Funke Akindele reveals source of funding for her major hit series, Jenifa’s Diary

Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele has revealed how she got her major source of funding for her hit series, ‘Jenifa’s Diary’.

Akindele, who is a producer of other films including; Omo Ghetto, Battle On Buka Street and A Tribe Called Judah, revealed at an event hosted by BellaNaija titled #HerMoneyHerPower that it was a woman who bankrolled Jenifa’s Diary.

The event which was held in Lagos on Saturday, September 21, has attracted praise from Nigerians for Akindele.

#HerMoneyHerPower is a campaign by BellaNaija and She Tank on women’s economic power, the ability of a woman to participate fully and equally in the economic sphere.

At the #HerMoneyHerPower event, Funke shared a personal story about the importance of women’s economic influence. For the first time, she revealed how she secured funding to continue filming her “Jenifa Diaries” series when she hit a financial roadblock. She said the lifeline came from a fellow woman.

Ibrahim Ibrahim

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