The skitmaking industry in Nigeria is blooming and growing daily with new talents finding their knack for comedy, leveraging the use of digital technology, reaching a global audience and walking off the unemployment chart. In the last couple of years, we have witnessed the high rise in the number of skit makers in Nigeria, owing to the fact that everyone has now seen how lucrative it can be.<\/b><\/p>\n
Beyond just putting a smile on the face of people, skitmaking has become a money making business for many Nigerians to escape from the high rise of unemployment and poverty in the country. With a combination of talent and digital tools, many youths are improvising, making use of what they have.<\/span><\/p>\n In a report published by Dataleum – a global talent accelerator – earlier this year, skit-making ranked as the third largest entertainment industry in Nigeria with a net worth of over N50 billion.<\/span><\/p>\n One of the country\u2019s top skit makers, Maryam Apaokagi, popularly known as Taaooma<\/a> explained she only wanted to perfect her cinematography skills when she started making skits but focused on skitmaking when she realized how much of the positive feedback she was getting.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI wanted to be a cinematographer rather than a content creator initially. The videos I made were to edit and perfect my cinematography skills, but as time went on, I started getting positive feedback from everyone around me, and the reception on social media gave me the green light; so I had to venture into the business of creating more skits.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
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