The social structure in Nigeria is the hierarchical characterization of social status, historically stratified under the Nigerian traditional rulers and their subordinate chiefs, with a focus on tribe and ethnicity which continued with the advent of colonization.
Alfred Achebe, king of Onitsha and chair of the board of Unilever.
Aliko Dangote, chief executive of the Dangote Group and Nigeria's richest man.
Folorunsho Alakija, vice-chair of Famfa Oil Limited and Nigeria's richest woman.
Efunroye Tinubu, an aristocrat who served as the princess consort of Oba Adele Ajosun of Lagos and the paramount chieftess of Egbaland.
The Nigerian Chieftaincy is the chieftaincy system that is native to Nigeria. Consisting of everything from the country's monarchs to its titled family elders, the chieftaincy as a whole is one of the oldest continuously existing institutions in Nigeria and is legally recognized by its government.
Oba Sir Adeniji Adele II, the 18th Eleko of Lagos.
King Jaja I, the 1st Amanyanaboh of Opobo.
Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, the 14th Emir of Kano.
Prince Jaja Wachuku, the Ugo of Ngwaland.