The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Enugu State Chapter, on Wednesday donated food items and other materials to the Enugu State Family Support Programme (FSP) Children’s Home as part of activities marking the 2026 International Actors Day.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2026 celebration marked the inaugural observance of International Actors Day in Nigeria, with activities designed to highlight the contributions of actors beyond entertainment.
The national celebration was held on Aug. 26, with the theme “Actors Beyond the Screen: Impacting Communities, Transforming Lives.”
Speaking during the outreach in Enugu, the Chairman of AGN, Enugu Chapter, Mr Brown Ene, said the celebration was intended to demonstrate that actors had responsibilities beyond interpreting characters on screen.
Ene said the chapter began its activities with traffic management and environmental sanitation in parts of Enugu, including Independence Layout, before visiting the children’s home.
“We want to prove that beyond being actors and acting on screen, we have responsibilities.
“We are fathers, grandfathers and civil servants doing different jobs apart from interpreting characters on screen,” he said.
The chairman said International Actors Day was celebrated globally, adding that the 2026 edition was the first such celebration in Nigeria.
“AGN, as a member of the Federation of International Actors (FIA), joined actors across the world to celebrate the day,” he said.
Ene appealed to actors in Enugu to participate actively in guild activities, stressing that their contributions were important to the growth of the association and the welfare of its members.
Also speaking, the National Vice President of AGN, South-East Zone, Mr Clement Anigbo, said the celebration provided an opportunity for actors to make positive contributions to society.
Anigbo called on the government to invest more in the creative industry and improve the welfare of actors, particularly aged and sick practitioners.
“We appeal for reforms that would enable Nigerian actors benefit from royalties from films in which they participated,” he said.
He urged the government to support the industry through improved actors’ welfare, film production and sponsorship of quality cinemas, among other measures.
An actress, Ms Chidimma Aneke, described the celebration as a welcome development, saying it was important for actors to appreciate one another and give back to society.
Aneke said she was particularly pleased with the activities organised for the celebration, including fitness exercises, traffic management, environmental sanitation and the visit to the children’s home.
Receiving the donated items, the Coordinator of the FSP Children’s Home, Mrs Ngozi Oguejiofor, thanked the actors for remembering the children and appealed for continued support from individuals and organisations.
Oguejiofor said the home required assistance in several areas, noting that it catered not only for motherless children but also fatherless children, orphans, vulnerable children and children with special needs.
“The home is not only for motherless children, but also fatherless children, orphans, vulnerable children and those with special needs, such as Down syndrome and cerebral palsy,” she said.
She further appealed to Nigerians, philanthropists and organisations to support the home financially, psychologically and in other areas of need.
NAN reports that items donated by the guild included cartons of noodles, biscuits, drinks, toiletries and other materials.
