Celebrate Nigeria
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Blessing Okagbare
Blessing Okagbare (born 1988) is one of Nigeria's greatest track and field athletes, competing in sprints and long jump....
Kenneth Onwuka Dike
Professor Kenneth Onwuka Dike (1917-1983) was Nigeria's first professor of history and pioneer of African historiography...
Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh
Dr. Stella Ameyo Adadevoh (1956-2014) was a Nigerian physician whose courageous actions prevented a catastrophic Ebola o...
Prof. Oye Ibidapo-Obe
Professor Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe (1945-2020) was a distinguished systems engineer and education administrator. He earned a ...
Daniel Amokachi
Daniel Owefin Amokachi (born 1972), nicknamed "The Bull," was a powerful Nigerian striker. He played a crucial role in N...
Femi Otedola
Femi Otedola (born 1962) is a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist, founder of Forte Oil (formerly African Petroleum)...
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (born 1954) is a Nigerian-American economist and the first woman and first African to lead the W...
Yusufu Bala Usman
Professor Yusufu Bala Usman (1945-2005) was a radical Nigerian historian and political economist. He earned his PhD from...
Olufunmilayo Olopade
Dr. Olufunmilayo "Funmi" Olopade is a Nigerian-born oncologist and cancer researcher at the University of Chicago. Her g...
Folorunsho Alakija
Folorunsho Alakija (born 1951) is a Nigerian billionaire businesswoman, one of the richest women in Africa. She began he...
2Baba (Tuface Idibia)
Innocent Ujah Idibia (born 1975), known as 2Baba or 2face Idibia, is one of Nigeria's most celebrated musicians. Rising ...