The presence of Nigerians in Italy dates back to the 1980s.
Demographics In 2021, there were 119,435 immigrants from Nigeria in Italy. In 2014 in Italy there were 71,158 regular immigrants from Nigeria, while In 2006 there were 37,733. In 2023, the regions with the highest percentages of Nigerians were Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and Veneto.
Notable people
Eddy Wata (1976), singer Emeka Jude Ugali (1982), footballer Stephen Makinwa (1983), footballer Osarimen Giulio Ebagua (1986), footballer Angelo Ogbonna (1988), footballer Maria Benedicta Chigbolu (1989), olympic athlete Stefano Okaka (1989), footballer Joel Obi (1991), footballer Nicolao Dumitru (1991), footballer Awudu Abass (1993), basketball player Sara Bonifacio (1996), volleyball player Paola Egonu (1998), volleyball player Victor Osimhen (1998), footballer Destiny Udogie (2002), footballer
See also Senegalese people in Italy African emigrants to Italy
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