The presence of Nigerians in Italy dates back to the 1980s.^{[citation needed]}

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Nigerian people in Italy

Stefano Okaka Osarimen Giulio Ebagua Eddy Wata Joel Obi Stephen Makinwa
Total population
119,435 (ISTAT: 2021)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Veneto · Emilia-Romagna · Lombardy  · Sicily
Languages
English · Italian · Niger–Congo languages
Religion
Protestantism · Catholic Church · Sunni Islam

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In 2021, there are 119,435 immigrants from Nigeria in Italy. In 2014 in Italy there are 71,158 regular immigrants from Nigeria, while In 2006 there were 37,733. The three cities with most number of Nigerians are: Turin, Rome and Padua.^[2] But many Nigerians also reside on the island of Sicily.^[3]

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• Destiny Udogie
• Eddy Wata (1974), singer
• Emeka Jude Ugali (1982), footballer
• Stephen Makinwa (1983), footballer
• Osarimen Giulio Ebagua (1986), footballer
• Angelo Ogbonna (1988), footballer
• Victor Osimhen (1998), footballer
• Stefano Okaka (1989), footballer
• Joel Obi (1991), footballer
• Nicolao Dumitru (1991), footballer
• Paola Egonu (1998), volleyball player
• Adeleke Adebowale Julius (1985), IT Engineer
• Sara Bonifacio, volleyball player
• Maria Benedicta Chigbolu, olympic athlete

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