A Blossoming Entertaiment Industry

From growing to the Worlds second largest Filmmaker:

According to a survey, Bollywood produced 1,091 feature-length films in 2006 compared to 872 productions (in video format) from Nigeria’s film industry, which is commonly referred to as Nollywood. In contrast, the United States produced 485 major films-Unesco

To becoming the continent's nexus for hip-hop, Nigeria's entertainment industry is coming of age,CNN reports:

"...Nigeria's hip-hop industry is making money on the stage in Africa rather than America..."

Sources NotjustOk & Ladybrille
Image courtesy of CNN

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