68 Notable alumni of
University of Nigeria

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The University of Nigeria is 890th in the world, 20th in Africa, and 5th in Nigeria by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 68 notable alumni from the University of Nigeria sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Bennet Omalu

    Bennet Omalu
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1968-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    neuropathologistphysicianpathologistmedical examiner
    Biography

    Bennet Ifeakandu Omalu // is a Nigerian-American physician, forensic pathologist, and neuropathologist who was the first to discover and publish findings on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in American football players while working at the Allegheny County coroner's office in Pittsburgh. He later became the chief medical examiner for San Joaquin County, California, and is a professor at the University of California, Davis, department of medical pathology and laboratory medicine. He is currently the president and medical director of Bennet Omalu Pathology.

  2. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1977-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    short story writerjournalistpoetnon-fiction writernovelist
    Biography

    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian author and activist. Regarded as a central figure in postcolonial feminist literature, she is the author of the novels Purple Hibiscus (2003), Half of a Yellow Sun (2006) and Americanah (2013). Her other works include the book of essays We Should All Be Feminists (2014); Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions (2017); a memoir, Notes on Grief (2021); and a children's book, Mama's Sleeping Scarf (2023).

  3. Enoch Adejare Adeboye

    Enoch Adejare Adeboye
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1942-.. (age 83)
    Enrolled in the University of Nigeria
    In 1967 graduated with mathematics
    Occupations
    translatorauthorpastorpreacherprofessor
    Biography

    Enoch Adejare Adeboye is a Nigerian pastor, and the present General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God. He served as the second national president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria.

  4. Peter Obi

    Peter Obi
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1961-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    businesspersonpoliticianbanker
    Biography

    Peter Gregory Obi CON is a Nigerian politician and businessman who was the Governor of Anambra State under President Olusegun Obasanjo from 17 March 2006 to 3 November 2006, when he was impeached. He was reinstated on 9 February 2007 and continued his tenure until 2010. He was reelected for his second term until 7 March 2014. A member of the Labour Party since 2022, he was the presidential candidate in the 2023 Nigerian presidential election.

  5. Nnamdi Kanu

    Nnamdi Kanu
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1967-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    political activist
    Biography

    Nnamdi Okwu Kanu // is a British political activist known for advocating for the secession and independence of Biafra from Nigeria. He is the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which he founded in 2012. The main aim of IPOB is to restore the defunct Republic of Biafra which existed in Nigeria's Eastern Region during the Nigerian Civil War of 1967–1970.

  6. Herbert Wigwe

    Herbert Wigwe
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1966-2024 (aged 58)
    Occupations
    bankereconomist
    Biography

    Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe CFR was a Nigerian banker and businessman. He was the group managing director and CEO of Access Bank Plc, one of Nigeria's top five banking institutions, after succeeding his business partner, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede.

  7. Godwin Emefiele

    Godwin Emefiele
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1961-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    banker
    Biography

    Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele CFR is a Nigerian politician, economist and banker who served as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria from 4 June 2014 until his suspension by President Bola Tinubu, on 9 June 2023.

  8. Dora Akunyili

    Dora Akunyili
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1954-2014 (aged 60)
    Occupations
    pharmacologistuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Dora Nkem Akunyili // OFR was the Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) of Nigeria from 2001 to 2008.

  9. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu

    Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu
    Years
    1968-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    beauty pageant contestantbusinesspersonlawyerdiplomat
    Biography

    Bianca Odinakachukwu Olivia Odumegwu-Ojukwu is a Nigerian politician, diplomat, lawyer, businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder. She currently serves as the Federal Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. The widow of Biafra President Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, she is a multiple international pageant titleholder, having won Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, Miss Africa, and Miss Intercontinental. Formerly a presidential advisor, she was the country's ambassador to Ghana and became Nigeria's Ambassador to Spain in 2012. She is also Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations World Tourism Organization ( UNWTO) and the incumbent Minister of State Foreign Affairs, after being sworn-in on 4 November 2024.

  10. Ike Ekweremadu

    Ike Ekweremadu
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1962-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Ike Ekweremadu is a Nigerian politician and a lawyer who hails from Enugu State and served in the Senate of Nigeria for Enugu West from 3 June 2003 to 5 May 2023. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party, and was the Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate for three (3) consecutive (6th, 7th and 8th) senate. On 23 June 2022, Ekweremadu and his wife were charged in the UK with conspiring to arrange the travel of a 21 year old into the UK in order to harvest organs. He was found guilty on 23 March 2023 at the Old Bailey. On 5 May 2023, he was sentenced to nine years and eight months imprisonment.

  11. Waje

    Waje
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1980-.. (age 45)
    Enrolled in the University of Nigeria
    Graduated with Bachelor of Science in social work
    Occupations
    actorsingersongwriter
    Biography

    Aituaje Aina Vivian Ebele Iruobe, known professionally as Waje (an acronym for "Words Aren't Just Enough"), is a Nigerian singer. She first gained recognition after being featured on the remake of P-Square’s "Omoge Mi". Waje was also featured on the duo's 2008 hit track "Do Me". She contributed vocals to Banky W's "Thief My Kele" and M.I's "One Naira". In 2016, Waje was one of the four judges in the inaugural season of The Voice Nigeria. In 2018, she appeared on the final season of the Africa Magic telenovela Battleground.

  12. Chris Nwabueze Ngige

    Chris Nwabueze Ngige
    Years
    1952-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Chris Nwabueze Ngige is a Nigerian politician and medical doctor who served as minister of Labour and Employment of Nigeria under President Muhammadu Buhari's administration from 2015 to 2023. He was elected Senator for Anambra Central Constituency in April 2011. He was the governor of Anambra State in Nigeria from May 2003 to March 2006 under the People's Democratic Party (PDP).

  13. Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili

    Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1963-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    politicianchartered accountanteconomist
    Biography

    Obiageli "Oby" Ezekwesili // is a Nigerian economic policy expert, an advocate for transparency, accountability, good governance and human capital development, a humanitarian and an activist. She is a former vice president for the World Bank (Africa region), co-founder and founding director of Transparency International, co-founder of the #BringBackOurGirls movement and has served twice as federal Minister in Nigeria. She is also the founder of #FixPolitics Initiative, a research-based citizen-led initiative, the School of Politics Policy and Governance (SPPG), and Human Capital Africa.

  14. Kingsley Moghalu

    Kingsley Moghalu
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1963-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    diplomatwriter
    Biography

    Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu OON is a Nigerian political economist and the President of the African School of Governance (ASG), a pan-African graduate school focused on public policy and governance based in Kigali, Rwanda. He served as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, appointed by President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, from 2009 to 2014. He subsequently taught at Tufts University as Professor of Practice in International Business and Public Policy at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy from 2015 to 2017. He was the presidential candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) in the country's general election in February 2019.

  15. Patrick Utomi

    Patrick Utomi
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1956-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    academic
    Biography

    Patrick Okedinachi Utomi is a Nigerian professor of political economy and management expert. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria and a former presidential candidate. He is the founder of Centre for Value in Leadership (CVL) and the political party, the African Democratic Congress. He is a professor at Lagos Business School, and has served in senior positions in government, as an adviser to the president of Nigeria, the private sector, as Chief Operating Officer at Volkswagen Nigeria.

  16. Chris Okotie

    Chris Okotie
    Years
    1958-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Christopher Oghenebrorie Okotie is a Nigerian televangelist and the pastor of the Household of God Church International Ministries, a Pentecostal congregation in Lagos since February 1987.

  17. Nwachukwu Uti

    Nwachukwu Uti
    Years
    1982-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    actor
    Biography

    Uti Nwachukwu is a style icon, TV personality, actor and the co-host of the Nigerian show Jara. He is a native of Ndokwa, Aboh Kingdom, Ndokwa East Local Government Area, Delta State, in the south-southern region of Nigeria.

  18. Nonso Diobi

    Nonso Diobi
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1976-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    actorfilm director
    Biography

    Nonso Diobi // is a multiple award winning Nigerian actor and film director. While studying Theatre Art at the University of Nigeria, in Enugu State, Nigeria, He made his debut on-screen appearance in a 2001 film titled Border Line followed by an outstanding performance in the movie titled "Hatred". He went on to give a sterling performance in the movie 'Across the bridge' which gave him breakthrough after which he became a household name across Africa. Diobi is a native of Nawfia, a small town in Anambra State, located in the southeastern region of Nigeria. He is the founder and chairman of Golden Tape Media, a leading film/tv production company in Africa. Nonso Diobi is a UN peace ambassador as well as teachers without Borders ambassador. He has starred in over 76 films.

  19. Chimaroke Nnamani

    Chimaroke Nnamani
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1960-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Chimaroke Nnamani is a Nigerian medical doctor and politician from Enugu State. He was elected Governor of Enugu State in the 1999 Enugu State gubernatorial election from 1999 to 2007. He subsequently served as a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator for Enugu East Senatorial District from 2007 to 2011 and was re-elected in 2019.

  20. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu

    Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1942-2024 (aged 82)
    Occupations
    businesspersonpolitician
    Biography

    Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Iwuanyanwu was a Nigerian politician and businessman. He was considered one of the richest Igbo men in Nigeria. Iwuanyanwu was until his death the 11th president-general of Ọhanaeze Ndigbo; preceded by George Obiozor.

  21. Kalu Ikeagwu

    Kalu Ikeagwu
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1972-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    writeractor
    Biography

    Kalu Egbui Ikeagwu listen is a British-Nigerian actor and writer. As an actor, he has received several awards and nominations for his performances on screen.

  22. Chikwe Ihekweazu

    Chikwe Ihekweazu
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Occupations
    epidemiologistbusiness executive
    Biography

    Chikwe Ihekweazu // is a Nigerian epidemiologist, public health physician and the World Health Organization's Assistant Director-General for Health Emergency Intelligence and Surveillance Systems.

  23. Nnenna Okore

    Nnenna Okore
    Born in
    Australia Flag Australia
    Years
    1975-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    artistsculptor
    Biography

    Nnenna Okorelisten is an Australian-born Nigerian artist who lives and works in Chicago at North Park University, Chicago. Her largely abstract sculptural forms are inspired by richly textured forms and colours within the natural environment. Okore's work frequently uses flotsam or discarded objects to create intricate sculptures and installations through repetitive and labor-intensive processes. She learnt some of her intricate methods, including weaving, sewing, rolling, twisting and dyeing, by watching local Nigerians perform daily domestic tasks. In her more recent works, Okore uses plant-based materials (in particular, food scraps and food waste) to create large bioplastic art forms and installations. Her work has been shown in galleries and museums within and outside of the United States. She has won several international awards, including a Fulbright Scholar Award in 2012. and the Australian Creative Victoria Award in 2021.

  24. Onyeka Nwelue

    Onyeka Nwelue
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1988-.. (age 37)
    Occupations
    writerfilmmaker
    Biography

    Onyeka Nwelue is a Nigerian scholar, filmmaker, publisher and jazz musician signed to Amsterdam-based record label, Walboomers Music. He has published over 35 books, including The Strangers of Braamfontein, described by Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, as "raunchy".

  25. Olisa Metuh

    Olisa Metuh
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Occupations
    lawyer
    Biography

    Olisa Metuh // is a Nigerian lawyer and politician, he was the Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party from 2012 to 2016.

  26. Okechukwu Enelamah

    Okechukwu Enelamah
    Years
    1965-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    physician
    Biography

    Okechukwu Enelamah is Nigeria's former Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment. He was nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari to join the Federal Cabinet in October 2015 and appointed to the Industry, Trade, and Investment portfolio in November 2015. He served in this position till 2019.

  27. Oserheimen Osunbor

    Oserheimen Osunbor
    Years
    1951-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Oserheimen Aigberaodion Osunbor is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as the governor of Edo State from 2007 to 2008. He served as the senator representing the Edo Central senatorial district from the start of the fourth republic in 1999 to 2007.

  28. Ojo Maduekwe

    Ojo Maduekwe
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1945-2016 (aged 71)
    Occupations
    politiciandiplomatlawyer
    Biography

    Chief Ojo Maduekwe // was a Nigerian politician of Igbo origin, from Arochukwu Local Government Area, Abia State.

  29. Olu Oguibe

    Olu Oguibe
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1964-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    curatorphotographeracademicwriterart historian
    Biography

    Olu Oguibe is a Nigerian-born American artist and academic. Professor of Art and African-American Studies at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Oguibe is a senior fellow of the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at the New School, New York City, and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. He is also an art historian, art curator, and leading contributor to post-colonial theory and new information technology studies. Oguibe is also known to be a well respected scholar and historian of contemporary African and African American art and was honoured with the State of Connecticut Governor's Arts Award for excellence and lifetime achievement on 15 June 2013.

  30. Okwesilieze Nwodo

    Okwesilieze Nwodo
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1950-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Okwesilieze Nwodo // is a Nigerian politician who was elected Governor of Enugu State in January 1992 during the Third Nigerian Republic.

  31. Kema Chikwe

    Kema Chikwe
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1951-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Kemafo Nonyerem "Kema" Chikwe is a former Nigerian Federal Minister of Aviation. She currently holds the position of National Women Leader of the Nigerian political party PDP.

  32. Kiki Mordi

    Kiki Mordi
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1991-.. (age 34)
    Occupations
    writercelebrityradio personalityentrepreneurdocumentary filmmaker
    Biography

    Nkiru "Kiki" Mordi is a Nigerian investigative journalist, filmmaker, writer and entrepreneur. She dropped out of school because she was harassed by a lecturer in her school. This ordeal was what led her to shoot the Sex for Grades video with the BBC Africa Eye. The documentary exposed the depth of sexual harassment among Nigerians and Ghanaian lecturers. In 2016, she won the award of Outstanding Radio Program Presenter at the Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards.

  33. Ifeoma Okoye

    Ifeoma Okoye
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1937-.. (age 88)
    Occupations
    writerchildren's writer
    Biography

    Ifeoma Mokwugo Okoye // born on 21st December is a Nigerian novelist. She has been referred to by fans as "the most important female novelist from Nigeria after Flora Nwapa and Buchi Emecheta," according to Oyekan Owomoyela. She was born in Anambra State in Eastern Region, Nigeria. She went to school at St. Monica's College in Ogbunike to receive a teaching certificate in 1959. She then graduated from the University of Nigeria in Nsukka to earn a Bachelor of Arts honours degree in English in 1977. She wrote novels including Behind the Clouds, children's novels and short stories, such as The Village Boy and Eme Goes to School.

  34. Viola Onwuliri

    Viola Onwuliri
    Years
    1955-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    biochemistpolitician
    Biography

    Viola Adaku Onwuliri // is a university professor of Biochemistry and politician who served as Nigeria's Foreign Minister.

  35. Uzoamaka Aniunoh

    Uzoamaka Aniunoh
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Occupations
    actorfilm director
    Biography

    Uzoamaka Aniunoh is a Nigerian actor, writer, and director.

  36. Francisca Nneka Okeke

    Francisca Nneka Okeke
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    20th Century
    Occupations
    academicphysicist
    Biography

    Francisca Nneka Okeke is a Nigerian physicist. She is a Professor of Physics at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and first female head of a department in the University.

  37. Obi Emelonye

    Obi Emelonye
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1967-.. (age 58)
    Enrolled in the University of Nigeria
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in theater arts
    Occupations
    film directorscreenwriter
    Biography

    Obi Emelonyelisten is a Nigerian film director. He is known for directing award-winning films such as Last Flight to Abuja (2012), The Mirror Boy (2011), and Onye Ozi (2013).

  38. Olufemi Lanlehin

    Olufemi Lanlehin
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1953-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Solagbade Olufemi LanlehinListen is a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He represented the Oyo South Senatorial district in the 7th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He contested for the seat of Governor of Oyo state in the 2019 Oyo State gubernatorial election under the African Democratic Congress.

  39. Nkechi Ikpeazu

    Nkechi Ikpeazu
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1960-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    politicianaccount executivegovernorteacher
    Biography

    Nkechi Caroline Ikpeazu // was the First Lady of Abia State from 29 May 2015 to 29 May 2023, as wife of the former Governor of Abia State located in the southeast of Nigeria. She is also the Founder and President of Vicar Hope Foundation, a non-profit organisation that has Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council(ECOSOC)

  40. Onyema Ugochukwu

    Onyema Ugochukwu
    Years
    1944-.. (age 81)
    Occupations
    journalisteconomist
    Biography

    Onyema Ugochukwu // CON is a Nigerian economist, journalist, and politician. Ugochukwu served as the senior Special Adviser on Communication to Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and the first Executive Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). On 25 February 2008, an Abia State elections tribunal declared Ugochukwu the winner of the 2007 gubernatorial election and Governor-elect of Abia State. However, on 11 February 2009 an appeal court in Port Harcourt overturned the ruling, declaring that Theodore Orji of the PPA had in fact won the election.

  41. Kelechi Amadi-Obi

    Kelechi Amadi-Obi
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1969-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    photographerpainterportrait photographer
    Biography

    Kelechi Amadi-Obi // is a Nigerian creative photographer, painter, artist and the publisher of Mania Magazine. His work in photography and visual art has earned him international renown featuring in many international exhibitions including Snap Judgment: New Position in contemporary African Photography, International center of photography New York (2006). He has been described as one of Nigeria's groundbreaking celebrity photographers who has "helped put Nigerian photography on the world map". Vogue calls him "a major force in the creative scene in Nigeria".

  42. Rasheed Alabi

    Rasheed Alabi
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1986-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    association football player
    Biography

    Rasheed Oladimeji Alabi Suaibu is a Nigerian footballer who last played for Iranian club Sanat Naft.

  43. Sonni Ogbuoji

    Sonni Ogbuoji
    Years
    1954-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Sonni Ogbuoji is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator for Ebonyi South, in Ebonyi State, Nigeria in the 9 April 2011 national elections. He was elected on the People's Democratic Party ticket. He left the senate in the 2019. Sonni hails from Ebunwana Edda in Afikpo South local government area of Ebonyi state.

  44. Echezonachukwu Nduka

    Echezonachukwu Nduka
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1989-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    musicianpoetliterary criticwriterpianist
    Biography

    Echezonachukwu Chinedu Nduka // is a Nigerian poet, pianist, author, recording artist, and ethnomusicologist specializing in piano music by West African composers. His work has been featured on BBC, Radio Nacional Clasica de Argentina, Radio France International (rfi), and Classical Journey.

  45. Ugochukwu-Smooth Nzewi

    Ugochukwu-Smooth Nzewi
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    20th Century
    Occupations
    art historianvisual artistexhibition curator
    Biography

    Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi is a Nigerian artist, art historian, and curator, currently curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at Museum of Modern Art in New York City. He was raised in Enugu and studied under sculptor El Anatsui at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, before traveling as an artist and curator. In the United States, he completed his doctorate at Emory University in 2013 and became the curator of African art at Dartmouth College's Hood Museum of Art. In 2017, he moved to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Nzewi has curated the Nigerian Afrika Heritage Biennial three times, the Dak'Art biennial in 2014, and independent exhibitions at Atlanta's High Museum of Art and New York's Richard Taittinger Gallery. Nzewi also exhibited internationally as an artist and artist-in-resident.

  46. Nwabueze Nwokolo

    Nwabueze Nwokolo
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1954-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    barrister
    Biography

    Nwabueze Jaja Wachuku Nwokolo, a royal princess of Ngwaland, is a Nigerian United Kingdom based lawyer who is council member at Law Society of England and Wales; including being a director and board chair of Great Britain's BSN: Black Solicitors Network, the largest membership organisation of its kind in Europe. Nwokolo is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales' Minority Ethnic Concerns Group. Also, she sits on the RAB: Regulatory Affairs Board of the Law Society.

  47. Chioma Ude

    Chioma Ude
    Years
    20th Century
    Occupations
    businessperson
    Biography

    Chioma Ude// is a Nigerian entertainment executive. In 2010, she founded Africa International Film Festival, a film festival held annually in Nigeria.

  48. Onigu Otite

    Onigu Otite
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1939-2019 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    academicsociologist
    Biography

    Onigu Otite was a Nigerian sociologist. He was among the first set of students to attend the first indigenous Nigerian university - University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He wrote several books including The Urhobo People, On the Path of Progress, Ethnic Pluralism and Ethnic Conflicts in Nigeria, and Introduction to Sociology which he co-authored with William Ogionwo. The Urhobo Studies Association USA Chapter regard him as one of the earliest Urhobo scholars to focus attention on the culture and history of the Urhobo People of the Niger Delta.

  49. Kate Azuka Omenugha

    Kate Azuka Omenugha
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1965-.. (age 60)
    Enrolled in the University of Nigeria
    Graduated with Master of Science in social communication
    Graduated with Bachelor of Science
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Kate Azuka Omenugha // is a Nigerian professor, educator and politician who has been the acting-vice chancellor of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State. She was the Commissioner of Basic Education, Anambra State, Nigeria from 2014 to March 2022.

  50. C.J. Obasi

    C.J. Obasi
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    20th Century
    Enrolled in the University of Nigeria
    Graduated with Bachelor of Science in computer science
    Occupations
    film directorfilm editorscreenwriter
    Biography

    C.J. Obasi listen is a Nigerian film director, screenwriter and editor.

  51. Nkechi Agwu

    Nkechi Agwu
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1962-.. (age 63)
    Enrolled in the University of Nigeria
    Graduated with licentiate
    Occupations
    mathematician
    Biography

    Nkechi Madonna Adeleine Agwu // is a mathematics teacher. Agwu is a naturalized American citizen, tenured faculty at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, part of the City University of New York, and was a director of the college's Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Scholarship.

  52. Chinelo Anohu-Amazu

    Chinelo Anohu-Amazu
    Occupations
    jurist
    Biography

    Chinelo Anohu is a Nigerian lawyer, public servant and administrator. She is the immediate past Director General and CEO of National Pension Commission,. She was a member of Pension Reform Committee of 2004 that introduced contributory pension scheme in Nigeria. In May 2019, she was appointed as the Head and Senior Director of the AfDB's Africa Investment Forum.

  53. Lucy Ejike

    Lucy Ejike
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1977-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    powerlifter
    Biography

    Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike // is a Nigerian Paralympic powerlifter. She has represented her country at six consecutive Paralympic Games from 2000 in Sydney through to 2021 in Tokyo. She has won medals at each, three gold, two silver and one bronze. She won a further silver medal at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth games women's lightweight category of the Para Powerlifting event behind compatriot Esther Oyema.

  54. Olufunke Baruwa

    Olufunke Baruwa
    Years
    1976-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    activist
    Biography

    Olufunke Baruwa is a Nigerian gender and development practitioner, feminist and public speaker with a focus on gender, public policy and governance. For more than two decades, she has been at the forefront of social policies and reforms in Nigeria working with government, civil society, and international development partners.

  55. Sunday Popoola

    Sunday Popoola
    Years
    1955-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    academictranslator
    Biography

    Apostle Sunday Popoola is a Nigerian pastor and the General Overseer of Word Communication Ministries and the presiding Apostle and Founder of Christ Family Assembly Churches.

  56. Jeff Unaegbu

    Jeff Unaegbu
    Years
    1979-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    scientist
    Biography

    Jephthah Elochukwu Unaegbu // is a Nigerian writer, researcher, freelance journalist, actor, and documentary film maker.

  57. Ousman Jammeh

    Ousman Jammeh
    Born in
    Gambia Flag Gambia
    Years
    1953-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    diplomatpolitician
    Biography

    Ousaman Jammeh is a Gambian politician.

  58. Azikiwe Peter Onwualu

    Azikiwe Peter Onwualu
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1959-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    engineerresearcher
    Biography

    Azikiwe Peter Onwualu is a Nigerian professor of Agricultural engineering and Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) of Nigeria from 2010 to his retirement in 2014.

  59. Okechukwu Nwadiuto Emuchay

    Okechukwu Nwadiuto Emuchay
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1960-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    Okechukwu Nwadiuto Emuchay, also referred to as "Okey Emuchay," is a diplomat and formerly Nigeria's Consul-General to South Africa.

  60. Laz Unaogu

    Laz Unaogu
    Years
    1956-2004 (aged 48)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Dr Laz Unaogu was a Nigerian Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Special Duties. He also held numerous political positions within the Nigerian government. He is known as the Physicist in Government.

  61. Theresa Obumneme Okoli

    Theresa Obumneme Okoli
    Occupations
    academic
    Biography

    Theresa Obumneme Okoli is a Nigerian academic.

  62. Abu Kasim Adamu

    Abu Kasim Adamu
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Occupations
    professorVice-chancellorbotanist
    Biography

    Adamu Abu Kasim is a Nigerian botanist and professor of science. He was appointed as vice chancellor of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai by Abubakar Sani Bello, assumed office in December 2019.

  63. Simon Aranonu

    Simon Aranonu
    Years
    1961-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    business executive
    Biography

    Simon Aranonu is a Nigerian accountant and banking executive. He is the executive director of Large Enterprises at the Bank of Industry.

  64. Clef nite

    Clef nite
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1985-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    guitarist
    Biography

    Victor Chukwunonso Nite Jnr. also known as Clef nite is a US-based Nigerian Afro-classical guitarist, performer and music producer. He is known for his percussive chord playing style on the classical guitar.

  65. Prince Ihekwoaba

    Prince Ihekwoaba
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1988-.. (age 37)
    Occupations
    association football player
    Biography

    Prince Ihekwoaba // is a Nigerian former footballer.

  66. Nancy Ekwulira achebe

    Nancy Ekwulira achebe
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1962-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    professorlibrarianacademic
    Biography

    Nancy Ekwulira Achebe // is a Nigerian professor of library and information science. She is the first vice president of the Nigerian School Library Association and the current head of the department of Library and Information Science at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). She has also been the director of the School of General Studies at UNN, and has published about 70 articles in journals and newspapers.

  67. Helen Uche Ibezim

    Helen Uche Ibezim
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1964-.. (age 61)
    Biography

    Helen Uche Ibezim // is a Nigerian educationist and an author who has published several books (novels, poetry. collection of plays and children's books) which include Your Gift is your Power (motivational book), Beyond the Heartbeat (novel) and The Ultimate Price & other plays (collection of plays).

  68. Chinyere Ukaga

    Chinyere Ukaga
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1966-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    academicparasitologist
    Biography

    Chinyere Ukaga is a professor of public health parasitology in the department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Imo State University, Owerri.