1)

Film & TV:
bullet  Approximately 90% of the movies available in Nigeria are pirated DVD’s. (2)
Music:
bullet  80% of all international CD’s available in Nigeria are pirated; 40% of local music created in Nigeria is pirated. (3)
Pharmaceuticals:
bullet The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria said that at least 70% of the drugs in circulation in Nigeria are fake and that most imported fake and substandard drugs in Nigeria come from India, China, Pakistan, Egypt, and Indonesia. (4)
bullet  The National Association for Food, Drug Administration, and Control reports that the prevalence of counterfeit drugs dropped to 16% at the beginning of 2006. (5) adobe pdf file
Software:
bullet Nigeria is ranked 17th in the 2005 PC Software Piracy Rankings: 20 Countries with the Highest Piracy Rates.  
 

2005 GLOBAL PC SOFTWARE PIRACY

 

Piracy Rates

Piracy Losses (millions)

2005

82%

82

2004

84%

54

2003

84%

47

Source: THIRD ANNUAL BSA AND IDC GLOBAL SOFTWARE PIRACY STUDY adobe pdf file

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