School band '73
Ofege

First Nigerian medical Doctor from Abeokuta (1874) - Nathaniel King

In 1861, a medical missionary to Nigeria, Dr A.A. Harrison of the church missionary society (CMS) selected four cleverest boys in Abeokuta to train them as Assistant doctors. Only one of them, Nathaniel King graduated, and became personal assistant to Dr Harrison. In 1866, Nathaniel king was sent to Sierra Leone where he studied the preliminaries of medicine under Dr. Bradshaw of the Colonial Hospital, Freetown. King later went to England where he graduated as a doctor in 1874; thus becoming the first Nigerian qualified Medical Doctor. He returned to Lagos to serve the CMS on a salary of 50 pounds sterling a year.

The first Nigerian pharmacist to becomes first African FIP fellow - Azubuike Okwor

Syenite:

The first Nigerian Football Club to win a continental title: Enugu Rangers

are u sure about this . . . The first nigerian team to win any continental cup is 3SC
* the first nigerian team to win fa cup on club basis is 3SC
* the first nigerian team to win caf cup is 3SC

First Pharmacist Governor in Nigeria  - Danbaba Suntai (From Taraba, Nigeria)

The first female nurse trained in psychiatric Nurse - Miss Irene Ogbolu

First Nigerian to win the “Africa Designs” and the MNET/ Anglo Gold African designs (has famous fans such as Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith)


- Deola Sagoe

World Dance Championships, Malibu '84
Isaac Chinagorom
3rd place

First Nigerian(s) to win the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist of the Year Awards - Ogunlesi and Adeyemi

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(this is debatable)

First Nigerian on America's Next Top Model - Aminat Ayinde

First Nigerian to win the Best Model in The World Award (bigger than Miss. USA, Miss. UK and Miss. Nigeria she was crowned Miss. World!), which took place in in China

- Bunmi Ademokoya

Oluchi Onweagba
Face of Africa '98

First Nigerian woman to leader Egba women on a campaign against arbitrary taxation of women, which led to the bdication of the Egba King Oba Ademola II in 1949.

- Funmilayo Kuti

Female riot
Aba Women's Riot
1929

First Nigerian to win Miss New York in 2009 (within months of her modeling career) also Miss Black Britain. She now lives in Pickering and is studying to become a doctor at the University of York-based Hull York Medical School.


- Helen Lawal

First Nigerian to hold the World Champion and World Indoor champion in triple jumper, representing Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Also won the silver medal representing Team GB at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and a gold medal at the 2009 World Athletics Championships


- Phillips Olaosebikan Idowu

First Nigerian to win 5medals + in an Olympic game-

Phillips Olaosebikan Idowu


Silver 2008 Beijing Triple Jump
World Championships
Gold 2009 Berlin Triple Jump
Commonwealth Games
Gold 2006 Melbourne Triple Jump
Silver 2002 Manchester Triple Jump
World Indoor Championships
Gold 2008 Valencia Triple Jump
European Indoor Championships
Gold 2007 Birmingham Triple Jump

First Nigerian to win the Best Male Model of the Year in the National Black Entertainment, Film, Fashion, Television and Art Awards

- Ibukun Jegede

First Nigerian male to win the Britain's Top Model of Colour - Ibukun Jegede



(debatable)

First Nigerian to perform at the Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday Tribute concert (singing "Gongo Aso" in London on June 27, 2008 - 9ice

Ileke-Idi,

You are just digging out the mediocre achievements of your Yoruba people abi? Most of those names and achievements are nothing but huffff.lol!
Nobody knows them.Most of them are not even Nigerians.
It's like saying the first Nigerian to play for the USA national football team is Oguchi Onyewu. What the heck is that?

Syenite:

Ileke-Idi,

You are just digging out the mediocre achievements of your Yoruba people abi? Most of those names and achievements are nothing but huffff.lol!
Nobody knows them.Most of them are not even Nigerians.
It's like saying the first Nigerian to play for the USA national football team is Oguchi Onyewu. What the heck is that?

I hear you. But I hope you dont mind if I continue?

First Nigerian model to appear on the front cover of The Times Magazine Fashion Issue, to appear in Vivienne Westwood, Nathen Jenden, and Osman

- Tokumbo daniel

First Nigerian to be featured in the Africa Open for Business documentary and recognized as the FATE Foundation Model Entrepreneur in 2005

- Adenike Ogunlesi

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(left)

This Yorubalistic guy na wa for you o. Your own too strong.

First Nigerian to win the World Athletic Assn.'s middleweight title - Michael Olajide

"The blind guy" again.

Syenite:

This Yorubalistic guy na wa for you o. Your own too strong.

For anybody that can easily comprehend English, the purpose of the thread is not to gawk at who is posting, but more on what is being posted.

First Nigerian to win the $26,000 Ford Foundation Scholars grant and the Henry N. Taylor Award as the outstanding foreign student - Dele Olojede

Ileke-IdI:

For anybody that can easily comprehend English, the purpose of the thread is not to gawk at who is posting, but more on what is being posted.

Ok o no vex.

Nigeria's first Minister of finance: Chief Festus Okotiebo.

Nigeria's first Civil Engineer: Herbert Macauley