Nigerian people in Italy
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| (71.158 (ISTAT: 2014)) | |||||||
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 Veneto ·  Emilia-Romagna ·  Lombardy |
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| English · Italian · Niger–Congo languages | |||||||
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| Protestantism · Catholic Church · Sunni Islam | |||||||
The presence of Nigerians in Italy dates back to the 1980s.
Numbers
In 2014 in Italy there are 71,158 regular immigrants from Nigeria. In 2006 there were 37,733. The three cities with most number of Nigerians are: Turin, Rome and Padua.[1]
According to one diplomat, 30,000 Nigerian women, mostly from Edo State, are prostitutes in Italy.[2]
Notable Nigerians in Italy
- Eddy Wata (1974), singer
- Emeka Jude Ugali (1982), footballer
- Stephen Makinwa (1983), footballer
- Osarimen Giulio Ebagua (1986), footballer
- Stefano Okaka (1989), footballer
- Stefania Okaka (1989), volleyball player
- Joel Obi (1991), footballer
See also
References
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