Seven Nigerians have been named among Forbes 30 Under 30 newest self-made young African innovators of 2023.
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The 2023 thirty young African innovators’ names were published on the Forbes site on Monday.
The Forbes 30 under 30 list comprises 11 South Africans, two Rwandans, Tanzanians and Ghanaians each, one each from Botswana, Namibia, Cameroon, Lesotho, Mauritius and Kenya and seven from Nigeria.
Among the Nigerians are award-winning singer Temilade Openiyi, also known as Tems, Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr, reality TV star Abiri Oluwabusayo, known as Khloe, football star Asisat Oshoala, tech entrepreneurs Hansel and Germain Ndu Okeke, and business innovator Blessing Joel Abeng.
