I Made My First One Million Naira In 1999 – Funke Akindele

Actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele has opened up about how she earned her first N1 million in 1999 after landing the breakout role of Bisi in the hit TV series I Need to Know.

In a video shared on her Instagram page on Saturday, Akindele recounted how her career began with minor “waka-pass” roles and numerous audition rejections before finally securing the opportunity that changed her life.

“I made that around 1999. I started my career from like 1996, playing waka pass roles, 1997 going for auditions, getting a lot of nos,” she recalled.

Persistence, she said, eventually paid off when she got her big break. “Then I got one big yes with ‘I Need to Know’ and that is how I got my first N1 million,” she said.