Actors and other stakeholders in the Nigerian movie industry, a.k.a Nollywood, said on Tuesday that the industry is a potential alternative to the ailing oil sector. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja, the stakeholders stressed that Nigeria could build vibrant economy with entertainment. According to them, if properly harnessed, Nollywood has the potential to sustain the nation’s economy and replace oil as the mainstay. Obi Okolie, a Nollywood actor and lecturer of Theatre Arts at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka said government should give priority attention to entertainment to rip its abundant potentials. “Now we are no longer getting what we used to get from oil. “Nollywood can effectively take the place of oil if the government realises and gives adequate attention to its development. “Here is an industry that is rated second globally, so why can’t we use that advantage to build […]