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Top 100 Writers in Nigeria

The most publicly visible writers in Nigeria.

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The most famous writers in Nigeria right now — ranked by the public attention they command across search, news, Wikipedia, and social.

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#	Δ	Person	Country	Category	Fame	Momentum
#1	—	Wole Soyinka	Nigeria	Writers	70.6	3.1
#2	—	Chinua Achebe	Nigeria	Writers	67.0	0.5
#3	—	Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie	Nigeria	Writers	66.0	1.9
#4	—	Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala	Nigeria	Writers	59.4	11.0
#5	—	Nnamdi Azikiwe	Nigeria	Writers	57.7	6.8
#6	—	Ken Saro-Wiwa	Nigeria	Writers	57.5	10.5
#7	—	Amos Tutuola	Nigeria	Writers	55.0	5.1
#8	—	Ben Okri	Nigeria	Writers	54.3	1.2
#9	—	Buchi Emecheta	Nigeria	Writers	53.0	0.0
#10	82	OS Ozoz Sokoh	Nigeria	Writers	52.4	1.8
#11	1	Flora Nwapa	Nigeria	Writers	51.8	0.0
#12	1	AL Amina Lawal	Nigeria	Writers	51.2	6.1
#13	1	Ajayi Crowther	Nigeria	Writers	51.0	0.0
#14	1	Ayobami Adebayo	Nigeria	Writers	51.0	5.7
#15	1	Cyprian Ekwensi	Nigeria	Writers	51.0	2.6
#16	1	Chris Oyakhilome	Nigeria	Writers	50.5	0.2
#17	1	Chigozie Obioma	Nigeria	Writers	50.2	8.7
#18	1	Akwaeke Emezi	Nigeria	Writers	50.1	0.2
#19	1	Ruth Kadiri	Nigeria	Writers	49.7	0.0
#20	1	Ewuare II	Nigeria	Writers	49.3	5.9
#21	1	William Kumuyi	Nigeria	Writers	49.1	2.2
#22	1	Joseph Nanven Garba	Nigeria	Writers	49.1	6.4
#23	1	Lola Shoneyin	Nigeria	Writers	49.0	4.8
#24	1	Niyi Osundare	Nigeria	Writers	48.8	4.8
#25	1	Fortunatus Nwachukwu	Nigeria	Writers	48.4	0.0
#26	1	Anthony John Valentine Obinna	Nigeria	Writers	47.9	10.0
#27	1	Emeka Anyaoku	Nigeria	Writers	47.7	1.7
#28	1	EA Elechi Amadi	Nigeria	Writers	47.6	0.5
#29	1	Oyinkan Braithwaite	Nigeria	Writers	47.4	0.0
#30	1	Kenneth Onwuka Dike	Nigeria	Writers	46.9	15.0
#31	1	Sarah Ladipo Manyika	Nigeria	Writers	46.8	1.5
#32	1	Ola Rotimi	Nigeria	Writers	46.8	3.8
#33	1	Zulu Sofola	Nigeria	Writers	46.2	15.0
#34	1	Baba Gana Kingibe	Nigeria	Writers	46.1	1.7
#35	1	Christopher Okigbo	Nigeria	Writers	45.9	0.0
#36	1	Noo Saro-Wiwa	Nigeria	Writers	45.9	8.3
#37	1	Funke Bucknor-Obruthe	Nigeria	Writers	45.8	9.6
#38	1	Denrele Edun	Nigeria	Writers	45.7	8.7
#39	1	Linda Ikeji	Nigeria	Writers	45.6	0.0
#40	1	WA Wande Abimbola	Nigeria	Writers	45.5	13.0
#41	1	Femi Osofisan	Nigeria	Writers	45.5	18.5
#42	1	Oluwatoyin Ogundipe	Nigeria	Writers	45.3	25.0
#43	1	AD Abdullahi dan Fodio	Nigeria	Writers	45.3	1.9
#44	1	ZA Zaynab Alkali	Nigeria	Writers	44.7	0.0
#45	1	Kingsley Moghalu	Nigeria	Writers	44.6	19.1
#46	1	IA Ifi Amadiume	Nigeria	Writers	44.6	2.6
#47	1	Daniel O. Fagunwa	Nigeria	Writers	44.6	0.0
#48	1	Okey Ndibe	Nigeria	Writers	44.5	10.0
#49	1	SB Saburi Biobaku	Nigeria	Writers	44.2	9.0
#50	1	J. P. Clark	Nigeria	Writers	44.2	0.0
#51	1	AT Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani	Nigeria	Writers	43.7	2.3
#52	1	Toyin Falola	Nigeria	Writers	43.4	0.0
#53	1	TO Tade Ogidan	Nigeria	Writers	43.1	10.6
#54	1	JF J. F. Ade Ajayi	Nigeria	Writers	43.1	8.6
#55	1	Farooq Kperogi	Nigeria	Writers	43.1	12.7
#56	1	AE Akachi Ezeigbo	Nigeria	Writers	42.8	14.3
#57	1	Chet Anekwe	Nigeria	Writers	42.8	0.0
#58	1	Ifeoma Aggrey-Fynn	Nigeria	Writers	42.6	20.2
#59	1	AA Aduke Alakija	Nigeria	Writers	42.4	3.0
#60	1	Femi Odugbemi	Nigeria	Writers	42.3	12.8
#61	1	TA Tosin Ajibade	Nigeria	Writers	42.0	15.9
#62	1	Balaraba Ramat Yakubu	Nigeria	Writers	42.0	10.3
#63	1	AI Akinwunmi Isola	Nigeria	Writers	41.9	5.2
#64	1	KW Kay Williamson	Nigeria	Writers	41.8	15.0
#65	1	Pemi Aguda	Nigeria	Writers	41.5	0.0
#66	1	LA Luvvie Ajayi	Nigeria	Writers	41.4	0.0
#67	1	TO Tess Osonye Onwueme	Nigeria	Writers	41.3	7.6
#68	1	Jordan Ifueko	Nigeria	Writers	41.1	0.0
#69	1	BA Bolaji Akinyemi	Nigeria	Writers	41.1	1.9
#70	1	Matthew Mbu	Nigeria	Writers	40.7	1.8
#71	1	CI Chinweizu Ibekwe	Nigeria	Writers	40.5	0.5
#72	1	Ifeoma Okoye	Nigeria	Writers	40.5	3.9
#73	1	Uwem Akpan	Nigeria	Writers	40.3	1.4
#74	1	Ishaya Bako	Nigeria	Writers	40.3	2.1
#75	1	AA Abimbola Adelakun	Nigeria	Writers	40.2	10.0
#76	1	SA Sade Adeniran	Nigeria	Writers	40.2	15.0
#77	1	Efua Traoré	Nigeria	Writers	40.0	7.5
#78	1	AO Anthony Okonkwo Gbuji	Nigeria	Writers	40.0	18.3
#79	1	Luisah Teish	Nigeria	Writers	39.9	0.3
#80	1	IO Ifeoma Onyefulu	Nigeria	Writers	39.9	15.2
#81	1	IO Isidore Okpewho	Nigeria	Writers	39.7	3.9
#82	1	HI Hadiza Isma El-Rufai	Nigeria	Writers	39.7	0.0
#83	1	DO Dami Olonisakin	Nigeria	Writers	39.5	16.7
#84	1	BF Bilkisu Funtuwa	Nigeria	Writers	39.5	4.4
#85	1	KA Katung Aduwak	Nigeria	Writers	39.3	0.0
#86	1	Henry Adefope	Nigeria	Writers	39.2	0.0
#87	1	Emmanuel Iduma	Nigeria	Writers	39.0	6.7
#88	1	Jude Idada	Nigeria	Writers	39.0	15.0
#89	1	JI Joy Isi Bewaji	Nigeria	Writers	38.9	12.0
#90	1	CD Chuks D General	Nigeria	Writers	38.7	12.4
#91	1	Betty Irabor	Nigeria	Writers	38.7	0.0
#92	1	TA Toyin Adewale-Gabriel	Nigeria	Writers	38.7	15.4
#93	—	BF Babs Fafunwa	Nigeria	Writers	38.6	0.0
#94	—	RC Roy Clive Abraham	Nigeria	Writers	38.5	15.9
#95	—	OA Odolaye Aremu	Nigeria	Writers	38.5	15.7
#96	—	ON Onuora Nzekwu	Nigeria	Writers	38.5	11.4
#97	—	Logan February	Nigeria	Writers	38.3	1.5
#98	—	Bassey Ikpi	Nigeria	Writers	38.2	0.0
#99	—	Adebowale Adefuye	Nigeria	Writers	38.2	16.7
#100	—	FA F. Abiola Irele	Nigeria	Writers	38.2	1.0

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