In the first quarter of the year, the Nigerian film industry, also known as Nollywood, produced 280 movies overall.
This information was released in a statement on Tuesday by the Executive Director/CEO of the National Film and Video Censors Board, Alhaji Adedayo Thomas.
Alhaji Adedayo Thomas also revealed that the data was gathered through the department’s first quarter report for the year, which included all films submitted to the board from across the country.
He went on to say that the film board received and censored 280 films produced by the Nigerian film industry and that its report would be submitted to the relevant Federal Government agencies as input for the compilation of the country’s Gross Domestic Product for the first quarter.
He revealed that the 280 films produced in the fourth quarter of 2022 constituted an 18% decline from the 340 films made in the same period.
According to the film board, out of the 280 films, 106 were made in Lagos and screened by the Lagos Center of the film censor board, followed by Abuja, the federal capital of Nigeria, with 99 films, Onitsha, with 32 films, Abeokuta, with 3 films, Kano, with 15, and Benin, with just one film.
He mentioned some other cities, such as Jos (15 films), Port Harcourt (8 films), Ibadan (1 film), and Kaduna (1 film).
The films being made are a clear representation of the direct and indirect jobs the industry is creating, therefore there is no doubt that it is a significant contributor to the national economy.
“NFVCB, a federal government organization, is dedicated to creating an environment that supports filmmakers; as a result, we implore them to work with us by making sure their films are submitted for categorization.”
Every Nollywood film with a theatrical release earned more than N800 million, with some even earning more than double what others did. This is according to the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria.
