Influential People in Nigeria
Discover the most influential people from Nigeria
Justice Musa Dattijo Mohammed
Justice; Supreme Court Justice
Kanayo O. Kanayo
Actor & Cultural Historian; Actor & Historian
Kennedy Odede
Founder; Shining Hope Founder
Lateef Fagbemi
AGF; Attorney General of Nigeria
Maj. Gen. Faruk Yahaya
Ex-COAS; Former COAS
Maj. Gen. Lamidi Adeosun
Ex-ECOWAS Commander
Ngozi Fulani
Founder; Sistah Space Founder
Nkem Owoh
Comedian & Engineer
Nneka Ezeigbo
Lead Data Scientist
Odunlade Adekola
Actor; Actor & Producer
Oluwaseun Adeyemi
Google DeepMind Engineer; Lead AI Engineer
Osita Chidoka
Ex-Corps Marshal
Pete Edochie
Cultural Icon; Veteran Actor & Cultural Icon
Phyno (Chibuzor Nelson Azubuike)
Pioneer of Igbo-language mainstream rap
Prof. Dapo Akande
Oxford Law Professor
Prof. Umaru Shehu
Pioneer Epidemiologist & Elder Statesman
Ramsey Nouah
Actor & Director
Reno Omokri
Author & Political Analyst; Political Analyst
Simi (Simisola Bolatito Kosoko)
Singer-Songwriter & Producer
Temie Giwa-Tubosun
Founder & CEO
Tomiwa Aladekomo
Big Cabal CEO; CEO
Uche Jombo
Actress & Producer
Uzodinma Iweala
Africa Center CEO; CEO
Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo
CNS; Chief of Naval Staff