ABSTRACT
The chapter is divided into two parts. The first part situates Nigeria in the open access theoretical framework by examining the development of copyright laws in Nigeria. It discusses the legal regimes that have existed within Nigeria’s copyright system and provides an historical perspective on the development of copyright laws in Nigeria. The interface between open access and copyright laws is discussed, as well as the future of copyright in Nigeria.
The second part examines the provisions that govern research and the dissemination of the output of research in government agencies associated with health, agriculture, education, science and technology. Here we examine laws and policies that enable the establishment of these ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) and that determine how information is shared to consider whether they provide a free, immediate and unrestricted access to the output of the research they generate.
