Background
Adenuga, whose father was a tobacco merchant, was born on September 24, 1950.
Adenuga, whose father was a tobacco merchant, was born on September 24, 1950.
He was raised in Ibadan and attended the Ibadan City Academy where he obtained he O-Level certificate, before proceeding to Kings College Lagos for his higher school certificate, where he formed a popular band which later disbanded. Adenuga gained admission into the University of Lagos in 1971 where he studied Business Administration.
In the late eighties, Nigerian publications were affected by the economic depression, leaving Adenuga with the decision to move from print to electronic. Before the growth of the film industry, Adenuga had released the celluloid movie Papa Ajasco, which was based on the main character in Ikebe Super, in 1983. Papa Ajasco made history as the first English comedy in an industry which had been dominated by Yoruba productions.
A film version of Binta, re-entitled Binta My Daughter was released in 1995.
A year later the television series Papa Ajasco (formerly The Ajasco Family) was aired on Nigerian television to rave reviews. This small screen version saw the return of the old characters, and new character Pa James, who was created to avoid offending muslims.
("We did not want who did the silly things as Pa Jimoh alone") The institution is "built on the philosophy of balanced and excellent education, strongly derived from a burning desire to provide qualitative education at moderate, convenient and affordable rates. With an intent to making our pupils standard bearers and upon graduation competent citizens of unequalled moral rectitude".
In 2004, Adenuga opened the Pencil Film and Television Institute (PEFTI).
Its courses include Producing, Directing, and Cinematography. The school was recently featured in De Film Industries van Nigeria, a Danish documentary on the Nigerian film industry.