Is Nigeria as conservative as she appears? The demand for x-rated content online and the nation's growing adult film industry suggests this may not be the case.
In the United States, the porn industry is estimated to generate up to $10 billion, according to the National Research Council Report, 2002. There is no official record for Nigeria.
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Edet Mareme, an adult entertainer, tells Business Insider SSA that porn stars can make up to between $3,000 to $10,000 a month, depending on the role.
“In a month, porn star can make from $3,000 to $10,000 and more. “Girls are paid more than their male counterparts in the industry," Mareme says.
Against societal narratives, Mareme said working in the industry doesn't stop a woman from having a happy life and home. “A woman can decide to go into porn acting and stop after a while and go and marry. Nobody can stop you.”
Nigerian societal settings stigmatise porn actors and women are castigated from society for engaging in porn or its related industries.
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Changing the narrative about the porn industry
“People mistake me for a sex worker, I am a porn actress. Because you watched my video from an x-rated website doesn't mean I have sex with everybody I meet,” she explains.
She added that in the porn industry, so many protocols are followed before an actor or actress can participate, including conducting tests.
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How the porn industry makes money
The Nigerian porn actress said videos are posted on x-rated websites to generate views and per-click revenue. She said videos are also sold to other x-rated websites. All these complement the amount paid for acting in a porn scene.
She called for a professional porn industry in Nigeria that would be able to compete with the international market for views.
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