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SEE FULL LIST: 10 Nigerians to receive 2022 YouTube’s black voices grant
YouTube has named ten Nigerians among content creators to receive grants for the development of their channels from its 2022 black voices fund.
According to a statement yesterday, the list includes a total of 26 African content creators selected from Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa.
It also said the African creators would join a global cohort of 135 in its flagship #YouTubeBlack voices fund initiative.

The statement said apart from the grants to be received, those selected will also “get bespoke training, workshops and networking opportunities.”
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Alex Okosi, managing director of YouTube’s emerging markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), described the selected African content creators as “outstanding”.
See the full list of 2022 beneficiaries below:
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Wendy Angel Nangayo Advertisement
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Kenya |
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Cheyenne Chelimo Umulinga Muvunyi |
Kenya Advertisement
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Mandi Sarro |
Kenya |
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Justus Nandwa |
Kenya |
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Adaeze Jideonwo |
Nigeria |
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Chinyere Nneka Abang |
Nigeria |
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Data Willie-Pepple |
Nigeria |
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Oluwafisayo Fosudo |
Nigeria |
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Ikede Adebisi Oluwafunmilayo |
Nigeria |
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Chima Chikodinaka Perpetua |
Nigeria |
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Nwamaka Joy Izugbara |
Nigeria |
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NDUKWU STEPHEN ANTHONY |
Nigeria |
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Olawale Adetula |
Nigeria |
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Halima Yusuf Rabiu |
Nigeria |
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The critics company |
South Africa |
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Bongani |
South Africa |
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Dennis Ngango |
South Africa |
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Nomathamsanqa Plaatjie |
South Africa |
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Aarif Muhammad Manjra |
South Africa |
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Mitchell Lima |
South Africa |
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Mlungisi Nkosi |
South Africa |
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Nompumelelo |
South Africa |
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Nico Nomyayi |
South Africa |
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Nozibele Qamngana |
South Africa |
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Hungani Malcolm Ndlovu |
South Africa |
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Tshegofatso Isaac |
South Africa |
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Abigail Gugulethu Nyatsumba |
South Africa |
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Xukununu Ntsetselelo |
South Africa |





