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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)
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| Film & TV: |
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Approximately 90% of the movies available in Nigeria are pirated DVD’s. (2) |
| Music: |
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80% of all international CD’s available in Nigeria are pirated; 40% of local music created in Nigeria is pirated. (3) |
| Pharmaceuticals: |
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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) |
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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)  |
| Software: |
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Nigeria is ranked 17th in the 2005 PC Software Piracy Rankings: 20 Countries with the Highest Piracy Rates. |
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