RefinedNG’s Hall of Fame
Hello Refined Nigerians! This week, we featured fantastic wins across the creative fields of sports, advocacy, entertainment, literature, film, arts, and education. This week’s Hall of Fame celebrates astounding achievers that have made us proud as Nigerians. We are thrilled by their accomplishments and we continue to celebrate them.
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RefinedNG’s Hall of Fame
Tems is Apple Music’s “Up Next” Artist
Nigerian alternative R&B singer Tems is the latest addition to Apple Music Up Next program. Apple Up Next includes a dynamic class of new and emerging artists. This month, Apple Music disclosed that it is led by the music star Tems.
Ngozi Okonjo Iweala Makes Time 100 Most Influential People List
World Trade Organization’s Director-General (WTO-DG), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been listed on Time’s 100 Most Influential People list alongside Duke and Duchess of Sussex Prince Harry and Meghan. Okonjo-Iweala is the only Nigerian on the 2021 Time 100 Most Influential People list.
Ani Kayode Somtochukwu, a Nigerian writer, poet and queer liberation advocate has been named the winner of the inaugural James Currey Prize for African Literature with his manuscript, ”And then He sang a Lullaby.” The award comes with a cash prize of £1,000.
Wizkid Wins 2021 MTV Video Music Award for his Collaboration in “Brown Skin Girl”
“Brown Skin Girl” by American singer Beyoncé, Guyanese rapper Saint Jhn, and Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Wizkid, featuring Blue Ivy Carter from the 2019 soundtrack album The Lion King: The Gift, won the Best Cinematography category in the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards.
Congratulations to these achievers.