President Bola Tinubu has lauded Nigerian filmmakers Damilola Osikoya of Switch Visual Production and Nora Awolowo of Rixel Studios on achieving the Guinness World Record for the largest attendance at a film screening.
The record was achieved with the screening of Black Market in Lagos on September 26, 2026.
Tinubu celebrated the filmmakers for their creativity, enterprise and ambition, describing their achievement as further evidence of the extraordinary talent driving Nigeria’s creative industry.
The President said Nigeria’s creative economy was building businesses, creating jobs and opening new markets for Nigerian talent, while film, music, fashion and art carry the country’s stories and culture to audiences worldwide.
He said the achievement of Black Market shows what was possible when Nigerian creativity was matched with enterprise and scale, and reaffirms his administration’s commitment to creating more opportunities for young Nigerians to build livelihoods and globally competitive businesses from their talent.
The President commended everyone involved in Black Market and wishes the team greater success.
