THE IMPACT OF HOME -VIDEO ON THE SOCIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of home video to the socio economic development in Nigeria and Bashorun Gaa was used as a case study. The new media that have assumed positions of importance in Nigeria today are the home videos, computers, facsimile and statutes disc video. Against this backdrop, the researcher adopts the historical, descriptive and analytical approaches as its method of reflecting on how the video films phenomenon- emerged in Nigeria and what issues the Nigerian video films Industry busy-themselves with. It was revealed in this research work that there is too much display of sex related immorality (Nudity, prostitution etc) in the Home movies. It concludes by canvassing the government and other stakeholders in West Africa should explore the huge potentiality of the home video films industry in creating employment opportunities and redressing contemporary social challenges.
Keyword: Home-Video, Socio Economic, Development in Nigeria.
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