Nigeria
People of this nationality
Effiong Okon
b. 1985
boxer
Eze Vincent Okeuhie
b. 1993
association football player
Uchenna Emedolu
b. 1976
sprinter
Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai
b. 1960
politician
Ibubeleye Whyte
b. 1992
association football player
Hyacinth Alia
b. 1966
cleric
Elvina Ibru
b. 1972
actor
Lawrence Onoja
b. 1948
politician
Ngozi Okobi-Okeoghene
b. 1993
association football player
Sonny Chu Okongwu
1934 – 2022
economist
Adedeji Stanley Olajide
b. 1964
politician
Obed Ariri
b. 1956
association football player
Adewale Aladesanmi
1938 – 2017
businessperson
Amy Aniobi
b. 1984
screenwriter
Timothy Golu
politician
Saidat Onanuga
b. 1974
sprinter
Jack'enneth Opukeme
film director
Anthony Ani
b. 1936
politician
Akintola Deko
1913 – 1987
politician
Timothy Shelpidi
1948 – 2018
politician
Samod Kadiri
b. 1995
association football player
Allison Madueke
b. 1944
politician
Ramsey Nouah
b. 1970
actor
Maarouf Youssef
b. 1992
association football player
Aliko Dangote
b. 1957
businessperson
Samson Siasia
b. 1967
association football player
Victor Makanju
b. 1985
badminton player
Mustapha Ismail
politician
Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe
b. 1966
politician
Akinyede Awodumila
politician
Sherrif Oborevwori
b. 1963
politician
Lisa Folawiyo
b. 1976
fashion designer
Donald Okogbe
politician
Tasie Wike
John Obaro
b. 1958
businessperson
Deborah Adetuni Egunyomi
university teacher
Ade Laoye
b. 1984
actor
Abimbola Olatilewa Amusu
military personnel
Nike Akande
b. 1944
economist
David Nnaji
b. 1985
actor
Kenny Adeleke
b. 1983
basketball player
Ojy Okpe
b. 1981
model
Adewale Olukoju
b. 1968
athletics competitor
Akinpelu Johnson
b. 1965
Anglican bishop
Adebayo Faleti
1930 – 2017
poet
Suwaiba Ahmad
lecturer
Peter Akinola
b. 1944
Anglican priest
Dumaka Francis Ifeanyi
b. 1989
association football player
Sunday Adebayo
b. 1973
basketball player
Joseph Adebayo Adelakun
b. 1949
musician
Peter Awelewa Adebiyi
1943 – 2022
Anglican bishop
Abu Bakr Atiku
1782 – 1842
Balogun Yakub Abiodun
b. 1951
politician
Samson Akinnire
b. 1986
painter
Hadiza Shagari
1940 – 2021
First Lady
Nduka Onwuegbute
b. 1969
playwright
Rasaq Adekunle Quadri
accountant
Nathaniel Amos
b. 1989
association football player
Dele Joseph Ezeoba
b. 1958
military personnel
Samuel Olaiya Oni
1941 – 2015
politician
Blessing Diala
b. 1989
association football player
George Ilenikhena
b. 2006
association football player
James Churchill Vaughan
1893 – 1937
politician
Ibrahim Isiaka
b. 1966
politician
Kumai Bayang Akaahs
b. 1949
jurist
Muhammad al-Kanemi
1776 – 1837
military personnel
Azikiwe Peter Onwualu
b. 1959
engineer
Robert Azibaola
b. 1969
lawyer
Nasiru Sule
b. 1967
para table tennis player
Rochas Okorocha
b. 1962
politician
Favour Ofili
b. 2002
athletics competitor
Mohammed Mana
1950 – 2025
politician
Francis Idachaba
1943 – 2014
economist
Sikiru Adepoju
b. 1950
musician
Mobi Okoli
b. 1987
association football player
Adewale Ayuba
b. 1966
singer-songwriter
Auwal H Yadudu
b. 1953
academic
Nduka Ugbade
b. 1969
association football player
Ofovwe Aig-Imoukhuede
b. 1970
banker
Adamu Aliyu
politician
Michael Tayo
b. 1987
association football player
Peter Onumanyi
b. 1951
mathematician
Sani Kaita
b. 1986
association football player
Lloyd Gwam
1924 – 1965
archivist
Samuel Aboyeji
Bamidele Samson Baderinwa
1958 – 2023
Akanu Ibiam
1906 – 1995
politician
Hawau Nuru
politician
Bola Johnson
1947 – 2014
bandleader
Sunday Chibuike
b. 1982
association football player
Ime Akpan
b. 1972
athletics competitor
Francis Benjamin
b. 1985
association football player
Emmanuel C. Aguma
1901 – 2018
politician
Tajudeen Adeyemi Adefisoye
b. 1984
politician
Ayo Aderinwale
diplomat
Hamza al-Mustapha
b. 2000
military officer
Ola Fagbemi
b. 1984
badminton player
Grace Garba
b. 1966
military officer
Bimbo Oloyede
b. 1954
journalist
Epiphany Azinge
b. 1957
lawyer