Nigeria is a blessed country with many talented and inspiring kids, and today, there are teenage celebrities who inspire countless young Nigerians with their passion and creativity.

Here are five successful teenagers in the Nigerian entertainment industry:

1. MOSHOOD ABDULMUIZ aka MUYEEZ (MUSICIAN)

Moshood Abdulmuiz, professionally known as Muyeez, is an emerging Nigerian Afrobeats singer and songwriter. He was born in May 27, 2008 in Kwara State. Muyeez’s passion for music began at age 8, which had led him to share freestyle videos on Instagram.

His freestyle videos on Instagram caught a lot of people attention in 2024 which had made his boss, Seyi Vibez signed him to his record label Vibez Inc.

In 2024, he collaborated with his record owner with his debut hit “Instagram” featuring Seyi Vibez.

The song “Instagram” drives him to popularity reaching number one on Apple Music in Nigeria within 24 hours of release.

He’s currently the youngest African artist to chart on billboard hot 100 at age of 16 years.

2. ENORENSE VICTOR aka Kiriku (SKIT MAKER, YOUTUBER & ACTOR)

Enorense Victor is a Nigerian skit maker, YouTuber and actor, popularly known with the stage name, Kiriku. He was born on 17 December 2014 in Benin City, Edo State.

Kiriku has been a dedicated comedian at the age of four and his comedy skits portray the Street lifestyle and many other crazy scripts which usually trigger audiences to laugh.

He obtained his primary school education and certificate in his hometown even while he still focuses on skit making.

He moved to Lagos State in pursuit of his career after the completion of his primary school education. He had featured a lot of celebrities since his arrival in Lagos State such as Cute Abiola, Officer Woos, Oga Sabinus, Mr. Funny, Brodda Shaggi, Edoboy Billions, Pencil D Comedian, MC Mbakara, and also a musician, Iyanya.

In 2022, Kiriku and his brother, De Umbrella Boy, made headlines by reportedly buying two Mercedes Benz cars for their dad which then gained widespread attention when Instablog9ja and Tunde Ednut posted the news on Instagram.

In 2023, he won some two prestigious prizes like “Best Comedy Kid Award” at the Nigeria Comedy Awards (maiden edition), and also won the Best Comedy Kid Award at the HipTV Humour Award.

Kiriku is an influencer for brands like DPB Prince Builders and Spicy Guineafowl.

3. GOODNEWS DIEPREYE aka FUNNY EMMA (CONTENT CREATOR )

Goodnews Diepreye is a Nigerian content creator, actor and influencer. He was born on November 1, 2017 (8 years ago) in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

Funny Emma is known for his excellent content creation. He his best known for creating funny videos on his YouTube channels with lots of engagement and eighty four thousand subscribers.

His remarkable talent is precisely the reason why Oga Sabinus, also known as Mr. Funny, featured him in his skits on several occasion as his son, while many people thinks he is his real son due to the frequent featuring of young lad in his videos.

He won his first ever award as a comedian – Crowned Content Creator of the Year – at just 7 years old on May 23, 2025.

4. ADAEZE ONUIGBO (NOLLYWOOD ACTRESS, DANCER, INSTAGRAM INFLUENCER)

Adaeze Angel Oniuigbo, popularly known as Ada, was born on 2 September, 2008, in Anambra State, Nigeria. She is an actress, model, dancer, and Instagram influencer.

Adaeze began her first career journey when she featured in a movie titled ‘Emotional Baby.’ Since her movie debut, she had acted alongside with top Nollywood actors and actress like Jim Iyke, Patience Ozokwor, Destiny Etiko, Stanley Igboanugo, Ifedi Sharon, and Regina Daniels.

She had registered a lot of movies to her name such as Egg of love, Stolen crown, The heart that lies, Devil’s Harem, Burden of Love, Sonye, and Good Friday, to mention few.

Adaeze is a dancer. She discovered her dancing talent at the tender age of five. Since then, she has become more popular with her dancing steps which she posts on TikTok, and the talent has drawn a lot of engagement and followers on her TikTok account. She currently boasts of over 2.5 million followers and over 23 million likes on the video sharing platform.

Adaeze is an Instagram influencer with 1.2 million followers. Due to her fame and media popularity, she has been able to endorse different brands such as, Zandas Cosmetics, Osbag Creations and Hollantex, among many others.

5. UCHECHI TREASURE OKONKWO (ACTRESS, GOSPEL SINGER, PRODUCER, DANCER)

Uchechi Treasure Okonkwo (born October 12, 2008), also known as Adakirikiri, is a Nigerian actress, gospel singer, songwriter, producer, and dancer.

She began her career in gospel music, gaining attention with her breakout single “Okeosisi,” which had over two million views on YouTube.

At the age of 8, she had already had her social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook. Due to her smartness and intelligence, she has featured a lot of celebrities, but she rose to limelight when she featured in a series with Nollywood Comedian Anokwute Longinus, popularly known as Chief Imo, where she acted as his daughter, ‘Adakirikiri.’

Adakirikiri then became her professional stage name just like a number of Nollywood stars. As her career progressed, she went on to act in movies like; Ziora, A Piece of Me, The Good Doctor, Identical Difference, Tales of Nmasi, and over a hundred others.

Uchechi is one of the biggest teen stars in Nigeria at the moment.

Apart from being a student and an actress, she owns a television studio, a company and platform where her works can be seen. She is also one of the talents managed by Boldline Entertainment.

She is also a gospel singer with songs like ‘One With God,’ ‘Okeosisi,’ ‘Chukwu Onye Obioma,’ ‘Obiliwo,’ among others to her name. (The Nation)