Filmmakers in the north of Nigeria are pushing the boundaries of censorship in search of international recognition.

The greeting "namaste" associated with yoga and the Pidgin word for trouble, "wahala", widely used across the world thanks to ...

Long overshadowed by south Nigeria's Nollywood, filmmakers in the north of Africa's cinema powerhouse are pushing boundaries ...

The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) says it received and classified 274 movies produced by the Nigerian film industry in the first quarter of the year. Dr Shaibu Husseini, Executive ...

The first two projects, 'Her Perfect Life,' and 'Iyawo Mi,' look at "mental health issues from a Nigerian perspective." By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Mo Abudu, the Nigerian media mogul ...

The country's film festival circuit has become an essential calendar for filmmakers, industry professionals, and cinema lovers across the continent and beyond. The final quarter of 2025 promises a ...

ATLANTA -- In the mid-1990s, the Nigerian prince scam eased its way into American culture. The ubiquitous advance-fee scams originating in Nigeria and sent to unsuspecting U.S. citizens via email have ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The film stars an Oscar nominee, is set in Nigeria during a civil war, is based on an award-winning novel and the head of Nigeria’s censorship board reportedly loved it. Yet a ...

Few Nigerian novels have been as popular or as beloved as I Do Not Come to You by Chance and it receives a stellar film treatment by Ishaya Bako. Published in 2009 to wide critical and commercial ...

Nigeria has submitted CJ Obasi’s Sundance title Mami Wata as its candidate for the Best International Feature Film in the 96th Academy Awards. Inspired by West African mermaid folklore and mythology, ...

LAGOS (Reuters) - "Oya!" shouts the director in Nigerian Pidgin English. Actors take their marks. Lighting blinks on. The film crew snaps into action after the order to hurry up. It's another day in ...

Not a day goes by without Lawan Zanna remembering his daughter Aisha in prayers. She was among the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped 10 years ago when Islamic extremists broke into their school in ...