There are some young people in Nigeria that earn even more than adults. Some of them earn their money through their talents while some have wealthy parents. These are the top 12 richest young people in Nigeria.
1. Regina Daniels
Born on October 10, 2000, in Asaba, Regina Daniels is currently the highest-paid teenager as a Nollywood actress. She started acting at the age of seven where she earned ten thousand naira from her first movie. Now, she is earning big and her net worth is believed to be about $350,000.
2. Emmanuella
Born July 22, 2010, Emmanuella Samuel is a talented comedienne and has her name on the lips of almost everybody in Nigeria. She shot into limelight when she featured in Mark Angel’s comedy. The comedy skit that made her famous was titled “This is not my real face o.” Her current net worth is 25 million naira.
3. Ahmed Starboy
Without any doubt, Ahmed is a starboy indeed. He is talented and that is why Nigeria’s Starboy, Wizkid, came out to sign him to his record label. Ahmed is 12 years old and is popular in Nigeria.
4. Afeez Adeshina
Popularly known as destiny boy, Afeez Adeshina is a thirteen-year-old Fuji pop singer. His conversion of Davido’s ‘IF’ from hip-hop to Fuji made him famous and earned his wealth. He confessed in an interview that his music style is influenced by Fuji music which is a popular music style where he grew up.
5. Marylove Edwards
She is not an entertainer but a 13-year-old tennis champion. She is focused on emulating the great Serena Williams and many have referred to her as the “Nigerian Serena.” She is currently the number one tennis superstar in Africa in her age category.
6. Michelle Aigbe-Gentry
This teen model, who is the daughter of Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe, was born in July 2001 and is probably the next big thing in the Nigerian fashion industry. She is a talented model, fashionista, teen influencer with over 500k followers on Instagram and runs her own makeup business. She has also been referred to as the Kylie Jenner of Nigeria.
7. Mompha Junior
This child’s real name is Muhammed Lawal Mustapha. He is the son of a famous Nigerian businessman Ismaila Mustapha. The boy’s photos are often shared by his father on Instagram, and it seems that this family lives an interesting luxurious life.
The estimated net worth of his father Ismaila Mustapha is more than $500 million according to many sources including moss9ja.com
8. DJ Young Money: talented DJ
This is one of the richest kids in Nigeria. The talented 11 years old DJ already makes millions of Naira through different contracts and performances.
In 2016, he signed a deal with K-Nation Entertainment, as the in-house DJ of the Label, according to lindaikejisblog.com this deal brought the young talent millions of Naira. Unfortunately, there are no exact figures, but we believe that the talent and hard work of the young DJ made him one of the richest kids in the country.
9. Ozzy Bosco: singer
This child is also rich and popular in Nigeria. Experts believe that his estimated net worth has reached over 150,000 U.S. dollars (according to austinemedia.com). The boy who was born 11 years ago shows incredible musical talent. He composes his own songs, performs on stage and records his awesome hits.
10. Amarachi Uyanne: talent show star
This is another extremely talented Nigerian dancing girl who was born in 2004. Being 14 years now, she can boast some amazing awards. For example, she won Nigeria’s Got Talent 2012 show and was awarded 10 million Naira prize money.
It is a nice amount for any little child. The pretty talented girl continues to develop her talents, participate in numerous shows as well as runways and make her family proud of their unique daughter. Her estimated net worth is over 100,000 U.S. dollars (according to austinemedia.com and bionetworth.com.ng)
11. Segun Wire
This child got his rays of fame after creating a viral video of himself where he declared how much he wished to turn into a Yahoo boy one day in the future. He became a true media sensation and pretty popular in Nigeria afterwards. Some sites, including moss9ja.com, reports that his net worth now is approximately 25,000 U.S. dollars. Not too bad for an 11-year-old, right?
12. Ify Ufele
Can children design your clothes? Can they create outfits for your own kids? The answer is ‘yes’ if they are as talented as Ify Ufele. This little girl has shown her passion and talent for fashion design when she only turned 7 years old. Her interesting works were demonstrated at New York Fashion Week (the girl lives in the United States of America, but she loves being inspired by African culture when she visits Nigeria), and she is believed to earn her own money (enough for her business). Ify often post inspiring messages on her Instagram account.
This is our list of the richest kid in Nigeria in 2019. Every child who can dance, sing, perform on stage, entertain others, draw or do other impressive things that attract millions of eyes deserves to be loved, noticed, and honored. Pay attention to the talents of your kids, and probably they can make good profit from their hobbies.
Source: Within Nigeria NG
