The National Film and Video Censors Board, NFVCB, on Tuesday, charged stakeholders in the Nollywood industry to ensure that films, musical videos, among others, are free from depiction and glamorisation of harmful substances like smoking tobacco, criminal acts, ritual killings, money rituals, among others.
The Executive Director of NFVCB, Shaibu Husseini, gave the charge at the National Stakeholders’ Engagement on a Smoke-Free Nollywood which was held in Enugu.
He said the film industry occupies a central position in the entertainment and creative sector, adding that the highest premium must be placed on its progress.
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In a remark, Akinbode Oluwafemi , the Executive Director of the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, organisers of the event, stressed the need for stakeholders to work towards a Smoke-Free Nollywood.
He noted that Nigeria is at a point where we must stop the globalisation of smoking and instead promote a healthy lifestyle.
