**Nigerian broadcasters have been asked to observe what has been dubbed “No-Music Day” on their stations.**The call comes from the Nigerian Music Industry Coalition, which is concerned about the non-payment of royalties.
Its spokesman told the BBC that many stations and nightclubs see obtaining music licences as an “alien idea”.
Efe Omorogbe said the failure to pay royalties was equivalent to distributing pirated CDs, which is also a huge problem for Nigerian musicians.
“There are probably more radio stations in Lagos than in two other African countries put together. None pay royalties,” he said.
He said Nigeria had two royalty collection associations.
Radio stations often say they do not know which one collects for which catalogue.