Prolific producer cum director, Zeb Ejiro, and 39 other Nollywood practitioners have been able to access part of the N3 billion grant given to the Nigeria movie industry by President Goodluck Jonathan earlier this year.
A very dependable source disclosed to us that the practitioners recently got the funds under the capacity building initiative to help them acquire more skills, training and upgrade of existing facilities.
While The Eagle Online’s investigation couldn’t ascertain other practitioners who have been able to apply and access the fund, close sources further said that top Nollywood producers and actors are currently working towards applying and securing the capacity building funds.
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