Nigerian Movies is Africa's largest movie industry in terms of the value of the movie industry and the number of movies produced per year. Although Nigerian films have been produced since the 1960s, the rise of affordable digital filming and editing technologies has stimulated the country's video film industry. The Nigerian video feature film industry is sometimes colloquially known as Nollywood, having been derived as a play on Hollywood in the same manner as Bollywood.

Pioneers of the Nigerian and African movie selling industry are sites such as All African Movies.com. Offering movies for more than 10 years, All African Movies has dominated the African and Nigerian movies selling industry for years. Now movie sellers have turned to new ways of providing Nigerian and African movies such as online movie streaming. Websites such as All African Café which is a African Entertainment Social Network, provides over 3,000 free Nollywood Nigerian, Ghanaian, and other African Movies and Music Videos Online. Also providing On Demand Music videos, Nigerian Mixtapes and other African music mixtapes, All African Café is seen by many to be the uprising dominator of the African movie society by supplying movies for free. Popular actors of Nollywood constantly appear in American media such as Genevieve Nnaji’s Oprah Interview. But, one of the first Nigerian movies to reach worldwide renown was the 2003 release Osuofia in London, starring Nkem Owoh, the famous Nigerian comedic actor. Modern Nigerian cinema’s most prolific director is Chico Ejiro, who directed over 80 films in an 8-year period and brags that he can complete production on a movie in as little as three days. Ejiro’s brother Zeb is the best-known director of these videos outside of the country. Nollywood’s biggest competition on the African continent is the Ghanaian film industry, and Nigerian film makers usually collaborate with Ghanaian actors and film makers. Van Vicker, a popular Ghanaian actor, has starred in many Nigerian movies and famous Nollywood actress Genevieve Nnaji has also starred in many Ghanaian films. Because of their collaborations, Western viewers often confuse Ghanaian movies with Nollywood and count their sales as one; however, they are two different independent industries.

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Izu Ojukwu- is a Nigerian film director and actor. In 2007 he won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Director for the film Sitanda, which received 9 nominations and won 5 awards at the 3rd African Movie Academy Awards, including Best Picture & Best Nigerian Film.
Desmond Elliot- is an ethnically mixed Nigerian. His father is a Yoruba man from Lagos State, while his mother, an Igbo woman from Anambra State, also has roots in Delta State.
Jim Iyke- is a Nigerian actor. He started acting in 2001, and was crowned Sexiest Man in Nigeria in 2008. He has starred in over 200 Nollywood movies in Nigeria, and is also popular for starring in roles alongside Rita Dominic.
Nkem Owoh- was born in Enugu Nigeria. After his primary and secondary school he headed to the University of Ilorin and studied engineering. Already during his university studies, Owoh began acting in various television and film productions. In 2007 Owoh was arrested in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Bijlmermeer neighborhood in the Amsterdam Zuidoost borough) as the result of a 7-month investigation by the Dutch police dubbed "Operation Apollo". Owoh was arrested while performing a musical show when the police raided the event and arrested 111 people on suspicion of lottery fraud and immigration violations. Owoh was later released In November 2009 Owoh was kidnapped in eastern Nigeria. His kidnappers demanded a 15 million naira ransom. Owoh was released after his family members allegedly paid a ransom fee of 1,4 million naira. Starring in the first Nigerian movies to reach international renown was the 2003 release Osuofia in London, starring Nkem Owoh, the famous Nigerian comedic actor. Modern Nigerian cinema’s most prolific director is Chico Ejiro, who directed over 80 films in an 8-year period and brags that he can complete production on a movie in as little as three days. Ejiro’s brother Zeb is the best-known director of these videos outside of the country.
Ramsey Nouah- Born in Edo, Nigeria, Nouah (often misspelled 'Noah') is of Nigerian and Israeli parentage (his father is of Israeli and Lebanese descent, while his mother is Yoruba, hailing from Owo, Ondo. His middle name, Tokunbo, means Born Overseas.[1] He never knew his dad, he was raised by his mum. Before gaining popularity as a Nollywood actor, Nouah had been a Hip hop artiste with future fellow actor Pat Attah - the pair would eventually star in the Nigerian soap opera Megafortunes alongside Regina Askia, who played their stepmother. He has been dubbed "Lover-Boy" for his numerous roles in romantic movies.

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