This is a list of notable

engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the l ...

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Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

arranged in alphabetical order.

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Akinsola Olusegun Faluyi Akinsola Olusegun Faluyi (born 13 November 1934) is a Nigerian Mechanical engineer and former President of COREN, an engineering regulation body in Nigeria. Life and career His middle name "Olusegun" translates to "God is Victorious" in Yoruba ...

(Born, 13 November 1934) is a Nigerian Mechanical engineer and former President of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering (COREN) in Nigeria. * Abubakar Sani Sambo, Officer of the Order of the Niger, OON (Born 31 July 1955) is a Nigerian Mechanical engineer, incumbent Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) *

Mayen Adetiba Mayen Adetiba (born 1954) is a Nigerian actress and civil engineer. Life Adetiba was born in 1954 in Nigeria. She initially wanted to be an accountant, but she then got interested in journalism. She worked on ''The Bar Beach Show'' and she was ...

(born 1954) is a Nigerian actor who went on to be a leading

civil engineer A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing ...

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Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad (born October 20, 1983) is a Nigerian Engineer and renewable energy advocate. He is the current Managing Director of Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency. Early life and family Ahmad Salihijo was born on October 20, 1983 to t ...

is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

Engineer * Godman Akinlabi is a

pastor, author, public speaker and engineer. *

Deji Akinwande Deji Akinwande is a Nigerian-American professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering with courtesy affiliation with Materials Science at the University of Texas at Austin. He was awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and E ...

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering *

Demola Aladekomo Sir Demola Aladekomo (born 31 December 1957) is a computer engineer from Lagos, Nigeria. Aladekomo is the chairman of SmartCity Resorts Plc, Card Centre Nigeria Limited, Treasure-nest Limited, Crops Nigeria Limited, Chams Consortium Limited, In ...

is a Computer Engineer *

Bolaji Aluko Mobolaji E. Aluko (born 2 April 1955) is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Howard University Howard University (Howard) is a Private university, private, University charter#Federal, federally chartered historically black research univer ...

a Professor of Chemical Engineering * Edet Amana (born December 11, 1938) is a

. * Idiat Amusu female agricultural engineer in

* Aderemi Aaron-Anthony Atayero *

Ifedayo Akintunde Robert Ifedayo Akintunde (born 2 November 1935) is a Nigerian engineer, a distinguished Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), and former President of the society. He was the first African to win the WFEO Medal of Engineering Excellenc ...

, Nigerian engineer, first African to win the

WFEO The World Federation of Engineering Organizations ( French: ''Federation Mondiale des Organisations d'Ingenieurs''; WFEO) is an international, non-governmental organization representing the engineering profession worldwide. Founded in 1968 by ...

Medal of Engineering Excellence. Distinguished Fellow of the

Nigerian Society of Engineers The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) is an umbrella organization for engineers in Nigeria. It was founded on 16 February 1958 by a group of young Nigerian Graduate Engineers and students in the United Kingdom and inaugurated at the Nigerian Ho ...

(NSE), and former President of the society. * ALHAO rahman babatunde, male born august 25, 1974. is a civil engineer in Nigeria. leading civil engineer * Adekunle Adedayo Ojeleye, male, born October 31, 1974. He is an Heavy Equipment Engineer & Equipment Specialist in Nigeria. He is the CEO of Electrotrans Engineering & Contractor, Ogun State.

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Babalola Borishade Abraham Babalola Borishade (7 March 1946 – 26 April 2017) was a Nigerian politician. He was a four time Federal Minister in Nigeria, between 1999-2011. He was known as an electrical engineer, teacher and political strategist. Early life Borishad ...

an electrical engineer, *

Maikanti Baru Maikanti Kachalla Baru (7 July 1959 – 29 May 2020) was a Nigerian engineer, crude oil marketer and the 18th Group Managing Director of the Nigeria's state oil firm, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). He served in the position from ...

Olufemi Bamiro Olufemi Adebisi Bamiro (born 16 September 1947) is a Nigerian professor of mechanical engineering and former vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan. Early life and education Olufemi was born on 16 September 1947 in Ijebu Igbo, Ijebu-Igbo, Og ...

Professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who pr ...

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...

Rahmon Ade Bello Rahmon Ade bello (born October 1948) is a Nigerian professor of Chemical Engineering, educational administrator and former vice chancellor of the University of Lagos, Nigeria. Early life and education Rahmon was born in October 1948 in Ogun State, ...

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Chemical engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials int ...

, educational administrator and former

vice chancellor A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system. In most Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations, the chancellor is ...

of the University of Lagos,

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* Danladi Slim Matawal, (Born 30 October 1955) is a Nigerian professor of

Civil engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...

and the Director-General of the Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI) * John Dabiri a Nigerian-American aeronautics engineer

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Ebele Ofunneamaka Okeke Ebele Ofunneamaka Okeke CFR and OON (Born 14, June 1948) is a Nigerian Civil engineer and former Head of Nigerian Civil Service. Life and career She was born on 14 June 1948 at Nnewi North, Anambra State, Nigeria. She had her secondary educ ...

(14 June 1948) is a Nigerian

and former Head of Nigerian Civil Service * Edet James Amana (11 December 1938) is a Nigerian Civil engineer and former President of the

Nigerian Academy of Engineering Nigerian Academy of Engineering was founded in 1997 by concerned professional Nigerian engineers, with the aim to promote engineering training and practice in Nigeria as an effort to improve the technological growth of Nigeria as a developing count ...

Ernest Ndukwe Ernest Ndukwe (born 2 September 1948) is a Nigerian electrical engineer and former Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. Life and career He was born 2 September 1948. He obtained a Bachelor of science (B.sc) d ...

, Officer of the order of Niger (Born 2 September 1948) is a Nigerian

Electrical engineer Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

and former Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC *

Eli Jidere Bala Eli Jidere Bala (born 19 September 1954) is a Nigerian professor of Mechanical engineering and the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria. Life and career He was born on 19 September 1954 in Gelengu, a city in Balanga Local Governm ...

(Born 19 September 1954) is a Nigerian professor of

Mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...

and the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) *

Philip Emeagwali Philip Emeagwali (born 23 August 1954) is a Nigerian computer scientist. He won the 1989 Gordon Bell Prize for price-performance in high-performance computing applications, in an oil reservoir modeling calculation using a novel mathematical formu ...

(born 23 August 1954) is a

computer scientist A computer scientist is a person who is trained in the academic study of computer science. Computer scientists typically work on the theoretical side of computation, as opposed to the hardware side on which computer engineers mainly focus (al ...

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* Franklin Erepamo Osaisai (Born 1 October 1958), Former Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission. * Seun Fakorede

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Umar Garba Umar Garba Danbatta, is a Nigerian author, philanthropist, administrator and professor of electrical, telecommunications engineer. He served as the executive vice-chairman and chief executive Officer of Nigerian Communications Commission since No ...

, CEO/EVC

Nigerian Communications Commission The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is the independent regulatory authority for the telecommunications industry in Nigeria. The NCC was created under Decree number 75 by the Federal Military Government of Nigeria on 24 November 1992. The ...

, electronic engineering

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Femi Hamzat Kadri Obafemi Hamzat (born 19 September 1964) is a Nigerian politician who serves as the Deputy Governor of Lagos State. He was born in Lagos, Nigeria into the family of Late Oba Mufutau Olatunji Hamzat and Late Alhaja Kehinde Hamzat from Iga Eg ...

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Ibrahim Khaleel Inuwa Ibrahim Khaleel Inuwa, also known as Engineer IK Inuwa, was a Nigerian politician, Kano State consultant, and a member of the Debate Coordinating Committee, that was chaired by Justice Niki Tobi on the Constitution of Nigeria (1999). Early li ...

(born 15 April 1949. Kano State). Mechanical Engineer. Past President NSE, Past President COREN, Past Deputy President NIM. *Ilondu Chiedozie Oliver (born 20 July 1982) is a Petroleum Engineer from Anambra State. Member of NSE and registered Engineer with COREN.

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Joseph Atubokiki Ajienka Joseph Atubokiki Ajienka (born 10 January 1955) is a Nigerian professor of Petroleum engineering, educational administrator and the seventh vice chancellor of University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Under his leadership, the Uni ...

(born 10 January 1955,

Rivers State, Nigeria Rivers State, also known as Rivers, is a state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria (Old Eastern Region). Formed in 1967, when it was split from the former Eastern Region, Rivers State borders include: Imo to the north, Abia and Akwa Ib ...

) is a Nigerian professor of Petroleum engineering

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* Ahmadu Musa Kida is a Nigerian engineer and former basketball player

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* Lawrence Oluwawemimo Arokodare (born 15 March 1938 at

Ijero Ijero Ekiti is a town in Ekiti State of Nigeria in West Africa. Ijero Ekiti is situated in the northwest part of Ekiti State. Ijero Ekiti is the Local Government Headcount. The main language spoken by the indigenes of Ijero Ekiti is Ekiti diale ...

Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria and died on 26 March 1993 in

Ibadan Ibadan (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano, with a total population of 3,649,000 as of 2021, and over 6 million people within its me ...

, Oyo State, Nigeria) was a Nigeria *

Micheal Oladimeji Faborede Micheal Oladimeji Faborode (born September 1956) is a Nigerian educational administrator and a professor of Agricultural Engineering. He was vice chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University from 2006 to 2011. Background and education Faborode was bo ...

(Born September 1956), Professor of Agricultural Engineering

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* Salihu Mustafa

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Nicholas Agiobi Damachi Nicholas Agiobi Damachi, OON (Born 16 March 1953, Obudu, Cross River State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian professor of Industrial engineering and former Permanent Secretary of the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Education. He is currently the incumbent P ...

, Officer of the Order of the Niger, OON

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Oyewusi Ibidapo Obe Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe (5 July 1949 – 3 January 2021) was a Nigerian professor of Systems Engineering educational administrator and vice chancellor of the University of Lagos. He died from COVID-19 complications on 3 January 2021, during the COVI ...

(Born July, 1951) is a Nigerian professor of System engineering * Ogbonnaya Onu (born 1 December 1951) is a

Chemical engineer In the field of engineering, a chemical engineer is a professional, equipped with the knowledge of chemical engineering, who works principally in the chemical industry to convert basic raw materials into a variety of products and deals with the ...

and the first Executive Governor of

Abia State Abia State ( ig, Ȯha Abia) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, it is bordered to the north and northeast by the states of Enugu, and Ebonyi, Imo State to the west, Cross River State to the east, Akwa Ibom State to the ...

Olawale Adeniji Ige Olawale Adeniji Ige MFR (13 October 1938 – 9 May 2022) was a Nigerian electrical engineer and former Minister of the Federal Ministry of Communications (1990–1992). He also served as the Minister of the Federal Ministry of Aviation (1993) ...

Member of the Order of the Federal Republic, MFR (Born 13 October 1938) is a Nigerian

and former Minister of the Federal Ministry of Communications (1990-1992) *

Chris Ogiemwonyi Engr Christopher Aigbovbiosa Ogiemwonyi (born 21 March 1951) is a Nigerian politician and businessman. He was a former Minister for Works at thNigeria Federal Ministry of Works He was the retired group executive director of the Nigerian National P ...

* Adeola Olubamiji Nigerian-Canadian Technologist * Babatunde Ogunnaike an

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chemical engineer In the field of engineering, a chemical engineer is a professional, equipped with the knowledge of chemical engineering, who works principally in the chemical industry to convert basic raw materials into a variety of products and deals with the ...

n descent * Soni Oyekan is a

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Azikiwe Peter Onwualu Azikiwe Peter Onwualu (born April 27, 1959) is a Nigerian professor of Agricultural engineering and Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) of Nigeria from 2010 to his retiremen ...

(27 April 1959) is a professor of

Agricultural engineering Agricultural engineering, also known as agricultural and biosystems engineering, is the field of study and application of engineering science and designs principles for agriculture purposes, combining the various disciplines of mechanical, civil, ...

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(Born, October 1948) is a Nigerian professor of

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* Samuel Olatunde Fadahunsi OFR, CON (March 1920 - August 2014) was a Nigerian

Civil engineer A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing ...

and former President of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) * Hauwa Muhammed Sadique is a Nigerian engineer * Ah * Olatokunbo Somolu is a Nigerian structural engineer * Igho Sanomi is a Nigerian businessman, geologist,

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Umar Buba Bindir Umar Buba Bindir (born 11 August 1961) is a Nigerian Agricultural engineering, agricultural engineer and currently, Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Adamawa State of Nigeria Life and career He was born on August 11, 1961 in Yola, Nigeria ...

(Born 11 August 1961) is a Nigerian

Agricultural engineer Agricultural engineering, also known as agricultural and biosystems engineering, is the field of study and application of engineering science and designs principles for agriculture purposes, combining the various disciplines of mechanical enginee ...

and incumbent Director-General of the National Office for Technology Acquisition (Notap).

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Andrew Yakubu Andrew Laah Yakubu (born 10 September 1955) is a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. He was given the appointment by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in 201He and the management team were relieved of t ...

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