Nigeria has joined the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) as the 80th member of UPOV.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed Nigeria’s instrument of accession to the 1991 Act of the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, and Nigeria will become a member of UPOV on 27 March 2025.

植物育种者权利 (PBR)，也称为植物品种保护，是专门用于保护植物新品种的知识产权。它们为植物育种者在育种和开发植物新品种方面的投资提供法律保护。 UPOV 的目标是为植物育种者提供和促进有效的植物品种保护体系，目的是鼓励植物新品种的开发，造福社会。

In May 2021, the Plant Variety Protection Act 2021 (the Act) was signed into law in Nigeria, and on 27 August 2021, UPOV reaffirmed Nigeria’s conformity with the 1991 Act of the UPOV Convention. See Nigeria: Plant Variety Protection Act 2021 https://spoor.com/nigeria-plant-variety-protection/

The PVP Act establishes a Plant Variety Registry housed within the National Agriculture Seed Council (NASC). However, Regulations have not been finalised to give effect to the Act and it is currently not possible to file Plant Breeders’ Rights in Nigeria. We are waiting for further information as to when the Regulations will come into effect, and NASC is operational and ready to receive plant variety applications.

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