Patience Ozokwor explains why veteran Nollywood actors beg online
Veteran Nollywood actress Patience Ozokwor has opened up on why many older actors end up begging for financial help online despite years of fame on screen. Speaking on the podcast “Curiosity Made Me Ask” with Isbae U, she blamed the problem on the absence of royalty payments in Nigeria’s movie industry. Ozokwor explained that actors are typically paid only once for their roles, with no residual income when movies are rebroadcast on TV, sold on DVD or streamed on digital platforms. She contrasted this with more developed film industries where even “the smallest actors” keep earning from their work for life and their families continue to receive royalties after they die. According to her, this one‑off payment system leaves many performers financially stranded when they fall ill, retire or are no longer in high demand, forcing some to turn to […]