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 ...

In a bid to ensure responsible regulations, the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has taken note of the concerns ...

Left-right: Actor Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù stars in "My Father's Shadow," directed by Akinola Davies Jr. and co-produced by Fatherland Productions CEO Funmbi Ogunbanwo. - Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty ...

Ini Edo appears unfazed by the controversy surrounding her latest film, 'A Very Dirty Christmas', as she continues to ...

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

Set up by filmmaker Femi D. Ogunsanwo and finance execs Tunde Leye and Adedayo Amzat, the fund has already invested in heist-thriller 'The Lagos Job.' By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent The banner’s $3 ...

The Actors Guild of Nigeria has risen in defence of actress Ini Edo following criticism from the Christian Association of ...

Not a day goes by without Lawan Zanna remembering his daughter Aisha in prayers. She was among the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped 10 years ago when Islamic extremists broke into their school in ...

It is mostly argued that the best films are not necessarily the ones that appeal to the mainstream audience but the ones that are selected to feature in film festivals. Tagged the film festivals “For ...

Akinola Davies, the director of "My Father's Shadow", Nigeria's first film to win an award at the Cannes film festival, is savouring his return to Lagos, the country's cultural capital, where the ...

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 ...

ATLANTA -- In the mid-1990s, the Nigerian prince scam eased its way into American culture. The ubiquitous advance-fee scams originating in Nigeria and sent to unsuspecting U.S. citizens via email have ...