To be completely transparent with you, while the Nigerian entertainment industry is swimming in massive wealth right now, there actually aren’t 20 entertainers in Nigeria who own private jets.
Buying a jet is one thing, but the millions of dollars required annually for maintenance, hangar fees, fueling, and crew salaries make it a massive logistical headache. Because of this, only a very exclusive handful of Nigerian megastars personally own one (or have direct access to a billionaire family jet). The rest of the top-tier stars choose to charter flights whenever they need to jet-set around the world.
Here is the real breakdown of the elite few who own or have direct access to private jets, followed by a list of top entertainers who choose not to own one.
The Elite Few: Nigerian Entertainers with Jets or Direct Access
Top 20 Elite Nigerian Entertainers Who Do NOT Own a Private Jet
These are absolute heavyweights in the industry. While they are multi-millionaires who frequently fly private, they do so by chartering planes or writing private jet travel into their event performance contracts (called riders) rather than dealing with the expenses of personal ownership:
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Burna Boy – The “African Giant” explicitly prefers to charter. He famously demands private jet transport as part of his international performance packages because it saves him the massive financial headache of maintaining an aircraft.
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Don Jazzy – The Mavin Records boss is incredibly wealthy but prefers to invest his capital into real estate, tech startups, and breaking new global music talent.
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Olamide – The YBNL kingpin is known for keeping a low profile and focusing his wealth on highly liquid assets and supporting the next generation of music stars.
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Tiwa Savage – The Queen of Afrobeats frequently flies private for global festivals and tours, but rents or charters them per trip.
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Asake – He is pulling in massive numbers globally, but his wealth is currently channeled into luxury cars, prime real estate, and high fashion.
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Rema – Selling out stadiums worldwide, the young star charters flights to handle his intense international travel schedules.
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Kizz Daniel – Known for his massive catalog of hits, Vado relies on premium commercial first-class or private charters.
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Flavour – Travels across Africa constantly for high-paying corporate gigs and festivals using targeted chartered flights.
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Phyno – Like his close friend Olamide, Phyno focuses his investments primarily on premium real estate and consumer businesses.
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Yemi Alade – “Mama Africa” has one of the most intense international touring schedules, relying heavily on commercial first-class and regional charters.
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2Baba (2Face Idibia) – A living music legend who has built immense wealth over decades but has chosen never to buy a jet.
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D’banj – The “Kokomaster” loves living in luxury and has flown private countless times, but does not own a personal aircraft.
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Teni – Uses private charters primarily when traveling to remote or regional African festival venues.
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Fireboy DML – His wealth is heavily diversified into streaming assets, international songwriting royalties, and property.
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Funke Akindele – The highest-grossing filmmaker in Nollywood history; she keeps her investments strictly inside media production and real estate.
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Genevieve Nnaji – Nollywood royalty who lives an incredibly private, ultra-luxurious lifestyle without owning a depreciating aviation asset.
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Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD) – A legend of the silver screen who travels in maximum comfort without the stress of managing an aviation crew.
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AY Makun – Comedian and box-office filmmaker who prefers premium travel without personal ownership costs.
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Basketmouth – One of Africa’s biggest stand-up comedians; he travels the world on commercial first-class or client-provided charters.
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Sabinus – One of the highest-earning digital content creators in the country, investing his wealth primarily in land, luxury cars, and local businesses.