Women are constantly raising the bar for every industry they operate in and the Nigerian music scene is no different.

Despite the challenges women have continued to show up thriving and making history more than men.

To celebrate International Women’s Day, we shed more light on the incredible Nigerian women who have faced struggles yet made and still making history in the music industry.
<b>1. Onyeka Onwenu</b>

Onyeka Onwenu is a Nigerian singer/songwriter, actress, human rights activist, social activist, journalist, politician, and former X Factor series judge.

Dubbed the "Elegant Stallion" by the Nigerian press, she is a former chairperson of the Imo State Council for Arts and Culture and currently the Executive Director/chief executive officer of the National Centre for Women Development.

Onwenu began her music career in 1981 while still working with the NTA, releasing the album “For the Love of You”.

Originally a secular artist, she now sings mainly gospel music and continues to write and sing about issues such as health (HIV/AIDS), peace and mutual coexistence, respect for women's rights and the plight of children.


Her latest effort titled, “Inspiration for Change,” focuses on the need for an attitudinal turnaround in Nigeria.
<b>2. Asa</b>

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