The Nigerian film industry, Nollywood, continued its rise in 2025 with a mix of record-smashing box-office hits, culturally resonant epics, and boundary-pushing cinema that expanded both local and ...

Funke Akindele makes history as Behind The Scenes hits ₦1.1bn, becoming her 3rd movie to cross the ₦1bn mark and the fastest ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The film stars an Oscar nominee, is set in Nigeria during a civil war, is based on an award-winning novel and the head of Nigeria’s censorship board reportedly loved it. Yet a ...

LAGOS (Reuters) - "Oya!" shouts the director in Nigerian Pidgin English. Actors take their marks. Lighting blinks on. The film crew snaps into action after the order to hurry up. It's another day in ...

It is no news that the Nollywood industry has slowly become a multi-billion industry, making waves and being a major source of employment for thousands of Nigerians. From block busters to YouTube ...

The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) says it received and classified 274 movies produced by the Nigerian film industry in the first quarter of the year. Dr Shaibu Husseini, Executive ...

Nile Entertainment, the Nigerian distribution company launched last year by veteran film executive Moses Babatope, has signed a first-look deal with Action Xtreme, the genre label of the U.K.’s ...

What does the future of entertainment look like for Nigerians? [Netflix] Nigerian epic series Aníkúlápó from Kap Studios also in production with new cast members joining to bring the epic story to new ...

Nigeria’s film industry is a paradox in motion. Nollywood is simultaneously a cultural colossus and a financial lightweight.

Set in 1993 Nigeria during political unrest Director hopes Cannes pick boosts African film representation Critic praises film as a subtle coming-of-age tale CANNES, France, May 19 (Reuters) - With "My ...

Shimataver Igbawua is an independent Nigerian filmmaker and storyteller. He was selected for the British Council’s Film Lab Africa Program, and his short film Salamatu’s Rhapsody was screened in ...