Nollywood Movies and Academic Performance of the Youths of Nnewi: A Socio-Religious Discourse

Resumen

Every human society has set of rules of behavior to which every member is expected to adhere. This code of conduct guides their behavior in both public and private situations for peaceful coexistence. Nollywood movies, one of the most popular instruments of entertainment for the society, are expected to uphold these principles and to inculcate morality in the lives of students but, unfortunately, it has not only failed to uphold the moral standards of the society but also led to the poor academic performance of students at all levels of education and has neglected the biblical instruction: "Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes … And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee" (Deut.6:17-18; KJV). This is so bad that it has spurred this writer to draw attention of the government, church leaders and the population to this menace with a view to proffering solutions. Data for this article was drawn from primary and secondary sources. The primary source was based on survey carried out at the Living Word Comprehensive Secondary School, Umudim, Nnewi, Anambra State. The secondary sources included newspaper, magazine and journal articles, books and Internet resources. Based on social learning theory, the article concluded that some actions should be taken urgently to arrest this situation and preserve Nnewi’s posterity.