The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) says it received and classified 274 movies produced by the Nigerian film industry in the first quarter of the year.
Dr Shaibu Husseini, Executive Director/CEO of the board made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
The NFVCB boss said the figure was provided by the Department of Film Censorship and Classification of the board in its first quarter report, capturing all genres of films approved by the board.
According to the report, classification by viewing audience indicates that films classified ‘18’, meant for matured audience, constitute over 50 percent of the total films produced.
The report further shown that films classified as ‘15’, ‘12’ and those that requires Parental Guidance(PG), as well as those under ‘General viewing trailed behind accordingly.
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