This study examines the progress made by the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) in its duty to protect intellectual property and enforce copyright laws in Nigeria. The work also looks into the recent developments by the Commission toward improving the policy framework for the protection of intellectual property. This is particularly important as the Nigerian government is gradually coming to an awareness of the potentials of the creative and cultural industries. Using semi-structured interviews and the review of relevant texts, data (information) was gathered on the activities of the Copyright Commission to protect works covered by the Copyright Act, the plans of the NCC on improving and expanding on the delivery of its service and the challenges associated with the current intellectual property policy framework. The result reflects some aspects of the policy framework that need to be reviewed and the NCC's effort at improving in its duty of protecting intellectual property from theft and enforcing copyright laws. With regards to the findings, this work points out the need to extensively educate creative workers in Nigeria about intellectual property and copyright laws and the need to conclude the recent review of the existing laws to reflect changes that have occurred over time bearing in mind technological advancements.