A Nigerian has made the list of 20 applicants shortlisted for the SpaceX Dear Moon Project organized by Elon Musk.

Yemi Dele is one out of the over one million applications received across 249 countries of the world for the project.

The project which is also funded by a Japanese billionaire would commence the next year 2023 for creative artists.

The SpaceX mission project which was open for creative art participants attracted over one million applications across 249 countries around the world out of which only 20 were shortlisted.