We are underpaid - Deyemi reveals biggest challenge with industry

Popular Nigerian actor, Deyemi Okolawon has revealed the major challenge with the movie industry in Nigeria is the remuneration.

According to him, movie stars are underpaid.

Okolawon made this known in a recent episode of MTV Base Africa Lights, Camera Stardom, programme alongside his colleague Daniel Etim-Effiong.

He said: “I think Nollywood actors are not being paid enough. And on the other hand, we are not financially literate enough to use what we do have and maximize it to protect ourselves in the future.”

Corroborating Deyemi’s claim, Etim-Effiong said: “I also think that the way the industry works, it doesn’t provide enough for the actors to work with both financially and otherwise.

“For example, I don’t think actors are given enough time to prepare for their roles. I don’t think actors are given enough time even to work on themselves.”

The Nigerian film industry is referred to as “Nollywood.”