Wale Adenuga Production
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| Company type | Conglomerate |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Founder | Wale Adenuga |
| Headquarters | Lagos, Nigeria |
Key people | (Director) Wale Adenuga jnr,[1] |
| Products | Wale Film produces |
Wale Adenuga Productions Limited, (in abbreviation WAPL or WAP) is a Nigeria entertainment and magazine specializes in movie production and TV programs. The industry was the sponsored and owner of Super Story family, Papa Ajasco and Binta.
The formations
[edit]The industry was founded and established by Wale Adenuga in 1978. The idea of the formation came to existence when he graduated from University of Lagos in 1974, setting up his on affecting lives of other the natural artistic background he had in school and it is the birth to the popular TV series magazine Nigeria has ever had, the series known as Super Story and Binta having published and sold magazine in half million copies. It also produced popular drama series such as Papa Ajasco in 1983 and Binta My Daughter in 1995. However, it generated more revenue in the movie Papa Ajasco.[2][3][4][5]
The industry has partnership with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Society for Family Health, National Agency for the Control of AIDS and Securities and Exchange Commission through it social media market value and other industries specifically in Live Stage Performances and TV programmes.[6]
Most of award winning series platform includes:[6]
- Papa Ajasco
- Super story Family TV Drama
- Nnenna & Friends Children's Edutainment Platforms
- PEFTI Film Institute
- This Life; family drama
WAPTV
[edit]WAPTV is a family television entertainment channels. It was established in 2011 but began broadcasting in October 2012 and had top the entertaining channels industries in Nigeria.[7]
Awards
[edit]It has may award during the 2016 known as the 6 the edition of Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards, winning three award which took up at Barcelona Hotel, Wuse 2, Abuja. The following award received is based on the outstanding performance: Super Story Family as Best TV Series WAPTV, Nnenna and Friends best kiddies youths TV programmes and best Entertainment TV channel. For over 10 years the Superstory TV family drama still remained the most watched TV drama and WAPTV which is the TV channel is a popular TV shown in StarSat, MyTV, StarTimes and Consat.[8]
The PEFTI Film Institute Limited was established by Wale Adenuga Production in 2004, a private films TV production industry helps to established the professional training and disciplines of films, television and music productions.[9]
Filmography
[edit]Feature film
[edit]- Papa Ajasco (1983)[10]
- Binta My Daughter (1995)[10][11]
Television
[edit]- Papa Ajasco (1996–present)[10][11]
- Super Story (2001–present)[11]
- This Life (2005?)[12]
- Nnenna & Friends (2008)[13]
- The Babington Family (2019) [14][15]
- Knockout (2019) [16][17]
- Monica (2019)[18]
- The Village Headmaster (2021)[19]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Wale Adenuga Jnr explains how he runs WAP | Encomium Magazine". Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- ^ "Wale Adenuga Productions Ltd CAREER and RECRUITMENT EMPLOYMENT PORTAL | Careerslip.com". careerslip.com. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ "WALE ADENUGA PRODUCTIONS LTD". BusinessList.com.ng. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ "Wale Adenuga Productions Ltd". www.waplimited.com. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- ^ "Why I will never be part of Nollywood — Wale Adenuga". Vanguard News. 2015-06-06. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- ^ a b Okuku, Mitchelle (2018-01-24). "Wale Adenuga Productions expands its Social Marketing Unit". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ Lolade .O (2017-08-08). "MEDIA JOB | Graduate Admin. Secretary at Wale Adenuga Productions (WAP) Limited". BizWatchNigeria.Ng. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
- ^ BellaNaija.com (2016-03-02). "Wale Adenuga Productions wins "Best TV Series", "Best Entertainment Channel" & "Best Youth Programme" at NBMA!". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ "About us". www.pefti.tv. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- ^ a b c "Why I will never be part of Nollywood — Wale Adenuga". Vanguard News. June 6, 2015.
- ^ a b c Okunola, Akindare (March 12, 2020). "Wale Adenuga: The Tobacco Seller's Son Who Created Two Of Nigeria's Most Famous TV Series".
- ^ "A Change Of Heart... New Story On WAP Thislife". May 24, 2015.
- ^ "Fun with Nnenna and Friends | Nigeria Content Online".
- ^ "WAP parades Nobert Young, others in The Barbington Family". August 23, 2019.
- ^ Online, Tribune (August 24, 2019). "WAP releases new new TV drama, The Babinton Family".
- ^ "Wale Adenuga Productions Premiers Knockout". THISDAYLIVE. 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ "Knockout, new comedy by Wale Adenuga, enjoys 'massive' airplay". TheCable. April 12, 2019.
- ^ Adeniran, Raphel (July 16, 2019). "Watch Episode 1 of WAP TV's All New Superstory, "Monica"".
- ^ Tv, Bn (January 12, 2021). "So Much Drama in Wap TV's Forthcoming Series "The Village Headmaster" | Watch the Trailer Right Here".
