It is no news that the Nollywood industry has slowly become a multi-billion industry, making waves and being a major source of employment for thousands of Nigerians. From block busters to YouTube ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Behind its better known competitors in the U.S. and India, Nigeria has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this photo taken Wednesday, Sept, 18. 2013, Nollywood actors perform a scene in Lagos, Nigeria. A 15-second drum roll and the ...

When Taiwo Adeyemi set out to document and preserve Nigeria’s film history as curator of last year’s Lagos exhibition, ‘Losing Daylight’, he spent time travelling across the country talking with ...

Nollywood is about to turn 20 yet in spite of its relative youth it is already a global phenomenon. A bustling industry that has reshaped African popular culture, it is second only to Bollywood in ...

Nigerian actress Funke Akindele has made history in Nollywood as her 2025 film ‘Behind the Scene’ surpassed N2 billion at the box office, becoming the first Nollywood film project to achieve the ...

When the industry started years back many folks did not take it serious. But what was seen as a joke has now turned out to be the jewel that is driving Nigeria and the entire Africa to find their ...