Yemi Alade, Wizkid, and Davido are among the 27 Nigerians listed in Forbes Africa’s 30 under 30 list.
With a list of 90 young entrepreneurs across three sectors, Nigerians made up close to one third of the honourees.
The honourees are said to have the “fire and fury to change the world”.
The sectors recognised in the 2018 list include creatives, business, and technology.
Nigerian artistes, actors and actresses, models, filmmakers, and fashion designers were recognised by Forbes as the driving force in the creative industry.
The honourees also include actor-artiste Folarin ‘Falz’ Falana, Joyce Jacob, founder of Joyce Jacob Beauty, fashion designer Adebayo Oke-Lawal, actress Beverly Naya, Sonia Irabor, and Tania Omotayo.