FG To Stop Shooting of Movies Music Videos Outside Nigeria - lai Mohammed
The federal government says has taken steps to get Nigeria Broadcasting Code NBC to discourage the production of Nigeria films outside Nigeria movies and music outside the country.
Lai Mohammed, minister of information,made this known on Saturday in Lagos when a paid visit to the headquarters of the Copyright Society of Nigeria COSON . The minister decried the situation whereby by films,reality shows and music were made outside Nigeria for Consumption by Nigerians.
He said the situation had hampered empowerment practitioners in the industry,the development of the sector and the nation's economy in general. "This government has agreed that henceforth,whatever we consumed in Nigeria in terms of music and films, must be made in Nigeria",He said, " we cannot continue to go to South Africa or any other country to produce our films and then send them back to Nigeria to be consumed.
"The Broadcasting Code and the Advertising Code are very clear on this.For you to classify a product as Nigeria product,it must have a certain percentage Nigeria content".The minister noted that what was happening today was Nigeria artist often flown out of this country to go and make their recordings.When they get there, they will patronise the economy of the country and then bring the product back to Nigeria for us to consume." It is like somebody going to China or Japan to make a product that looks like palm wine and bring it back home to label palm wine".
He stressed that "as long we are not able to implement our own code to ensure local production of Nigeria music and movies, our young talent will not get job". " It is Nigerian that pay for the consumption of these products and therefore they must be allowed and encourage to participate in their production." I am going to meet with the relevant stakeholders over this, to see that whatever amendment that is needed to be made to our Broadcasting codes in this regard,is done Urgently", he said
Lai Mohammed, minister of information,made this known on Saturday in Lagos when a paid visit to the headquarters of the Copyright Society of Nigeria COSON . The minister decried the situation whereby by films,reality shows and music were made outside Nigeria for Consumption by Nigerians.
He said the situation had hampered empowerment practitioners in the industry,the development of the sector and the nation's economy in general. "This government has agreed that henceforth,whatever we consumed in Nigeria in terms of music and films, must be made in Nigeria",He said, " we cannot continue to go to South Africa or any other country to produce our films and then send them back to Nigeria to be consumed.
"The Broadcasting Code and the Advertising Code are very clear on this.For you to classify a product as Nigeria product,it must have a certain percentage Nigeria content".The minister noted that what was happening today was Nigeria artist often flown out of this country to go and make their recordings.When they get there, they will patronise the economy of the country and then bring the product back to Nigeria for us to consume." It is like somebody going to China or Japan to make a product that looks like palm wine and bring it back home to label palm wine".
He stressed that "as long we are not able to implement our own code to ensure local production of Nigeria music and movies, our young talent will not get job". " It is Nigerian that pay for the consumption of these products and therefore they must be allowed and encourage to participate in their production." I am going to meet with the relevant stakeholders over this, to see that whatever amendment that is needed to be made to our Broadcasting codes in this regard,is done Urgently", he said
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