Nigeria, May 3 -- The immediate effects of coronavirus on the Nigerian movie industry are already being felt.

When President Muhammadu Buhari's first announced a 14-day national lockdown on March 31 to combat COVID-19, it abruptly halted the activities of industries across Nigeria.

Those immediately impacted by the lockdown directive include the Nigerian film industry and its workforce, which largely survives on daily wages.

Many Nigerian filmmakers like 'Omoni Oboli who was shooting a new Tv series, 'Last Year Single', had to halt the production abruptly.

The COVID-19 outbreak has, no doubt, sparked a dramatic first for movie industries across the world. As the lockdown persists, filmmakers are screening their movies for free on onli...