List of Nigerian films of 2021 explained

This is a list of Nigerian films scheduled for release in 2021.

2021

January–March

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
J A N U A R Y	1	Day of Destiny	Akay Mason Abosi Ogba	Olumide Oworu Denola Grey Norbert Young Toyin Abraham Jide Kosoko	Sci-fi adventure	The film was initially supposed to have its theatrical release on 30 October 2020 but was postponed to 1 January 2021 due to End SARS protests.	^[1]
		The Miracle Centre	Niyi Towolawi	Odunalade AdekolaFemi Adebayo Ayo Mogaji Yemi Sodimu Afeez 'Saka' Oyetoro	Situation comedy	Comically examines the problems of Nigeria's educational system.	^[2]
	22	Tanwa Savage	Geshin Salvador	Segun ArinzeTimini Egbuson Bimbo Ademoye Linda Osifo	Comedy drama		^[3]
		The Cleanser	James Abinibi	Kehinde Bankole Bolanle Ninalowo Alex Osifo Antar Laniyan	Thriller		^[4]
	29	Sanitation Day	Seyi Babatope	Blossom ChukwujekwuElozonam Nse Ikpe Etim Elvina Ibru	Comedy thriller		^[5]
F E B R U A R Y	14	Namaste Wahala	Hamisha Daryani Ahuja	Ini Dima-Okojie Richard Mofe-Damijo Joke Silva Jude Abaga	Romantic comedy		^[6]
	12	Still Falling	Karachi Atiya and Dimbo Atiya	Daniel Etim Effiong Sharon Ooja Kunle Remi Liz Ameye	Romantic drama		^[7]
		Fine Wine	Seyi Babatope	Richard Mofe Damijo Zainab Balogun Ego Nwosu Keppy Ekpenyong	Romantic comedy		^[8]
M A R C H	12	Ponzi	Kayode Kasum	Timini Egbuson Uzoamaka Aniunoh Jide Kosoko Mawuli Gavor	Comedy	Based on victims of the 2016 Ponzi scheme, MMM	^[9]
		Under the Carpet	Tope Alake	Iyabo OjoDeyemi Okanlawon Femi Jacobs.	Romantic drama
		Eagle Wings	Paul Apel Papel	Femi Jacobs Enyinna Nwigwe Yakubu Mohammed Uzee Usman	War film	Based on true events	^[10]
	19	Mamba's Diamond	Seyi Babatope	Osas Ighodaro Gabriel Afolayan Uchemba Williams Nse Ikpe-Etim	Action comedy	Production debut for Williams Uchemba	^[11]
		La Femme Anjola	Mildred Okwo	Nonso BasseyJoke Silva Rita Dominic Femi Jacobs	Psychological Thriller		^[12]
		The Razz Guy	Udoka Onyeka	Nancy IsimeLasisi Elenu Broda Shaggi MC Lively	Comedy	Lead debut for Lasisi Elenu	^[13]
	26	The Therapist	Kayode Kasum	Rita DominicMichelle Dede Toyin Abraham Shaffy Bello Tope Tedela

April–June

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
A P R I L	2	Prophetess	Niyi Akinmolayan	Toyin AbrahamLateef Adedimeji Muyiwa Ademola Tina Mba	Comedy		^[14]
	16	Breaded Life	Biodun Stephen	Timini EgbusonBimbo Ademoye Tina Mba Jide Kosoko	Romantic comedy		^[15]
	23	Eyimofe	Ari and Chuko Esiri	Jude AkuwudikeTemi Ami-Williams Cynthia Ebijie Sadiq Daba
	30	The Wait	Yemi Morafa	Nse Ikpe EtimDeyemi Okanlawon Jimmy Odukoya Chimezie Imo	Faith based
		Suga Suga	Richard Omos	Taiwo ObileyeAyo Adesanya Tana Adelana Wole Ojo	Comedy	G-Worldwide debut production
M A Y	14	Mimi	Samuel ‘’Bigsam’’ Olatunji	Ali BabaIreti Doyle Toyin Abraham Prince Jide Kosoko Bimbo Akintola			^[16]
	18	Lockdown	Moses Inwang	Omotola Jalade-EkeindeTony Umez Charles Awurum Sola Sobowale Nobert Young	Psychological thriller	Co-produced by Sneeze Films, FilmOne and CEM media group.	^[17]
J U N E	11	My Village People	Niyi Akinmolayan	Bovi UgbomaNkem Owoh Amaechi Muonagor Charles Inojie Rachael Oniga	Comedy	Co-produced by Kountry Kulture Network, FilmOne Entertainment and TMPL Motion Pictures	^[18]
	12	The New Patriots	Terry Ayebo	Akin LewisDele Odule Bimbo Oshin Taiwo Ibikunle Lateef Adedimeji	Political thriller	Selected for 4 film festivals	^[19]
		Badamasi	Obi Emelonye	Enyinna Nwigwe Charles Inojie Sani Danja Yakubu Mohammed	Biopic	Biopic of Ibrahim Babangida, former Nigerian head of state	^[20]
	16	Dwindle	Kayode KasumDare Olaitan	Funke Akindele-BelloBisola Aiyeola Jidekene Achufusi Samuel Perry Uzor Arukwe	Comedy	Produced by Mimi Bartels	^[21]
	18	Ayinla	Tunde Kelani	Lateef AdedimejiBimbo Manuel Ade Laoye Kunle Afolayan Bimbo Ademoye	Musical Biopic	Based on the life and times of Apala musician, Ayinla Omowura.	^[22]

July–September

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
J U L Y	2	Devil In Agbada	Umanu Elijah	Erica Nlewedim Linda Osifo Efe Irele	Action		^[23]
	9	Gone	Daniel Ademinokan	Sam DedeGabriel Afolayan Stella Damasus Ada Ameh Bimbo Manuel			^[24]
A U G U S T	20	Loving Rona	Luke Aire Oyovbaire	Meg Otanwa Gideon Okeke Jeffbankz Nweke	Romance		^[25]
S E P TE M B E R	10	The Ghost and the Tout Too	Michael 'Ama Psalmist' Akinrogunde	Mercy Johnson-OkojiePatience Ozokwo Iyabo Ojo Odunlade Adekola	Dramatic comedy		^[26]
		Love Castle	Desmond Eliott	Kehinde BankoleJide Kosoko Zack Orji Desmond Elliot Femi Adebayo Salami			^[27]

October–December

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
O C T O B E R	15	Charge and Bail	Uyoyou Adia	Zainab BalogunStan Nze Elozonam Ogbolu Folu Storms Eso Dike	Comedy drama	By Inkblot productions	^[28] ^[29]
	29	Progressive Tailors Club	Biodun Stephen	Femi Adebayo SalamiJaiye Kuti Rachel Oniga Uzor Arukwe	Political satire	By Anthill Studios	^[30]
N O V E M B E R		Cordelia	Tunde Kelani			Based on a novel of the same name by Femi Osofisan	^[31]
	26	Soólè	Kayode Kasum	Sola SobowaleAdedimeji Lateef Femi Jacob Adunni Ade Shawn Faqua	Comedy drama	Production debut for Adunni Ade	^[32]
D E C E M B E R	16	A Naija Christmas	Kunle Afolayan	Rachel OnigaAbayomi Alvin Efa Iwara Kunle Remi	Romantic Comedy	First Nigerian Christmas film on Netflix	^[33]
	17	Aki and Pawpaw		Chinedu Ikedieze Osita Iheme Amaechi Muonagor Toyin Abraham Chioma Okafor		Remake of the 2002 film, Aki Na Ukwa	^[34]
	24	Christmas in Miami	Robert Peters	AY Makun Richard Mofe-Damijo Osita Iheme John Amos.	Comedy	Fourth film in AY Makun's Akpos series after 30 Days in Atlanta, A Trip to Jamaica and 10 Days in Suncity	^[35]
	29	Superstar	Akhigbe Illozhobie	Nancy IsimeDeyemi Okanlawon Timini Egbuson Daniel Etim Effiong Eku Edewor	Romantic comedy	By Inkblot productions	^[36]

Unknown release dates

• Window Bird

See also

• 2021 in Nigeria
• List of Nigerian films

Notes and References

1. Web site: 21 February 2020. 'DOD': Everything you need to know about Nigeria's first family adventure film. 12 February 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en-US.
2. Web site: 17 December 2020. Watch the trailer for 'The Miracle Centre' starring Yemi Sodimu, Odunlade Adekola, Etinosa Idemudia, Broda Shaggi. 18 February 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en-US.
3. Web site: 14 January 2021. Segun Arinze, Timini Egbuson, others to star in new movie 'Tanwa Savage'. 18 February 2021. en-GB.
4. Web site: 7 February 2021. SPOTLIGHT: Mathew Alajogun, the filmmaker who cooked up lies to escape medical school. 17 February 2021. TheCable Lifestyle. en-US.
5. Web site: 25 January 2021. Comic-Thriller Sanitation Day Set For Cinema Release On January 29. 12 February 2021. guardian.ng.
6. News: Chile. Nneka. 12 February 2021. Nollywood meets Bollywood in love tale 'Namaste Wahala'. en. Reuters. 12 February 2021.
7. Web site: 11 February 2021. 'Still Falling' to make pre Valentine's day theatrical release [Watch trailer]]. 20 March 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en-US.
8. Web site: Tv. Bn. 11 January 2021. True Love Wins! Watch the Official Trailer for Neville Sajere's "Fine Wine" starring Richard Mofe Damijo, Zainab Balogun & Ego Nwosu. 12 February 2021. BellaNaija. en-US.
9. Web site: BellaNaija.com. 22 January 2021. Watch the Teaser for "Ponzi" starring Timini Egbuson, Uzo Amaka & Mawuli Gavor. 21 February 2021. BellaNaija. en-US.
10. Web site: Nwogu. Precious. 22 February 2021. 'Ponzi', 'La Femme Anjola', here is a list of Nigerian movies coming to cinemas in March. 14 March 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en-US.
11. Web site: 22 February 2021. Check out the BTS from Williams Uchemba's forthcoming film 'Mamba's Diamond'. 16 April 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en.
12. Web site: 6 July 2019. La Femme Anjola: A Tale of Love, Sex, Greed. 8 February 2021. THISDAYLIVE. en-US.
13. Web site: Tv. Bn. 17 February 2021. Watch the Official Trailer for Udoka Oyeka's Comedy Film "The Razz Guy". 17 February 2021. BellaNaija. en-US.
14. Web site: Nwogu. Precious. 13 January 2021. Toyin Abraham unveils the teaser for 'Prophetess' directed by Niyi Akinmolayan. 18 March 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en-US.
15. Web site: Nwogu. Precious. 1 April 2021. Nollywood movies coming to cinemas this April. 2 April 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en.
16. Web site: Onikoyi. Ayo. 10 May 2021. "Mimi" set to break record as first Nollywood film to premiere at the beach. 12 May 2021. Vanguard (Nigeria). en-US.
17. Web site: Nwogu. Precious. 17 March 2021. Watch Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Sola Sobowale, Tony Umez, Jidekene Achufusi in 'Lockdown' teaser. 30 May 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en.
18. Web site: Nwogu. Precious. 4 May 2021. Here's a new teaser for 'My Village People' directed by Niyi Akinmolayan. 8 June 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en.
19. Web site: 20 March 2021. There are challenges of quality production, marketing in Nollywood —Filmmaker Rotimi Adelola. 18 May 2021. Tribune Online. en-GB.
20. Web site: Adeyemi. Sola. 16 June 2021. Emelonye's lens on Portrait of a General. 18 October 2021. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US.
21. Web site: Nwogu. Precious. 3 June 2021. Check out the new teaser for Kayode Kasum & Dare Olaitan's 'Dwindle!'. 10 June 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en.
22. Web site: Nwogu. Precious. 10 May 2021. Tunde Kelani's 'Ayinla' biopic to premiere in June. 12 May 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en.
23. Web site: BellaNaija.com. 1 March 2021. Check Out the Official Posters for "Devil In Agbada" starring Erica Nlewedim, Linda Osifo & Efe Irele. 5 March 2021. BellaNaija. en-US.
24. Web site: 25 June 2021. Watch the official trailer for 'Gone' directed by Daniel Ademinokan. 26 June 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en.
25. Web site: 26 July 2021. Watch Meg Otanwa, Gideon Okeke, Jeff Bankz in 'Loving Rona' trailer. 31 July 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en.
26. Web site: 28 July 2021. Check out the new teaser for 'The Ghost and the Tout Too'. 31 July 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en.
27. Web site: 28 July 2021. Watch the trailer for 'Love Castle' directed by Desmond Elliot. 31 July 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en.
28. Web site: Nwogu. Precious. 11 June 2021. Inkblot productions unveils new titles 'Charge and Bail', 'Superstar' to debut 2021. 11 June 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en.
29. Web site: 16 September 2021. INKBLOT production releases trailer for high anticipated blockbuster, charge and bail. 16 September 2021. Vanguard News. en-US.
30. Web site: Nwogu. Precious. 6 August 2021. 'Progressive Tailors Club' gets theatrical release date. 8 August 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en.
31. Web site: 25 June 2021. As Osofisan's 'Cordelia' goes on big screen The Nation. 7 July 2021. Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. en-US.
32. Web site: Diamond. Maria. 23 October 2021. Adunni Ade's Soólè set to hit the cinemas. 19 November 2021. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US.
33. Web site: 18 November 2021. Netflix Announces The First Nigerian Christmas Film: A Naija Christmas. 26 December 2021. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US.
34. Web site: Bammeke . Ifeoluwa . 11 February 2022 . Top 5 Highest-Grossing Nigerian Movies In January . 5 March 2022 . The Culture Custodian (Est. 2014.) . en-US.
35. Web site: Nwogu. Precious 'Mamazeus'. 15 November 2021. Here is a first-look at AY's latest film 'Christmas in Miami'. 19 November 2021. Pulse Nigeria. en.
36. Web site: 5 November 2021. TEASER: Nancy Isime, Timini Egbuson star in romantic drama 'Superstar'. 19 November 2021. TheCable Lifestyle. en-US.