| BUHARI | President of Nigeria (6) |
| NNAMDI | First president of Nigeria (1963-6), popularly known as Zik (6,7) |
| AZIKIWE | First president of Nigeria (1963-6), popularly known as Zik (6,7) |
| MUHAMMADUBUHARI | Incumbent president of Nigeria re-elected for a second term in February 2019 (9,6) |
| BIAFRA | Return of fantastic regiment protecting one part of Nigeria (6) |
| IBADAN | Third most populous city of Nigeria; capital of the south-western Oyo State (6) |
| SLOGAN | Rallying-cry: "Restore Lagos to capital of Nigeria" (6) |
| BALEWA | Former prime minister of Nigeria |
| YORUBA | Language of Nigeria and Benin |
| VILLAGER | One of those in bigger version of Hamlet has large country residence in the middle of Nigeria (8) |
| BOLATINUBU | President-elect of Nigeria, succeeding Muhammadu Buhari on 29 May 2023 (4,6) |
| IBO | One of chief cultural languages of Nigeria |
| NAIRA | The standard unit of currency of Nigeria (5) |
| NARRATE | Tell of arrival in the capital of Nigeria having had a meal (7) |
| PERMANENTMAGNET | For every French artist, repeatedly taking in capitals of Nigeria and Ghana, that's always attractive (9,6) |
| ABUJA | Federal capital of Nigeria, in the centre of the country (5) |
| LAGOS | The chief port of Nigeria, the most populous city of that country (5) |
| YAM | Major vegetable export of Nigeria (nearly 70% of the world's total) |
| OBASANJO | Olusegun ___, military ruler of Nigeria from 1976 to 1979 and president from 1999 to 2007 (8) |
| EDO | A member of a people of Nigeria noted for their 16th century bronze sculptures (3) |
