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- 14 Jul 2026
Mbunabo, Nigerian Filmmaker Accuses Ghana TV Stations of Pirating Nollywood Films
Uchenna Mbunabo, Nigerian filmmaker, has raised concerns over the alleged unauthorised broadcast of Nollywood films by some Ghanaian television stations, calling on Ghana’s National Film Authority…
- 30 Nov 2017
3 Traders Arraigned over Piracy of Nollywood Films
Three Alaba Traders, charged with copyright infringement, on Thursday appeared in a Federal High Court in Lagos. The accused are: David Chukwudi, Austin Igboukwu, Ugochukwu Ukwuagu. Chukwudi was…
- 21 Sept 2009
International Film Festival Centres on Nollywood
Nollywood, for its creativity and vibrancy, is generating positive excitement among the Omcomm crew, organizers of ION International Film Festival (IONIFF) Port Harcourt 09. The Port Harcourt event…
- 14 Dec 2009
US Film Academy to Improve Nollywood Movies
The New York Film Academy in support of the federal government and in collaboration with the practitioners is to set up training shop in Nigeria to improve the quality of Nigerian movie productions.…
- 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…
- 11 Oct 2022
Five Inspiring Nigerian Movies That Champion Girls' Child Rights
The Nollywood industry has been at the forefront of telling African stories, especially Nigerian stories, as authentic as possible. This authenticity has led to the production of movies that speak…
- 24 Jun 2016
FG to Restructure N3Bn Nollywood Grant
The N3billion Federal Government’s grant for the Nigerian Film industry known as Nollywood is being restructured to make it serve the purpose for which it was created, the Ministry of Finance said…
- 20 Oct 2016
ROK Studio to Launch Series on DStv Channel 168
ROK, the award-winning Nigerian film studio and entertainment brand, will launch across Africa on the DStv platform on 1 November 2016. The Lagos-based film studio, renowned for its original TV…
- 3 Aug 2016
6 Interesting Yet Annoying Things About Nollywood Movies
Nollywood is the sobriquet for Nigeria’s film industry. The industry is currently witnessing a boom as it churns out new and exciting movies. So, there is little or no argument when it is described…
- 19 Dec 2014
SOLO View App Launched in Nigeria with a Splash
SOLO Phone Nigeria has launched its new SOLO View app, an innovative film rental platform bringing a library of fresh Hollywood content, exciting Nollywood films, TV series and other great video…
- 3 Aug 2021
CNN Marketplace: Filmmaker Chris Ihidero Extols Benefits of Streaming Giants on Nollywood
Chris Ihidero, Nollywood filmmaker says that the Nigerian film industry has the capacity to produce great original content of global quality if the industry is adequately funded. Chris Ihidero,…
- 31 Aug 2012
iROKOtv, Uche Jombo, Join Hands at NEAs
iROKOtv, world’s largest online distributor of African entertainment, is in New York for the Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2012 with Uche Jombo, Nollywood superstar who is will be…
- 26 Oct 2009
Bollywood Meets Nollywood at Ioniff
Bollywood, the largest producer of movies in the world will for the first time in Nigeria meet with Nollywood the second largest producer of movies in terms of titles. The meeting of these great…
- 5 Oct 2016
How Nollywood Can Promote Nigeria’s Hospitality Industry
Nollywood is the sobriquet for Nigeria’s film industry and it is unarguably the biggest in Africa. The industry has grown in leaps and bounds that it is recognized all over the world. In fact, the…
- 9 Mar 2009
BoBTV Releases 2009 Honours List
The organisers of BoBTV - Africa’s premiere film and television programmes expo - have released the list of honours for the 2009 event. The list includes Nollywood actor, Nkem Owoh,…
- 11 Oct 2019
Canon Reaffirms Desire to Continue its Expansion in West Africa
Yuichi Ishizuka, President and CEO of Canon Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA), a global provider of imaging technologies and services, continues his regional tour in Africa and travels to Nigeria…
- 3 Dec 2023
MTN PR Manager Earns a PhD as Pan-Atlantic University Convocates 11 Doctoral Graduates
Lakinbofa Goodluck, MTN Nigeria’s PR Manager, was one of 11 doctoral graduates at the Pan-Atlantic University’s (PAU) convocation on December 2, 2023. He was awarded a PhD certificate for his…
- 19 Oct 2009
Nollywood: Experts Identify Burning Issues at Roundtable
The Goethe-Institut Nigeria and Communicating for Change (CFC) recently held a roundtable event on the Nigerian film industry, looking at the issues affecting its future, as well as the progress that…
- 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…
- 19 Oct 2021
Iroko TV to Shop for $150m Capital from LSE
IROKO TV, film-streaming service, is currently planning to raise $150 million fresh capital from the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The film streaming service TV is also seeking to list on the LSE’s…
- 4 Apr 2018
Boyega, Nigerian Plans Hollywood Movie with N9Bn
John Adedayo Adegboyega, known professionally as John Boyega, has told told CNBC Africa that he is interested in shooting a 'low budget' movie from a Nigerian story with $20-$25million (N9billion).…
- 28 Feb 2015
Nollywood Takes Over London
Some of Nollywood’s biggest stars made cinema history at the BFI IMAX, London, last night as they attended the star-studded world premiere of Thy Will Be Done, a ROK Studios film directed by the…
- 12 Oct 2009
Nollywood Spends N4bn in 8 Months
Nollywood which grew out of frustration, necessity and crisis in the late 1980s, is upbeat and not showing signs of slowing down as producers in the industry spent some N4 billion in eight months to…
- 21 Apr 2013
5 Must-Have Nigerian Mobile Applications
Every day new mobile applications are making their way onto the market and this means that our overall mobile experience is improving at an impressive pace. Today, there are countless fantastic…
- 28 Sept 2009
Piracy Takes Centre Stage at Nollywood Roundtable
It was a mind stimulating session at the Goethe-Institut, last week when major stakeholders in the Nigerian movie industry (otherwise known as Nollywood), which has attracted so much attention from…
- 26 Jan 2016
iROKO Announces New Funding for African Content after Netflix Arrival
Nigerian online television and film distribution service iROKO has announced $19 million worth of new deals, including with French giant Canal+, to boost operations and take-up across Africa. The…
- 4 Jan 2013
Airtel-Sponsored AMAA Film Screening Wind up in Abuja
It was a gathering of Nollywood bigwigs in the nation’s seat of power, Abuja as the curtains finally fell on the nationwide screening tour of 2012 African Movie Academy Awards (AMMA) winning movies…
- 5 Oct 2017
FG to Unveil N100bn Free TV Distribution Network for Nollywood
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, yesterday disclosed that the Federal Government is set to unveil a N100bn per annum free television distribution network for Nollywood. The…
- 11 Jun 2012
Tango With Me Bags Six Awards, Goes to Cinemas Abroad
Tango With Me produced by Mahmoud Ali Balogun has won six awards at the just concluded Nollywood Movies Award 2012 edition held in Lagos recently. The internationally acclaimed movie beat Mirror Boy,…
- 13 Apr 2015
IROKOtv, StarTimes Ink Exclusive Channel Deal
IROKOtv and StarTimes will today sign an exclusive deal at MIPTV, France,, for two brand new linear TV channels, IROKO Play and IROKO Plus, on the leading African pay TV platform. Available across 14…