The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) received and classified 274 movies produced by the Nigerian film industry in the first quarter of the year.

Shaibu Husseini, the executive director of the board, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja.

The NFVCB boss said the figure was provided by the board’s Department of Film Censorship and Classification in its first quarter report, which captured all genres of approved films.

The report is for onward submission to the relevant federal government agency as input for the compilation of the nation’s gross domestic product for the first quarter (Q1 2024).

As indicated in the report, films in English constituted the bulk of the films produced during the period under review.

Two hundred and fifty films out of the numbers verified and approved were produced in English, while others include films in Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, and Hindi.

According to the report, classification by viewing audience indicates that films classified as “18,” meant for mature audiences, constitute over 50 per cent of the total films produced.

The report further showed that films classified as “15,”  “12,”’ and those that require parental guidance (PG), as well as those under “General Viewing,” trailed behind accordingly.

NFVCB is a federal government agency that regulates the film and video industry in Nigeria.

The board is empowered by law to classify all films and videos, whether imported or produced locally.

It is also the board’s duty to register all film and video outlets across the country.

(NAN)