page_title: List of Nigerian Americans
section_title: Humanities and social sciences
hierarchical_section_title: List of Nigerian Americans / Academia / Humanities and social sciences
caption_attribution_description: English: Chinua Achebe speaking at Asbury Hall, Buffalo, as part of the "Babel: Season 2" series by Just Buffalo Literary Center, Hallwalls, &amp; the International Institute.
context_page_description: This is a list of notable Nigerian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
  To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Nigerian American and must have references showing they are Nigerian American and are notable.
context_section_description: Chinua Achebe, award-winning novelist, professor, literary scholar, and author of Things Fall Apart
  Toyin Falola, historian and professor of African Studies
  Farooq Kperogi, journalist and professor of journalism at Kennesaw State University
  Nwando Achebe, historian and feminist scholar; professor of history at Michigan State University
  John Ogbu, anthropologist, "acting white" theorist
  Bamidele A. Ojo, political scientist
  Obiwu (Obioma Paul Iwuanyanwu), writer and professor of English and creating writing at Central State University
  Ekpo Eyo, archaeologist
  Emmanuel Chukwudi Eze, philosopher
  Wendy Osefo, public affairs academic, professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Education, and television personality
  Nkiru Nzegwu, philosopher
  Akinwumi Ogundiran, archaeologist
  Kalu Ndukwe Kalu, political scientist
  Elechukwu Njaka, political scientist; author of Igbo Political Culture
  Stephen Adebanji Akintoye, historian
  Saheed Aderinto, professor of history at Western Carolina University
  Olu Oguibe, professor of art at the University of Connecticut
  Abiola Irele, literary scholar
  Chika Okeke-Agulu, art historian
caption: Chinua Achebe
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