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Afreximbank’s $2bn fund bets on ’77: The Festac Conspiracy’

Afreximbank’s $2bn fund bets on ’77: The Festac Conspiracy’
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Executive Producer of the film and Chairman of the board of Adonis Production, Prince Tonye T. The sequel to the much acclaimed “76”, which is still showing on Netflix, goes behind the scenes to give audiences what CCI’s Chief Executive Officer, Osahon Akpata, described as “a film Africa can be proud of”.
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  • ✦Princewill thanked the CCI team for their show of faith in investing in the film and promised to give them reason to do more investments like it.
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$2 billion:By Omeiza Ajayi LAGOS: The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has staked money on a Nigerian film, with its $2 billion fund’s commercial subsidiary, Canex Creations Incorporated CCI, signing a landmark agreement to back “77: The Festac Conspiracy”.2026:T Princewill, signed the deal for the production house at the ongoing 2026 Canex Weekend in Lagos.2027:“77: The Festac Conspiracy” is due in cinemas in early 2027.
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  • ✦Executive Producer of the film and Chairman of the board of Adonis Production, Prince Tonye T.
  • ✦The sequel to the much acclaimed “76”, which is still showing on Netflix, goes behind the scenes to give audiences what CCI’s Chief Executive Officer, Osahon Akpata, described as “a film Africa can be proud of”.
  • ✦Princewill thanked the CCI team for their show of faith in investing in the film and promised to give them reason to do more investments like it.
Key Facts:$2 billion: By Omeiza Ajayi LAGOS: The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has staked money on a Nigerian film, with its $2 billion fund’s commercial subsidiary, Canex Creations Incorporated CCI, signing a landmark agreement to back “77: The Festac Conspiracy”.2026: T Princewill, signed the deal for the production house at the ongoing 2026 Canex Weekend in Lagos.2027: “77: The Festac Conspiracy” is due in cinemas in early 2027.
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By Omeiza Ajayi LAGOS: The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has staked money on a Nigerian film, with its $2 billion fund’s commercial subsidiary, Canex Creations Incorporated CCI, signing a landmark agreement to back “77: The Festac Conspiracy”.

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Executive Producer of the film and Chairman of the board of Adonis Production, Prince Tonye T.

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By Omeiza Ajayi LAGOS: The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has staked money on a Nigerian film, with its $2 billion fund’s commercial subsidiary, Canex Creations Incorporated CCI, signing a landmark agreement to back “77: The Festac Conspiracy”.

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