When we look back at Nollywood in the early days, it gives us the ick; like how did we enjoy this. Good news is, there were some outstanding ones that had great rewatch value. They had us renting CDs, ...

In Nigeria today, one doesn’t have to attend a church service to hear a sermon. The pulpit has moved – onto screens, into living rooms, and across YouTube. Along with this shift, a fascinating genre ...

Nollywood, Nigeria’s prolific video-film industry, has been popular in Kenya since it was introduced to east Africa at around the turn of the century. At first Nollywood films were screened in ...

The growth of Nigeria’s film industry can be traced, curiously enough, to a time of neglect. During the 1990s, a lack of government funding pushed unemployed actors and crew to produce their own films ...

But a new generation of Nollywood filmmakers is bypassing both by taking their movies straight to YouTube, where millions of people are watching. As NPR's Jewel Bright reports, the shift is creating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "The Boy and His King," "Insight," "Ashawo" and "Colors of Fire" pictured clockwise from top left, are among the Nigerian films ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The growth of Nigeria’s film industry can be traced, curiously enough, to a time of neglect. During the 1990s, a ...