Abuja, Feb. 14, 2026 (NAN) The Managing Director, Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), Dr Ali Nuhu, has commended the corporation’s visible contributions to the growth of Nigeria’s orange economy since its establishment in 1979.
Nuhu stated this in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by the Director of Public Affairs of the (NFC), Mr Brian Etuk.
He made these assertions when he hosted 95 members of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) 48 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), who visited the NFC headquarters in Jos.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the participants of SEC 48 included senior officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces as well as the Police.
Others are the Para-military services, Federal and State Permanent Secretaries, Directors from Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and senior executives from the organised private sector.
Nuhu, represented by the NFC’s Director of Public Affairs, Brian Etuk, said the corporation’s impact on the nation’s film sector remained evident through skills development, professional training, capacity building and certification programmes.
The managing director noted that these efforts culminated in the establishment of Nigeria’s premier film training institution, the National Film Institute, in 1995, located in Jos.
According to him, the corporation has provided soft financing for movie projects, developed policy frameworks, promoted professional competence and facilitated the emergence of film guilds and associations nationwide.
“Other key contributions includes audiovisual cultural diplomacy, heritage protection, digitisation and archiving, film infrastructure development, co-production initiatives as well as cross-border collaborations,” he said.
He called for rapid transformation of the sector through massive infrastructure development, while emphasising the need affirmative action, appropriate policy frameworks and enabling legislation to unlock the industry’s full potential.
The managing director described the theme of the 2026 Senior Executive Course, “Economic Diversification and National Development: Leveraging the Orange Economy and Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Growth in Nigeria,” as timely.
He assured the delegation of the corporation’s readiness to support the successful completion of the 10-month programme.
Nuhu outlined measures to strengthen the film sector, including reinforcing copyright laws, introducing tax incentives, promoting public-private partnerships for cinema development and enhancing intellectual property protection.
He added that the measures also include monetisation education, continuous skills development, professional standards, establishment of Nigerian streaming platforms and creation of a national film production database.
In his remarks, Brig.-Gen. L.A. Jimoh (rtd), Team Lead and Directing Staff of NIPSS, commended the corporation’s contributions to Nigeria’s orange economy.
Jimoh expressed optimism that the final report of SEC 48 would contain recommendations to improve the nation’s orange economy. (NAN)
