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Nigeria: Ritual crimes and smoking scenes now banned in films and music videos

The Federal Government of Nigeria has taken significant new steps to regulate film and video content. From now on, financial rituals, ritual crimes, and the glamorization of smoking are banned from the screens. No more ritual crime scenes in Nigerian movies. This is what can be learned from the announcement made on Wednesday by Shaibu Husseini, Executive Director and CEO of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), during a national meeting with film producers, directors and actors in Enugu. According to the head of the Censorship Commission, the decision, approved by the Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, is in accordance with Article 65 of the NFVCB Ac... [Read more]

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