City Quote by Burna Boy

I grew up in northern Nigeria.

— Masai Ujiri

The Lagos of my childhood was a well-laid-out maritime city.

— Wole Soyinka

Nigeria was a blank on the map - there weren't even any maps. The US State Department, everyone said don't go there. It was…

— Rem Koolhaas

I grew up in a place called Port Harcourt, Nigeria, the youngest of four. What I remember most about Nigeria was the ease. I…

— Yvonne Orji

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

— Tinie Tempah

Nigeria is a difficult place. It is not a country for the faint of heart. On a good day, when our larger cities such…

— Uzodinma Iweala

I take a lot of pride in being Nigerian

— Brendon Ayanbadejo

Lagos has also had a particular effect on my career. I was there early, and although it was a courageous step to go there…

— Rem Koolhaas

I identify myself as a Nigerian because that is where I was born and raised and where my family still lives.

— Toks Olagundoye

I mean I've seen so many kids on the street when we're like in the bus, they're screaming 'go Nigeria, go Nigeria,' so to…

— Alex Iwobi

I haven't been to Nigeria, but my dad and I have talked about going. I have a grandma over there who's been here.

— Jarome Iginla

My dad's Nigerian and I grew up in London, and that's just how it is.

— Emma Weymouth