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 ...

Since the inception of the Hausa entertainment industry, popularly known as Kannywood, many actors and actresses have grown. On the flipside, a number of them have also experienced controversies, ...

The beautiful architecture of Hausa cities in Northern Nigeria is examined in this film Local builders architects and a museum curator explain the development of the Hausa style and traditional ...

The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has approved 139 films for the month of August 2025.

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 week after the scheduled ...

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, ...

Even though Nigeria has a flourishing film industry called Nollywood, 2020 was the first year that the country entered Oscar’s international film race. Nigeria had submitted a film the previous year, ...