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This is a list of notable Nigerian people. It includes some but not all notable Nigerians. It includes some but not all notable Nigerians. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Nigeria is a very ethnically diverse country with 371 ethnic groups, the largest of which are the Hausa, Yoruba and the Igbo. [1] Nigeria has one official language which is English, as a result of the British colonial rule over the nation.
Given names of Nigerian origin (2 C, 42 P) H. Hausa names (2 C, 13 P) I. Igbo names (3 C, 54 P) S. Surnames of Nigerian origin (210 P) Y. Yoruba names (1 C, 76 P)
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. [22] The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British journalist Flora Shaw, who later married Baron Frederick Lugard, a British colonial administrator. [23]
Pages in category "Surnames of Nigerian origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 210 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
List of people by nationality This page was last edited on 3 January 2025, at 02:17 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
Lists of people by university or college in Nigeria (3 P) Pages in category "Lists of Nigerian people" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
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