Nollywood, Nigeria’s vibrant film industry, is setting its sights on achieving global recognition akin to the meteoric rise of Afrobeats. As the third-largest film industry in the world by number of ...

As the year comes to an end, Nollywood is set to grip audience with the most anticipated films that assures entertainment and ...

The Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said the film industry contributes 2.3 per cent to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Mr Gbajabiamila said this at a two-day ...

Nollywood has made strides in depicting women’s roles in ways that resonate with modern audiences. But how far have we truly come? [Meta AI] Nollywood has made strides in depicting women’s roles in ...

This story is featured in the March/April 2025 issue of ESSENCE. In 2017, sisters Tochi and Ebele ­Anueyiagu shared a single image on their new Instagram account: a still of Nigerian film and beauty ...

Solomon Waliaula received funding from the International European Research Council as a contributor to the book Contemporary African Screen Worlds: Decolonizing Film and Screen Studies (2019-2025).

Ezinne Ezepue does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

With lead roles in two major motion pictures - the box office smash Brotherhood and the Amazon Prime Video original Gangs of Lagos - Tobi Bakre has stealthily emerged as the most exciting actor to hit ...