The ever-controversial Nigerian actress, Tonto Dikeh, has signed a mouth-watering N100 million contract with a makeup brand, Zikel Cosmetics.

The highly-attractive deal makes Dikeh the first Nigerian superstar to be paid such a large amount of money for being a makeup brand ambassador in the African continent.

The details of the contract were revealed by the mother of one on her Instagram handle, @tontolet.

The portion of the deal posted on Instagram showed that Zikel Solutions paid her “N50 million upfront before the execution of the agreement”. And as a plus, she would be paid N2 million Naira for each product created in her name, together with one thousand (1,000) pieces of such product.

The cosmetics brand, Zikel, announced the new addition, “King Tonto”, to their line of products via their official Instagram handle.

The announcement said:

KING TONTO joins the ZIKEL COSMETICS family as its Brand Ambassador and the first Nigerian to be paid a whopping sum of N100,000,000 per annum as endorsements for a makeup brand in Africa ! Legally endorsed and managed by Manifield Solicitors.

In the contract, it was also agreed that the company would cover the bills for services like transportation, accommodation, general logistics provided by the brand ambassador, Dikeh, to events in favor of the brand.

Justin Nwosu

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