Nigerian
adjective
of or relating to Nigeria or its inhabitants.
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Nigerian
American
[nahy-jeer-ee-uhn]
/ naɪˈdʒɪər i ən /
adjective
noun
Nigerians
plural
nigerian
British
/ naɪˈdʒɪərɪən /
adjective
noun
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Nigerian diplomat Ninikanwa Okey-Uche said her country was "deeply appalled by reports of the egregious police tactics that led to his death" on Thursday.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
A Nigerian court Friday dismissed a lawsuit by a traditional monarch in the oil-rich delta region seeking to halt Shell's plan to offload its onshore assets over accusations of decades of environmental pollution.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Bubaraye Dakolo, the monarch of Ekpetiama kingdom in southern Bayelsa state, had taken the British energy giant to court after it announced conclusion of the sale of its Nigerian onshore assets in March 2025.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
The head of a bogus government agency set up in the Nigerian president's office has been arrested after weeks in hiding.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Comparisons of terms for plants in southern Nigerian languages of the Niger-Congo family show that the words fall into three groups.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
For millions of Nigerians, particularly in rural areas, rivers are the most practical means of transport.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
More than 600 Nigerians have already been repatriated in recent weeks.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Over three-quarters of the Ghanaian returnees had overstayed their visas, while all 854 Nigerians were residing in South Africa illegally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
The first group of Nigerians repatriated from South Africa following escalating anti-immigrant attacks landed in Lagos on Thursday, AFP journalists saw.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
The other men sat around slumped into their own sorrows, listening to the Nigerians trade their stories, sometimes laughing, sometimes self-pitying.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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