The Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration, through the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), in collaboration with the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), has suspended MovieBox.ng.

Naijaonpoint reports that the website is popularly known for streaming pirated movies, music, and live sports.

The suspension was communicated in a statement released on Thursday in Abuja, by Ijeoma Egbunike, Director of Public Affairs of the NCC.

She disclosed that the NCC Director-General Dr John Asein confirmed the suspension took effect on July 20, 2025.

According to Asein, the action followed the commission’s renewed campaign against online piracy and had been widely welcomed by copyright holders in the film, music, and broadcast industries.

He stated that the site’s operations was part of a coordinated attempt to sustain piracy using clone and fallback domains, adding “They use multiple mirror domains to access and promote pirated content, with domain histories linked to known piracy operations.”

While praising NiRA for its swift response, NCC DG urged service providers, intermediaries and other stakeholders to respond promptly to takedown requests as required by the Copyright Act, 2022.

He added that the NCC was working to suspend other sites linked with MovieBox.ng, warning the public to avoid illegal streaming platforms, which not only violated copyright but also posed risks such as malware, identity theft, and financial scams.