Entertainment
Vision: Nigerian stories and sounds that the world already loves, owned by the people who make them, and paying them fairly.
Nollywood and Afrobeats are proof that Nigerian creativity competes anywhere. The next step is the infrastructure behind the talent: rights, royalties, studios, cinemas and schools that turn global attention into lasting careers at home.
Where we stand
Established facts. Every one has a numbered source below.
In UNESCO's survey of 2006 film production, Nigeria made 872 productions: more than the United States (485) and second only to India (1,091).[1]
Counts are for 2006, and the Nigerian total was all video-format productions.
Nigerian artists earned more than ₦60 billion on Spotify in 2025, from about 30.3 billion streams.[2]
Spotify's own figures, from its Loud & Clear report.
When the Recording Academy introduced a Grammy for Best African Music Performance in 2024, four of the five nominations went to Nigerian acts: Asake and Olamide, Burna Boy, Davido, and Ayra Starr.[3]
What we're building
Vision. Not true yet, and all of it is within reach.
Creators own their work
Musicians, writers and filmmakers keep their masters and rights, and collecting societies pay royalties on time with open, auditable accounts.
Screens in every state
A modern cinema and a production studio in every state capital, so stories from Kano, Calabar and Enugu reach audiences without having to pass through Lagos.
Crews, not only stars
Film and music schools train cinematographers, sound engineers, editors, entertainment lawyers and producers: the jobs that make an industry durable.
Culture counted as an export
Creative exports are measured, financed and promoted with the seriousness once reserved for oil.
Where we start
Proposed first moves, small enough to begin this year.
Know your rights clinics
Free sessions, online and in person, where entertainment lawyers explain contracts, publishing and royalties to young artists before they sign.
A crew apprenticeship pool
Link working Nollywood productions with trainees in sound, lighting and editing, and keep a public roster of people trained.
Open creative-economy data
Gather published figures on streaming, box office and exports in one sourced place, so policy debates start from numbers.
How you can help
Tell us what you know and what you can give. We'll reply personally.
Offer help with entertainment- Entertainment lawyers
- Run a rights clinic or review a standard fair contract.
- Producers, editors and engineers
- Take on an apprentice or teach a short course.
- Cinema and venue operators
- Share what it takes to open screens outside the big cities.
- Researchers and analysts
- Help build the creative-economy data set.
Sources
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- 1.
UN News. Nigeria surpasses Hollywood as world's second largest film producer: UN, May 2009.Accessed 10 October 2026.
- 2.
Channels Television. Nigerian artistes generated over ₦60bn on Spotify in 2025, 16 March 2026.Accessed 10 October 2026.
- 3.
Recording Academy (GRAMMY.com). 2024 GRAMMYs: Tyla wins first-ever GRAMMY Award for Best African Music Performance, 4 February 2024.Accessed 10 October 2026.