When everything feels unstable, it's human instinct to go back to what feels familiar.

From billion-naira box office hits to massive YouTube successes, these female directors are the driving force behind Nollywood’s biggest stories and commercial wins.

Nigerian producer @ItsAdey produced and co-wrote ‘Mission control’ off Ye’s just-released album, ‘Bully.’

Photographed by Nana Kwado Agyei Addo.