Lagos – Mr Ini Akpabio, the Group Managing Director,
NANET Hotels and Suite, has advised the Federal
Government to build a Nollywood City to boost
entertainment industry in 2017.
Akpabio said in Lagos on Sunday that the gesture
would reposition the Nollywood image of the country.
He decried a situation where Nigeria could not boast
of one Nollywood village or city, where practitioners
could assemble or meet to exhibit and showcase their
talents to the world.
“The National Theatre is a no go area for Nollywood
practitioners as the money to access the facility is on
the high side.
“It is unfair for a nation like Nigeria not to have a
Nollywood city in spite of the great talented
practitioners/experts we are blessed with in this
country.
“Nigerian movies are widely recognised all over the
world; therefore, government should provide the basic
needs to boost the industry, “he said.
According to him, it does not mean that the
government will be the one to do everything; the
government can go into partnership with other private
investors.
Akpabio said that some Nigerian movies had won
international awards and recognitions, government
needed to encourage them to do more.
He explained that the only way government could
encourage the actors was to provide incentives,
create enabling environment and provide necessary
infrastructure.
Akpabio said that the Nollywood city would
accommodate entertainers, actors and actresses,
performers, comedians and creativity in general.
“It will serve as an avenue for them to exhibit and
showcase their talents.
“It will also be a platform where their foreign
counterparts will meet them to chat the course on the
latest trend in entertainment industry, “he said.
He expressed confidence that the industry would
boost government revenues and create employment
opportunity to millions of Nigeria.
Akpabio said that countries like U.S, Indian, and other
countries that have Bollywood and Hollywood cities
were thriving in their entertainment sector.
He said that Dubai just recently build their Bollywood
city which in no time would be thriving in terms of
entertainment.
“If Nigeria can follow the same way, it will help to
reposition and boost the nation’s entertainment
industry and compete favourably with their foreign
counterparts, ” Akpabio said.





http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/stakeholder-urges-fg-to-build-nollywood-city-in-2017/

Okay....... V

Whats wrong with tinapa?
btw is their anything like Hollywood villages? or city? What they have is studios, and most of the studios in Hollywood are actually closing down, government has no business doing business.

Loads of kids in this country starve death Some of God's creation are busy placing personal agendas over priorities

Enugu state (042) is the home of nollywood

ENUGU STATE( 042) is the home of nollywood

98% of Bollywood movies are acted in Enugu state(042)

98% of Nollywood movies are acted in Enugu state(042)

masseratti:
Whats wrong with tinapa?
btw is their anything like Hollywood villages? or city? What they have is studios, and most of the studios in Hollywood are actually closing down, government has no business doing business.

i dont get it too..

why they hell should the fg build it for them??...

i dont understand..

to meet international gays and lesbians??..
in nigeria??...


forget it...
they should be hiring lawyers to protect their movies,not building centers for crazy and pervert people..