Tag nigerian professionals
Here's a list of notable Nigerian professionals across various fields:
Business and Entrepreneurship
- Aliko Dangote - Business magnate and founder of Dangote Group
- Mike Adenuga - Business magnate and founder of Globacom and Conoil Producing Company
- Femi Otedola - Business magnate and founder of Forte Oil
- Jim Ovia - Businessman and founder of Zenith Bank
- Tony Elumelu - Businessman and founder of UBA Group
Politics and Governance
- Olusegun Obasanjo - Former President of Nigeria (1999-2007)
- Goodluck Jonathan - Former President of Nigeria (2010-2015)
- Muhammadu Buhari - Current President of Nigeria (2015-present)
- Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - Former Minister of Finance and former World Bank Vice President
- Akinwunmi Adesina - President of the African Development Bank
Science and Technology
- Chike Obi - Mathematician and professor at the University of Nigeria
- Philip Emeagwali - Computer scientist and inventor
- Ola Orekunle - Engineer and inventor
- Ayodele Odubela - Biomedical engineer and professor at the University of Lagos
- Nneka Okona - Computer scientist and professor at the University of Nigeria
Arts and Entertainment
- Wole Soyinka - Nobel laureate and playwright
- Chinua Achebe - Late novelist and professor
- Ben Okri - Novelist and poet
- Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji
- Musician, Wizkid
Sports
- Kanu Nwankwo - Former professional footballer and captain of the Nigerian national team
- Jay-Jay Okocha - Former professional footballer and captain of the Nigerian national team
- Mfon Udoka - Former professional basketball player and coach
- Olumide Oyedeji - Former professional basketball player
- D'Tigress - Nigerian women's national basketball team
Academia
- Wole Soyinka - Nobel laureate and professor of comparative literature
- Chinua Achebe - Late professor of literature and linguistics
- Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - Former professor of economics at Harvard University
- Akinwunmi Adesina - Former professor of agricultural economics at Purdue University
- Toyin Falola - Professor of history and African studies at the University of Texas at Austin
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list, and there are many more Nigerian professionals who have made significant contributions to their respective fields.