Afrigather The Govt Director/CEO of Nationwide Movie and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Shaibu Husseini, says the Federal Authorities has authorised the prohibition of cash r!tuals and glamourizing of vices in Nigerian movies.
Husseini disclosed this whereas talking at a Nationwide Stakeholders Engagement on Smoke-Free Nollywood held in Enugu on Wednesday, Might 22. The NFVCB boss stated
at present, we face an business emergency requiring daring and impressive actions from all mother and father, guardians and stakeholders.
“When my predecessor approached the previous Minister of Data, Alhaji Lai Muhammed on the necessity to make a subsidiary laws to curtail the show of smoking in Nigerian motion pictures, he noticed the necessity to embrace cash rituals.
Others included within the regulation are ritual killings and glamourising different crimes with a view to additional sanitise the movie business.
As we speak, I’m delighted to announce to you that the Minister of Arts, Tradition and the Inventive Economic system, Hannatu Musawa, pursuant to part 65 of the NFVCB Act 2004 has authorised the regulation.
The minister has authorised the Prohibition of Cash Ritual, Ritual Killing, Tobacco, Tobacco Merchandise, Nicotine Product Promotion and Glamorisation show in Films, Musical Movies and Skits” Rules 2024.
We’ve got additionally forwarded the authorised copy to the Federal Ministry of Justice for Gazette’’ he stated
Based on Husseini, apart from the well being implications, glamourising smoking in movies poses a adverse affect on teenagers and younger adults who represent the biggest phase of Nigeria film viewers.
He stated that the board was set to undertake detailed enlightenment programmes in secondary colleges, tertiary establishments, native communities, religion teams and different establishments.
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