Nigeria Quotes: top 100 famous quotes about Nigeria

Nigeria Quotes & Sayings

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We need to adopt a set of common values and be ready to live out those values — Fela Durotoye

My mom, she's from Ireland, coached tennis in Nigeria when she was a missionary and turned me on to it when I was young. — Donal Logue

It's time to end the brain drain and move to brain gain. It's time for a great mind of Nigeria to return home. You're the mind we need, Doctor. — Deji Olukotun

I love Nigerians becouse they're extra ordinary people they make impossible to be possible. — Hamzatribah

We must be the ones to re-define the world class standards of excellence — Fela Durotoye

I founded this school for the masses. — Atiku Abubakar

The work of Nigeria is not complete for as long as there is any one Nigerian who goes to bed on empty stomach. — Ibrahim Babangida

I was born and raised in Nigeria. We lived in England when I was 3 and 4, and I would go to summer school every year in Switzerland. — Toks Olagundoye

Nigerians must have the dream, believe the dream, live the dream and work to build the dream — Fela Durotoye

I know now that what countries do at summits has the power to help girls in Pakistan, Nigeria or Afghanistan. — Malala Yousafzai

I will rather kill myself than commit suicide. — Patience Jonathan

What is happening in Nigeria is an absolute atrocity, — Masai Ujiri

The first step to Happiness is deciding exactly what kind of life you want. That kinda comes from experience. — I.B. Opene

Nigeria is like everywhere, really: there are some beautiful places that have been invested in and others that haven't been. — Tinie Tempah

Nigeria [in 1990] was all rumour, an unbelievable amount of rumour - largely about crime and almost mythical manifestations of evil. — Rem Koolhaas

The gold of life is for those bold and brave in life. — Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

My heart's desire is to be recognised in Nigeria. — Nneka

I felt Nigeria didn't have to succumb to the image of being a corrupt country; we didn't have to let the economy stagnate. — Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

If you are a Nigerian professor and your professorship cannot be felt practically in the Nigerian society; then to hell with your professorship! — Tony Osborg

I think they've got 250 languages in Nigeria, and so English is a sort of lingua franca between the 250 languages. — William Golding

There is no country in the world with the diversity, confidence and talent and black pride like Nigeria. — Binyavanga Wainaina

No nation has ever been able to transform by chance. Its always a deliberate and conscious process — Fela Durotoye

A goat's frown cannot stop it from being taken to the market. — Nigeria

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity — Thomas Jefferson

To move Nigeria forward, we must define our interest in the Nigeria project — Okey Ndibe

Change Won't Happen Immediately, as Nigeria's Problems Didn't Start Overnight — Mo Abudu

Africa is in fact a more Christian continent than Europe. There are now, for example, more Anglicans in Nigeria than in England. — Niall Ferguson

Nigeria has its problems, nobody denies that, but there is a surge of spiritual, I would say, Christian dynamics that are awesome. — Reinhard Bonnke

Educating our young girls is the foundation for Nigeria's growth and development. — Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Nigeria is a West African nation of over 100 million energetic people. It is endowed with lots of natural resources but lacks human resources. — Philip Emeagwali

I divide my time between Columbia, Maryland, and Lagos, Nigeria. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

It would be better not to know so many things than to know so many things that are not so. — Felix Okoye

I am a woman and a woman of Africa. I am a daughter of Nigeria and if she is in shame, I shall stayand mourn with her in shame. — Buchi Emecheta

Where justice if negotiable, filthiness becomes delectable — Tony Osborg

My family is from Nigeria, and my full name is Uzoamaka, which means 'The road is good.' — Uzo Aduba

Democracy should be nurtured and sustained in Nigeria and in our part of the world — Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigeria will start exporting cars soon — Goodluck Jonathan

In every 1st October we Nigerians helps very few of us celebrate there independence, very. soon. we will celebrate our own. — Hamzatribah

Life is mean! Don't lose your humour jacket. You'll really need it. — Nike Thaddeus

Ghana and Nigeria resented each other and competed for supremacy in every sphere - politics, academia, sports, you name it. — Chinua Achebe

In my opinion, Nigeria matters! The body of Christ matters — Sunday Adelaja

Let's say there are prospects for a new Nigeria, but I don't think we have a new Nigeria yet. — Wole Soyinka

When your economy is subject to the whims of Libya and Nigeria and Venezuela, you have a problem. — Jason Chaffetz

From 1971 to 1993, my family lived in a number of African countries, including Malawi, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Nigeria, as well as Uganda itself. — Giles Foden

And, by the way, thank you for drugging me with Ketamine in Nigeria. He now thinks I'm a recreational drug user." "You're . . . welcome? — Penny Reid

Creativity is key to productivity and prosperity. — Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

Do the little things. In the future when you look back, they'd have made the greatest change. — Nike Thaddeus

In Nigeria, financial services, telecoms, and entertainment have driven growth more than oil. — Oscar N. Onyema

Our nation Nigeria CAN & MUST become a great place to live, otherwise we will have to answer to more than just the next generation — Fela Durotoye

Girls are pearls, ladies are rubies, mothers are moulders, and women are wonderful. — Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

As a nation, we will only become the shining light to the world with the emergence of more and more role models worthy of emulation by all — Fela Durotoye

And so Mr. Brown came to be respected even by the clan, because he trod softly on its faith. — Chinua Achebe

The dead in Nigeria are always waking up. When somebody dies there, they only seem to die for a little while, — Precious Williams

There are many countries but few nations. We are committed to building Nigeria into a most desirable nation to live — Fela Durotoye

Youths are the life blood of any nation. — Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

In Nigeria they convict by law, not by the truth — Fela Kuti

The United States has worse income inequality than Nigeria. — Max Fisher

We must stop calling corruption a "Nigerian factor". — Sunday Adelaja

Africa and indeed Nigeria has always been a paradox, an inexplicable contraction of a blessed land with a poor masses — Fela Durotoye

What we need now is a nation of great people who live to positively impact others and build enduring legacies — Fela Durotoye

The audacity of my sagacity is instrumentality to my successity. — Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

I hate neutrality becouse is the worst thing that ever happened — Hamzatribah

I congratulate the outgoing Nigeria President Mr Goodluck Jonathan for his grace in conceding defeat. — Raila Odinga

Heirs Holdings has the ambition to generate at least a quarter of Nigeria's power consumption needs in the next five years — Tony Elumelu

Well-trained medical doctors and engineers leave Nigeria to the developed countries. We want to reverse that. — Goodluck Jonathan

My joy knows no bounds ... I will devote all my energy and all the powers available to me to the service of Nigeria and humanity. — Olusegun Obasanjo

There has always been a strange dissonance between the public and the private in Nigeria. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I looked down at the brochure nearest me."We're going to Nigeria," I threatened. "I hope you like elephant polo."
-Liberty Jones — Lisa Kleypas

In Nigeria, Hillary Clinton amazingly fought for two years to keep an Al-Qaeda affiliate off the terrorist watch list. — Chris Christie

People exaggerate Corruption in Nigeria. It is not
even our first or second problem, maybe the third — Atiku Abubakar

Nigeria 2025 is not a national cake we hope to all share, its a cake we must be ready to bake — Fela Durotoye

Great nations are built by great people, not just successful people — Fela Durotoye

Nigeria has no business with poverty. With our human and material resources, we shall strive to eradicate poverty from our country. — Olusegun Obasanjo

Working together as a team helps build a cohesive organization. — Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

People from different parts of the world can respond to the same story if it says something to them about their own history and their own experience. — Chinua Achebe

Some people in Nigeria photographed us together and are threatening to publish the pictures, but that's not news to anyone. — Paulo Coelho

Lagos was built from blood and sweat, and raw ambition. Abuja was designed as a playground for the rich. — A. Igoni Barrett

Every part of Nigeria is blessed. — Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

I see that the culture that is prevalent right now in Nigeria and indeed Africa is the culture of GET RICH QUICK. — Sunday Adelaja

The good news for Nigeria is that they're two-nil down very early in the game. — Kevin Keegan

It is the duty of youths to war against indiscipline and corruption because they are the leaders of tomorrow. — Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

Nigeria has moved into low-middle-income, but their north is very poor, and the health care systems there have broken down. — Bill Gates

Single universe, many planets,many continents, and many countries, my country Nigeria will never be like others. — Hamzatribah

Despite the turbulence our nation has experienced, we WILL arrive safely and without incident! — Fela Durotoye

An economy funded by subsidy is no economy in an ideal sense. — Tony Osborg

I like to say, 'I spend one-third of my time in Nigeria, one-third in Europe or America, and one-third on a plane.' — Wole Soyinka

I will never contest election in Nigeria. Whenever my husband retires, I will go back home with him. — Patience Jonathan

Our nation is ripe with a multitude of successful people, who have achieved much for themselves with little impact on anyone else — Fela Durotoye

Subsidy Quotes:Nigeria is not an oil rich country. We are an oil producing country. — Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

We must see the new Nigeria The Nigeria We Want we must accept personal responsibility to build it — Fela Durotoye

There is no corruption but mere stealing in Nigeria — Goodluck Jonathan

One of the reasons I will never leave Nigeria is because, in this country, anything can happen. — A. Igoni Barrett

TODAY is the PAST of your FUTURE. So, make TODAY count for the sake of your HISTORY. Use your words, time & choices wisely — Fela Durotoye

Even Jesus Christ cannot conduct a free and fair election in Nigeria. — Olusegun Obasanjo

In Nigeria, along with its West African neighbor Ghana, women are now starting businesses in greater numbers than men. — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Nigeria has had a complicated colonial history. My work has examined that part of our story extensively. — Chinua Achebe

The unity of Nigeria will only come if we overcome and overgrow tribe, materialism and selfish human nature. — Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

For us to progress, we must be community in liberty, equality and fraternity. — Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

To achieve this incredible feat of building Nigeria, we must all truly desire to see it happen — Fela Durotoye

There's a place for talking and criticism. But there's also a place to let our ACTIONS do the talking! — Fela Durotoye