Nigerians
- plural of Nigerian.
Example Sentences
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He is among hundreds of Nigerians still waiting to be evacuated from South Africa.
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 South African authorities said the more than 500 Nigerians recently repatriated had been in the country illegally.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 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
