Tribune Online
Nollywood over the years
THE Nigerian entertainment Industry has experienced a massive development over the years; the Nollywood of yesterday is no longer the same Nollywood that we have now. The industry, popularly called Nollywood, is currently ranked as the second largest in the world in terms of output after India’s Bollywood. This change or evolution cannot be properly justified without a brief history of Nollywood. The first films we had in Nigeria were made by filmmakers such as Ola Bolagun, Moses Olaiya and Hubert Ogunde in the 1960s. In 1972, the indigenisation decree was issued by Yakubu Gowon, which demanded the transfer of ownership of about 300 film theatres…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
