Late Umar Maikudi Worked Tirelessly To Take Nollywood To Greater Heights – NFC

The Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) has come out to mourn the death of Umar Maikudi, a popular figure in the Nollywood film industry. The group recently had its say via its managing director and chief executive of the NFC, Ali Nuhu, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, Umar’s demise is a painful loss for the whole of Nollywood because he was a respected figure who offered exemplary leadership during his time as National President of the Motion Picture Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MOPPAN).

He added that he can only pray for God to console his family and loved ones while granting Umar eternal rest.

His words, “Alhaji Umar Maikudi was a refined, patriotic leader who worked tirelessly to reposition MOPPAN and promote its vision. He was committed to harnessing opportunities for Nigerian filmmakers both locally and in the diaspora.”

WOW.

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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.