The Nigerian music industry has become one of the most lucrative ventures in the country, a far cry from how it was in the past.
Musicians in the country now rake in the big bucks and make millions from performances and endorsements.
Ventures Africa,
after presenting the list of Nigerian billionaires, has now compiled a
list of the “5 Richest Contemporary Entertainers In Nigeria”
Here they are below:
Tom Jackson looks at the five richest entertainers in Nigeria, in no respective order.
2face
Born
Innocent Idibia, the former member of the band, Plantashun Boyz, is
among the richest artists in the industry. With two platinum records
already behind him, Tuface (2Face) is speculated to be worth about 550
million naira ($3.47 million). He has had endorsement deals from
companies such as Guinness, which earned him 20 million naira ($125,000)
and Airtel, which earned him 22 million naira ($139,000).
He
was also rumoured to have collected 30 million naira ($189,000) from
the producers
