UpNepa premiered in Abuja on Can also 9.
Final Up thus a ways Can also 14, 2024
‘UpNEPA!’ a compelling documentary that explores Nigeria’s power electricity present
challenges, has premiered in Abuja. The screening, held on Thursday, Can also 9, drew a
current crowd, including filmmakers, industry experts, institutional representatives, and
concerned electricity customers.
Produced by Griot Studios, ‘UpNEPA!’ probes Nigeria’s erratic energy present and its a ways-reaching
repercussions on folk, businesses, and the nation’s economy. The movie intricately
examines the field’s overarching hurdles, encompassing concerns luxuriate in ineffective electricity
policies, regulatory ambiguities, and corruption.
The movie additionally points insights from industry luminaries unprejudiced like Patrick Okigbo, Bart Nnaji, Alex
Okoh, and Rahila Thomas, alongside interviews with day to day Nigerians. Becoming a member of these industry
experts are Nollywood icon Kate Henshaw and rapper Jude Abaga, popularly identified as MI.
Speaking on the premiere, Ishaya Bako, the Writer and Director of ‘UpNEPA!’, highlighted the
intensive effort that went into the movie’s creation.
“I’m grateful to be in a space to fragment this movie with an target audience which has been a long time within the
making. The documentary affords an in-depth analysis of the challenges of providing ample
and sustained electrical energy to Nigeria’s rising population despite being one of the
world’s largest essential energy producers.
“It additionally examines the historic adjustments and government reforms all the plot in which throughout the flexibility sector while
watching for future tendencies. I’m namely grateful to the MacArthur Foundation for his or her
pork up in producing the movie and our hardworking crew at Griot Studios, who bear persevered
to be determined this project becomes a fact,” he said.
Ummi Yakubu, the Government Producer of ‘UP NEPA’ emphasised the documentary’s aim to
spark essential dialogues and catalyze actionable alternate choices to Nigeria’s electricity woes.
Yakubu careworn the criticality of a legitimate energy present for holistic financial and societal
development.
She said, “We’re hoping that the widespread Nigerian will look this and realize what goes
on within the flexibility sector and realize who the major avid gamers are. They are able to additionally realize how
energy of direction will get generated, all of the technique to coming all of the style down to us being in a space to change on our
sockets and salvage energy.”
The ‘UpNEPA!’ documentary will be on hand on YouTube by the live of Can also 2024.
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