- President Tinubu congratulated Damilola Osikoya and Nora Awolowo in a statement signed by his adviser Bayo Onanuga on Monday 28 September.
- Guinness World Records counted 51,000 viewers at Lagos's Tafawa Balewa Square, beating the 43,624 mark set in the Philippines in 2015.
- Directed by Fatimah Binta Gimsay, Black Market is due in cinemas in October, according to What Kept Me Up.
Tinubu hails Black Market filmmakers over 51,000-viewer Guinness record
A State House statement credits filmmakers Damilola Osikoya and Nora Awolowo for the Tafawa Balewa Square screening, lifting a Nollywood milestone into national conversation as the film heads for cinemas.
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the producers behind the Black Market Guinness record, hailing Saturday's 51,000-viewer screening in Lagos as a showcase of Nigerian talent and business muscle in a statement on Monday. The message turns a weekend Nollywood milestone into a national talking point. It also puts two filmmakers, rather than the film's star-studded cast, at the centre of…