ABSTRACT
This
study examined the role of Nollywood on national development using movie
industries and movie viewers in Asaba as a case study. Survey research
methodology was adopted while one hundred copies of questionnaire were
administered to the selected respondents within Movie Industries and movie
viewers in Asaba metropolis. Findings have established that Nigeria home movie
industries are promoting our cultural values, it builds youths talents. Also,
poor funding of movie industries, inadequate production equipment, poor
scripting, poor story research and the advent of ICT have been described as the
major problems facing movie industries in Nigeria in achieving national
development. Nigeria home movie industries can enhance national development
through stories that focus on peaceful co-existence of Nigeria, if their
stories are on corruption effects, if stories are on good governance and if the
story is on culture. It is recommended that the Nigerian films censors
commission should scrutinize films before they are sent out for viewing by the
larger audience and Script writers should always have at the back of their
minds that Nigeria cultural heritage and national unity should be foremost on
their minds when they are writing any script.