British Nigerian is a term sometimes used to describe British people of Nigerian descent. Many Nigerians and their British-born descendents live in South London. The UK is home to the world's second largest Nigerian-born population, behind only Nigeria itself and slightly ahead of the United States.
Nigerians have formed long-established communities in London, Liverpool and other industrial cities. Nigerians came to London over 200 years ago as a...
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British Nigerian is a term sometimes used to describe British people of Nigerian descent. Many Nigerians and their British-born descendents live in South London. The UK is home to the world's second largest Nigerian-born population, behind only Nigeria itself and slightly ahead of the United States.
Nigerians have formed long-established communities in London, Liverpool and other industrial cities. Nigerians came to London over 200 years ago as a result of the transatlantic slave trade. Olaudah Equiano, born in what is now Nigeria, was involved in the debate that occurred in Britain over the abolition of the slave trade.
Prior to Nigeria's independence from Britain, gained in 1960, many Nigerians studied in the UK along with other countries such as France and the United States, with the majority returning to Nigeria upon completion of their studies. In the 1960s, civil and political unrest in Nigeria contributed to many refugees arriving in Britain, along with skilled workers....
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