Tag: NFVCB
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280 Nollywood movies produced in first quarter of 2023 – NFVCB
Alhaji Adedayo Thomas, Executive Director/CEO, National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), says the board has received and censored 280 movies produced by the Nigerian film industry in the first quarter of the year.
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Netflix invests N9 billion in Nigeria film industry
Global streaming service, Netflix, on Friday said it had invested nine billion naira in the Nigeria film industry from year 2016 to 2022.
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We seized one billion copies of uncensored, porn movies in 2021 – Censors board
The Executive Director, National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Alhaji Adedayo Thomas has said the board seized about one billion copies of uncensored, unclassified and pornographic films in 2021.
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Censors board tasked to take action against ritual killing home movies
The House of Representatives has tasked the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) to take action against ritual killing home movies.
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NFVCB, film makers, stakeholders begin move to ban smoking in movies
The National Film and Video Censors Board ( NFVCB) has commenced engagement with practitioners and stakeholders in the movie and entertainment industry to enforce the law banning smoking in movies. Mr Adedayo Thomas, Executive Director (ED), NFVCB, made this known on Saturday while presenting a communique at the end of the entertainment industry stakeholders’ roundtable…
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Nollywood produced 375 movies in Q3 2021 — NFVCB
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) says it recorded 375 Nollywood movie productions in the third quarter (Q3) of 2021. According to NAN, the data was listed in the Q3 report of the board’s department of film censorship and classification.
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NFVCB mourns Nollywood actress Rachael Oniga
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), regulator of Nigeria’s motion picture industry has expressed sadness over the passing of a veteran Nollywood actress, Rachael Oniga. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the renowned actress reportedly died on Friday in Lagos at the age of 64. The Executive Director/CEO of the NFVCB,…
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Nigeria @60: Nigeria films rank second in world – DG NFVCB
Alhaji Adedayo Thomas, Executive- Director, National Film and Video Censor Board (NFVCB), says Nigerian films are rated second in the world after Hollywood, attributing the success to the ongoing reforms in the industry. Adedayo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja, that the industry has made tremendous strides since independence. He…
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Pardon Funke Akindele, NFVCB appeals to Lagos State Government
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), has appealed to Lagos State Government to grant state pardon to actress Funke Akindele, who was arrested and fined for hosting a party at her Lagos home on April 6 in violation of the coronavirus lockdown order which was then in place. Executive Director of NFVCB,…
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FG lifts ban on ‘Sugar rush’
The National Film and Video Censors Board NFVCB has lifted the ban on the flick ‘Sugar Rush”. NFVCB announced the lift of the ban via its Twitter handle 2. We are pleased to inform the general public that the movie has been classified and granted final approval for public screening. 3. However, It is expedient…