What are benefits of being your member – Mary Njoku quizzes AGN, TAMPAN

• Mary Remmy Njoku, has queried the benefits of being a part of Nollywood guilds and associations.
• The ROK TV boss took to her social media platform to reveal a budding filmmaker had approached her to inquire about the benefits of joining the associations.
• Not sure of an appropriate response, Mary Njoku threw it to her followers who might have better ideas.

Nigerian actress cum filmmaker Mary Remmy Njoku, has questioned the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, and other Nollywood associations about the benefits of being a member of the union.

The ROK TV CEO also asked the associations to back their answers with evidence.

Mary Njoku in the post made on her Instagram story explained that she finds it difficult to give a clear response when asked the questions by up and coming filmmakers.

Questioning Nollywood guilds, associations, and their members, the actress wrote:

“A budding filmmaker asked me ‘what are the benefits of being part of Nollywood guilds and associations?’ and I am struggling to give a clear answer.

“Can someone help outline the benefits with supporting evidence?”

The National Film and Video Censors Board, NFVCB, earlier said there are 22 approved Nollywood guilds and associations, including AGN, and Theatre Arts and Motion Picture Practioners Association of Nigeria, TAMPAN.

In other news, Nigerian skit maker Apaokagi Adedoyin Maryam better known as Taaooma, has shared her struggle with her fans a few months after welcoming her first baby.

Taaooma and her husband Abdulazeez Greene Oladimeji aka Abula welcomed their first child on November 7, but announced the amazing news on December 5, 2024.

The talented creative in a new post on her X handle, asked a question to show how frustrating her experience is going.

Taaooma asked if it is until she should become Papa Ajasco, the popular comic character in Wale Adenuga’s sitcom, Papa Ajasco, who is bald.