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This is a list of notable Nigerian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Nigerian American and must have references showing they are Nigerian American and are notable.
Peace Hyde is a British-Ghanaian television producer, TV host, creator, journalist, and education activist. [2] She is the creator and executive producer of Netflix's first African reality TV series Young, Famous & African, as well as the Head of Digital Media and Partnership and West African correspondent at Forbes Africa.
Tanitoluwa Emmanuel "Tani" Adewumi (born September 3, 2010) is a Nigerian-American chess player who currently holds the title of FIDE Master (FM). A chess prodigy, [2] he won the 2019 K-3 New York State chess championship at the age of 8 after having played the game for only a year while living with his refugee family in a homeless shelter in Manhattan.
The four young men responsible for the 1993 Nigerian Airways hijack were Richard Ogunderu, 19, and Kabir Adenuga, Benneth Oluwadaisi and Kenny Rasaq-Lawal, who were all in their early 20s.
Udo-Obong was nominated as one of the 50 most influential young Africans by African Digest in 2002, where he also captained Team Nigeria to the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, UK. Udo-Obong is a recipient of the Akwa Ibom State Honours Roll, and is also a recipient of the Certificate of Award for Outstanding Contribution to Sports Development ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 February 2025. List of notable Igbo people of Nigeria Part of a series on Igbo people Subgroups Anioma Aro Edda Ekpeye Etche Ezza Ika Ikwerre Ikwo Ishielu Izzi Mbaise Mgbo Ngwa Nkalu Nri-Igbo Ogba Ohafia Ohuhu Omuma Onitsha Oratta Ubani Ukwuani List of Igbo people Igbo culture Art Performing arts ...
Yarima Ibrahim Abdullahi – Nigerian administrator. Served as the Nigerian high commissioner to Malaysia and Brunei. Sarki Auwalu – Director general of the Department of Petroleum Resources; Adamu Abdu-Kafarati – Former Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria; Suleiman Kassim – aviation secretary for the Ministry of Transportation
Adebola Williams (born 1986) is a Nigerian media entrepreneur, journalist, political consultant, and motivational speaker. He was the Group CEO of RED | For Africa. He passed the leadership baton to Ayodeji Razaq in 2022.