By Habeeb Ibrahim
Federal Government of Nigeria has prohibited the promotion of money rituals, smoking, and other vices in the film industry.
This decision was announced by the Executive Director/CEO of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Shaibu Husseini, during a National Stakeholders Engagement on Smoke-Free Nollywood in Enugu.
According to Shaibu, the ban is part of a broader effort to sanitize the sector and protect the well-being of Nigerians, particularly the youth. He emphasized that the promotion of smoking in films has a negative impact on teens and young people, who are the primary consumers of Nollywood content.
The NFVCB boss revealed that the Minister of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has approved the “Prohibition of Money Ritual, Ritual Killing, Tobacco, Tobacco Products, Nicotine Product Promotion and Glamorisation display in Movies, Musical Videos, and Skits” Regulations 2024.
