September 1 Declared as "No Music Day" in Nigeria

In a move geared towards drawing the attention of Nigerians to the plight of musical artiste in the country, The Copyright Society of Nigeria has declared Thursday September 1, 2011, as a ‘No Music Day’ throughout the federation.

The declaration, which was made in a statement issued by the association's president, Chief Tony Okoroji last week, also requested that all broadcasting stations in Nigeria should dedicate time on the day to grant and air interviews and debates that is related to artistes rights.

According to the day statement, the day "will be dedicated to drawing national attention to the widespread infringement of the rights of composers, song writers, performers, music publishers and other stakeholders in the music industry in Nigeria."

Recall that this is not the first time a protest of this nature will be organised by the association. Lets wait and see how far it would go in achieving its aim this time.