The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has said the new regulations on smoking, tobacco products and money rituals and ritual killings in movies will not stifle artistic creativity in the entertainment industry. NFVCB’s Executive Director, Dr. Shaibu Husseini, stated this in Lagos on Sunday, June 3, 2024, at a parley with editors and other senior journalists. Husseini explained that the regulations permit producers to, where absolutely necessary, depict smoking scenes in movies, music videos and skits, especially for reasons of artistic expression and historical accuracy. However, such scenes must neither glamourise tobacco or tobacco products nor have been sponsored by the tobacc... [Read more]