President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Damilola Osikoya and Nora Awolowo, the filmmakers behind ‘Black Market’, the Nollywood crime thriller, for breaking the Guinness World Records (GWR) for the largest attendance at a film screening in a single location.
The film screening took place on Saturday evening, drawing
thousands of movie lovers to the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) in Lagos.
The British reference book confirmed the feat after the
screening, officially recognising 51,000 viewers as the qualifying attendance
for the record.
They also broke the previous record of 43,624 people,
achieved by Iglesia Ni Cristo for their film ‘Felix Manalo’ at The Philippine
Arena in Ciudad de Victoria, Philippines, on October 4, 2015.
In a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser
to the president on information and strategy, Tinubu described the record as
evidence of the talent driving Nigeria’s creative industry.
The president said Nigeria’s creative economy is building
businesses, creating jobs, and opening new markets for Nigerian talent.
He also noted that film, music, fashion, and art continue to
take Nigeria’s stories and culture to audiences around the world.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu congratulates 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 statement reads.
“The record was achieved with the screening of Black Market
in Lagos on September 26, 2026. President Tinubu celebrates 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 says Nigeria’s creative economy is 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 says the achievement of Black Market shows what is
possible when Nigerian creativity is 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.
“President Tinubu commends everyone involved in Black Market
and wishes the team greater success.”
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