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The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) reports that in the first quarter of the year, it received and categorized 274 films made by the Nigerian film industry.
The board's executive director and CEO, Dr. Shaibu Husseini, announced this in an Abuja statement on Monday.
The head of the NFVCB noted that the statistic, which included all of the film genres that the board has approved, was supplied by the Department of Film Classification and Censorship in its first quarter report.
The report will be sent to the appropriate Federal Government department to be used as input when the country's Gross Domestic Product for the first quarter of 2024 is compiled.
The analysis indicates that a significant portion of the films produced during the time under evaluation were in the English language, Of the total confirmed and certified films, 250 were made in English; the remaining films were made in Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, and Hindi.
The report's classification by watching audience shows that more than half of all films made are categorized as "18," or for mature audiences.
The survey also revealed that movies categorized as "15," "12," "PG," and "Required Parental Guidance" lagged behind, respectively, and those under "General viewing."
The Nigerian film and video industry is governed by the National Film and Video Council of Nigeria (NFVCB), according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
The board is empowered by law to classify all films and videos, whether imported or produced locally.
