By Joshua Tosin Ogunsakin 
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) said it has secured the suspension of MovieBox.ng, an online site known for streaming pirated copyright materials, including movies, music and live sports from Nigeria and other countries.
The NCC said the feat was achieved with the assistance of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA). Director General of NCC, Dr John Asein, in a statement, said the suspension, which was with effect from 20th July 2025, has been commended by right owner associations in the movie, music and broadcast industries as a welcome development.
In a preliminary report issued by the commission, the report described the illicit operations as suggesting a coordinated attempt to sustain piracy operations through clone or fallback domains.
It also showed how a coordinated effort by the website evades detection and takedown by using multiple mirror domains to promote and gain access to copyright-protected content and a domain history that aligns with known piracy operations.
Asein commended NiRA for being responsive and called on other role players in the online space, especially Internet service providers and intermediaries to always act responsibly and expeditiously to take down notices and blocking directives as required under the Copyright Act, 2022.