Wizkid and Davido have been enjoying increasing fame, significant career success and international recognition while Falz is winning more hearts with his rich and deep lyrical renditions. Also, Yemi Alade (29) is unarguably one of Nigeria’s music goddesses at the moment.
Nigerian achievers populated the Forbes list with a whooping 26 of them. Some notable figures among them are actress and entrepreneur, Beverly Naya (29), writer, filmmaker and actress, Sonia Irabor (28), model and entrepreneur, Tania Omotayo (26), co-founder, Zanda, Jumia and director Ringer Africa AG, Leonard Stiegeler (29) and founder, Asoebi Bella, Ink Eze. Popular African artistes Sarkodie, Nasty C and Cassper Nyovest also made the list.