Popular comedian and Nollywood producer AY Makun has come out to celebrate Africa’s representation at the 2025 Qatar Economic Forum (QEF). He recently had his say via his social media page, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, the influential presence of businessman Tony Elumelu was applaudable, and he deserves a lot of praise for putting Africa on the map at the gathering.
AY added that he was honoured to have been one of the Nigerians present at the Qatar Economic Forum.
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His words, “I felt so proud as a Nigerian to have been part of the Qatar Economic Forum and to see @tonyoelumelu representing Africa so positively on such a prestigious platform.
Can’t wait for the entertainment and sports conversations. It’s time to completely eradicate the negative narratives often associated with the African continent. #weareblessed.”
WOW.
Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.
The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.
Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.
Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.
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