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List Of Nigerians
This is a list of notable Nigerian people. It includes some but not all notable Nigerians. Administrators and Civil Servants * Charles Abani – Resident Coordinator of the United Nations * 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 * Bamidele Solomon Former director general and CEO of National Biotechnology Development Agency, NABDA Politicians A–M * Abba Kyari – late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari * Abdulkadir Kure * AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq * Abdulsalami Abubakar * Abiola Ajimobi * Abubakar Momoh * Abubakar Tafawa Balewa – prime minister of Nigeria * Adebayo Alao-Akala * Adedeji Adeleke * Adelere Adeyemi Oriolowo * Adebayo Adepoju * Adebayo Alao-Ak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian People
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. 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. Nigeria is composed of various ethnic groups and cultures and the term Nigerian refers to a citizenship-based civic nationality. Nigerians are derived from over 250 ethno-linguistic groups.Toyin Falola. ''Culture and Customs of Nigeria''. Westport, Connecticut, USA: Greenwood Press, 2001. p. 4. Though there are multiple ethnic groups in Nigeria, economic factors result in significant mobility of Nigerians of multiple ethnic and religious backgrounds to reside in territories in Nigeria that are outside their ethnic or religious background, resulting in the mixing of the various ethnic and religious groups, especially in Nigeria's cities.Toyin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adedeji Adeleke
Adedeji Adeleke (born 6 March 1957) is a Nigerian business magnate and president of Adeleke University. He is also the CEO of Pacific Holdings Limited. He is the father of Davido, a Nigerian musician and Sharon Adeleke. He was married to Dr Vero Adeleke who died on 6 March 2003. His younger brother Ademola Adeleke is the current serving governor of Osun State. Education In 1979, Adeleke obtained a Bachelor's of Science degree in Finance from Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky University (WKU) is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States. It was founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a few decades earlier. It operates regional campuses in Glas .... References Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Nigerian politicians 1957 births Yoruba businesspeople Founders of Nigerian schools and colleges Nigerian business executives Adeleke family {{Nigeria-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akinwumi Adesina
Akinwumi Adesina Commander of the Order of the Niger, CON is a Nigerian economist, who is currently serving as the President of the African Development Bank. He previously served as Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. Until his appointment as Minister in 2010, he was Vice President of Policy and Partnerships for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). He was elected as the President of the African Development Bank in 2015 and re-elected for a second term in 2020. He is the first Nigerian to hold the post. Early life and education Adesina was born to a Nigerian farmer in Ibadan, Oyo State, Oyo state. He attended Ejigbo Baptist High School (EBHS) and had a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics with First Class Honors from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Nigeria in 1981. He was the first student to be awarded this distinction by the university. He pursued further studies at Purdue University, Indiana and briefly return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akinwunmi Ambode
Akinwunmi Ambode (; born 14 June 1963) is a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Lagos State from 2015 to 2019. He was a civil servant for 27 years and a financial consultant before running for public office. Ambode ran for office of the Governor of Lagos State in April 2015 as a member of the All Progressives Congress, the state's ruling party. He won the election, defeating second-place Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples Democratic Party by just 150,000 votes.Akinwunmi Ambode Wins Lagos Governorship Election , 2015-04-12. Accessed 2015-04-15. He began his tenure on 29 May 2015, succeeding |
Akanu Ibiam
Sir Akanu Ibiam (29 November 1906 - 1 July 1995), was a distinguished medical missionary who was appointed Governor of Eastern Region, Nigeria from December 1960 until January 1966 during the Nigerian First Republic. From 1919 to 1951, he was known as Francis Ibiam, and from 1951 to 1967, Sir Francis Ibiam. After this time, he dropped his title and his forename and was known as simply Akanu Ibiam although the honours he reportedly returned were not annulled by the British government. Early years Ibiam was born in Unwana, Afikpo, Ebonyi State on 29 November 1906, of Igbo background. He was the second son of Chief Ibiam, a native of Unwana. His father later became a traditional ruler, Eze Ogo Isiala I of Unwana and Osuji of Uburu, in the Nigerian chieftaincy system. He attended Hope Waddell Training Institute, Calabar, and King's College, Lagos, and then was admitted to the University of St. Andrews, graduating with a medical degree in 1934. He was accepted as a medical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajibola Basiru
Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru (born 1 July 1972) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who is the national secretary of the ruling All Progressive Congress. He served as the senator representing Osun Central Senatorial District from 2019 to 2023. He was a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Osun State, and served as commissioner in the Ministry of Regional Integration & Special Duties from August 2010 to November 2014. He is a former lecturer at the Osun State University, Osogbo. Law career Basiru was admitted into the University of Ilorin to study Arabic and Islamic Studies but was rusticated in his third year. He received an admission to study Law at the University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos for L.L.B. (Hons) Bachelor Of Laws from 1994-2000. He attended The Nigeria Law School, Bwari, Abuja, FCT. (2001-2002) and had a Second Class, Upper Division. From 2005-2006 he attended University of Lagos, LLM (Master Of Laws) Degree in Secured Credit Transactions; Plann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Musa Dangiwa
Ahmed Musa Dangiwa (born 10 February 1963) is a Nigerian architect and politician who has served as the Minister of Housing and Urban Development since 2023. He served as managing director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria from 2015 to 2022. Background Dangiwa holds qualifications from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he obtained a Bachelor's in Architecture, an MSc in architecture (Arc), and an MBA.https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2023/08/07/dangiwa-profile-of-a-technocrat-consummate-politician He also studied at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In 1988, Dangiwa had an association with Katsina State Polytechnic as a consulting architect. He is a member of multiple professional bodies, including the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) and the American Institute of Architects (AAIA). From 2017 to 2022, Dangiwa was the head of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), where he oversaw reforms. He previously led AM Design Consults an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Marafa
Ahmed Mohammed Marafa is a Nigerian politician who was elected speaker of the 8th Niger State House of Assembly in 2015. Marafa was elected to the state assembly from Chanchaga on the platform of All Progressives Congress. He was nominated for speakership position by Bashir Lokogoma representing Wushishi Wushishi is a Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Wushishi. Wushishi is located between Longitude 9°43'N and Latitude 6°04'E and it has an area of 1,879 km and a population of 81,783 at the 200 ... Constituency and seconded by Bako Alfa from Bida North Constituency. After taking oath of office, Marafa said he would evolve meaningful legislation that would uplift the condition of the people. In November 2015, Marafa was elected Chairman of Northern Nigeria Speakers Forum which is a body of speakers of 19 State Houses of Assembly. In the build up to 2019 election, Marafa was ridiculed by youths chanting ‘one term only’ at h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmadu Bello
Sir Ahmadu Bello (; born Ahmadu Rabah; 12 June 1910 – 15 January 1966), famously known as Sardauna of Sokoto, was a conservative Nigerian statesman who was one of the leading northern politicians in 1960 and served as its first and only premier from 1954 until his assassination in 1966, in which capacity he dominated national affairs for over a decade. He was also the leader of the Northern People's Congress, the ruling party at the time, which was largely made up of the Hausa–Fulani elite. He had previously been elected into the regional legislature and later became a government minister. A member of the Sokoto Caliphate dynasty, he made attempts at becoming Sultan of Sokoto before later joining politics. Early years Bello was born in Rabah c. 1910 to the family of Mallam Ibrahim Atiku Bello. His father held the title of Sarkin Rabah. He was a descendant of Uthman dan Fodio (founder of the Sokoto Caliphate), a great-grandson of Sultan Alh.Muhammad Bello, and a g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolphus Wabara
Adolphus Nduneweh Wabara (born 1 June 1948) is a Nigerian politician and diplomat who served as the 10th president of the Nigerian Senate from 2003 to 2005. A pioneer member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Wabara had previously been a member of the National Republican Convention (NRC) and a House of Representative member for Abia State in the 3rd Republic Nigerian National Assembly. He proceeded to join the People's Democratic Party in 1998 and was elected as Abia South's senator in the Nigerian Senate for two consecutive tenures. He was educated in the then Soviet Union, at the Kyiv State University where he graduated with a Master of Arts in International Relations with distinction. Family Adolphus was born on 1 June 1948 to Miller and Caroline Wabara in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. His father, a native of Ohambele, Ndoki in Abia State, worked at the Nigerian Railway Corporation and his mother was a trader. His father was also a member of the NCNC who pionee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adewale Egbedun
Adewale Egbedun (born 29 June 1985) is a Nigerian politician currently serving as the 8th speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly since June 2023 succeeding Timothy Owoeye of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who was the speaker of the 7th Assembly. Education Egbedun earned a degree in Business Information Systems from the University of East London University of East London (UEL) is a public university located in the London Borough of Newham, London, England, based at three campuses in Stratford, London, Stratford and London Docklands, Docklands, following the opening of University Squar .... Career Egbedun is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) representing Odo-Otin State Constituency in the state assembly. A first term member of the house, Egedun was nominated for the speakership position by Abiola Ibrahim of the PDP representing Irewole/Isokan Constituency and seconded by Areoye Ebenezer also of the PDP representing Atakumosa East/West Constitu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adeoye Aribasoye
Adeoye Aribasoye is a Nigerian politician currently serving as the speaker of the 7th Ekiti State House of Assembly since June 2023 and as vice chairman of the Nigerian Conference of Speakers since September 2023. He is also the current chairman of the Southwest caucus of speakers of state assemblies. He is a member of the All Progressives Congress The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties, t ... (APC) representing Ikole Constituency II. He was nominated for speakership by Femi Akindele a member of the APC representing Irepodun/Ifelodun Constituency 1 and seconded by Lateef Akanle of the APC representing Ekiti East Constituency II. Aribasoye was elected unchallenged. He was chairman of the House Committee on Media and Publicity and later served as chief whip in the 6th assembly. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
