Nigerian people in Italy explained

Flag:
Population:	119,435 (ISTAT: 2021)https://demo.istat.it/app/?i=P03&l=it
Popplace:	Veneto Emilia-Romagna Lombardy Sicily
Langs:	EnglishItalianNiger–Congo languages
Rels:	ProtestantismCatholic ChurchSunni Islam

The presence of Nigerians in Italy dates back to the 1980s.

Demographics

In 2021, there are 119,435 immigrants from Nigeria in Italy. In 2014 in Italy there are 71,158 regular immigrants from Nigeria, while In 2006 there were 37,733. The three cities with most number of Nigerians are: Turin, Rome and Padua.^[1]

Notable people

Awudu Abass
Destiny Udogie
Eddy Wata (1976), singer
Emeka Jude Ugali (1982), footballer
Stephen Makinwa (1983), footballer
Osarimen Giulio Ebagua (1986), footballer
Angelo Ogbonna (1988), footballer
Victor Osimhen (1998), footballer
Stefano Okaka (1989), footballer
Joel Obi (1991), footballer
Nicolao Dumitru (1991), footballer
Paola Egonu (1998), volleyball player
Sara Bonifacio, volleyball player
Maria Benedicta Chigbolu, olympic athlete

References

Notes

Notes and References

News: Comuni Italiani. 11 January 2014. Comuni. 9 February 2014. it.