[September 9, 2021]

The number of movies produced by the Nigerian film industry in the second quarter of 2021 jumped to 635 from 416 in the first quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says.

NBS published the figure on Wednesday in its “Nollywood Movies Production Data for Quarter Two, 2021” on its website.

According to the publication, the figure indicates a growth of 53.93 per cent Quarter on Quarter and a 1.44 per cent Year on Year growth over the 626 movies produced in the second quarter of 2020.