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- 4 Sept 2020
Lagos Defies Court Order, Slams 5% Tax on Netflix, Iroko TV, Others
Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board (LSFVB), the LSFVCB has written letters to several platforms, including Netflix and Iroko TV demanding the payment of five per cent tax. This is despite a…
- 15 Feb 2017
LASRAB ‘Societal Memory for Lagos State’- Onayele
Lagos State Records and Archives Bureau (LASRAB), has been described as the ‘Societal Memory for the State. Mr. Biodun Onayele, director general of LASRAB made the remark when he and some management…
- 23 Aug 2020
NFVCB Blacklists Illegal Film Producers, Distributors
National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has blacklisted some illegal film producers and distributors who do not belong to registered professional association in the creative industry. Alhaji…
- 8 May 2017
Lagos Unveils Special Publication on Nollywood
As part of activities celebrating Lagos at 50, the state government has unveiled a special publication named Cinema in Lagos ahead of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival holding in France from May 17 to…
- 9 Feb 2016
Google, NFVCB, Others Train 250 Students on Safer Internet Day 2016
For the second year running, Google Nigeria, in partnership with the National Film and Videos Censors Board and Home Vida, has organised an interactive programme for Nigerian students, to commemorate…
- 2 Feb 2019
NFVCB Extends Empowerment Initiative to Port Harcourt, Nnewi
After opening its 2019 workshop series in Lagos, the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has taken its roadshow to the South-South and South-East zones of the country, making stops in Port…
- 29 Oct 2021
Nollywood Churns Out 375 Movies in Q3 of 2021– NFVCB
National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) received and censored a total number of 375 movies produced by the Nigerian film industry, popularly known as Nollywood. The Department of Film…
- 27 Apr 2009
UBA Extends Goodwill to Filmmakers
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has restated its commitment to the growth and development of the African movie industry, through the creation of an enabling environment for film and movie financing.…
- 19 May 2021
Lagos Boosts Creative Industry with Interest-free Loans, Free Training
The Lagos State Government has urged film makers, movie producers, content creators as well as others in the creative sector to take advantage of the intervention funds approved for film production…
- 11 Feb 2015
Google, NFVCB, Others Host 60 Young Nigerians @ Safer Internet Day 2015
Google Nigeria in conjunction with the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board(NFVCB), the Public and Private Development Centre and Home Vida, has organised a cross-national interactive programme with…
- 20 Sept 2017
ACF Unveils Ambassadors as NFVCB Pledges to Rid Industry of Piracy
Organisers of the Africa Cinematography Festival (ACF) has presented to the public the brand ambassadors and resource persons for the Festival in a well-attended Unveiling event held in Lagos on…
- 9 May 2014
Man Accuses Copyright Commission of Demanding Bribe
A witness on Thursday told a Federal High Court, sitting in Enugu State, that the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) sued him after he had refused to part with N30,000 bribe. The witness, Mr.…
- 23 Feb 2009
Mark, Akunyili, Ndukwe Win Leadership Icon Award
The trio of Senator David Mark, the Senate president, Professor Dora Akunyili, Minister of Information and Communications, and Engr. Ernest Ndukwe, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian…