1. A

2. B

3. E

4. F

5. I

6. K

7. M

8. N

9. O

10. P

11. S

12. T

13. U

14. W

15. Y

This is a list of women writers who were born in Nigeria or whose writings are closely associated with that country.

A

• Hafsat Abdulwaheed (born 1952), author, poet, writing in Hausa
• Ayobami Adebayo (born 1988), novelist, short story writer
• Catherine Acholonu (1951–2014)
• Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi (born 1963), human rights activist, non-fiction writer
• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (born 1977), novelist, short story writer, non-fiction writer
• Abimbola Alao (active since the 1990s), non-fiction writer, short story writer, translator
• Lesley Nneka Arimah, short story writer
• Nana Asma’u (1793–1864), princess, poet, teacher
• Sefi Atta (born 1964), novelist, short story writer, playwright
• Ayo Ayoola-Amale (active since 2000), poet, lawyer, cultural educator
• Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo

B

• Simi Bedford (active since the 1990s), novelist

E

• Buchi Emecheta (1944–2017), novelist, children's writer, playwright, lived in Britain
• Rosemary Esehagu (born 1981), Nigerian-American novelist

F

• Bilkisu Funtuwa (active since 1994), Hausa novelist
• Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies (active since 1985), Linguist, educationist, poet, communication expert

I

• Bassey Ikpi (born 1976), spoken-word poet, writer, mental health advocate
• Elizabeth Isichei (born 1939), non-fiction writer, historian, educator
• Betty Irabor web site magazine
• Ifeoma Okoye

K

• Karen King-Aribisala (active since 1990), novelist, short story writer

M

• Amina Mama (born 1958), non-fiction writer, educator
• Sarah Ladipo Manyika (born 1968), Anglo-Nigerian novelist, short story writer, essayist

N

• Nkiru Njoku (born c. 1980), screenwriter
• Martina Nwakoby (born 1937), children's writer, novelist
• Flora Nwapa (1931–1993), novelist, short story writer, poet, children's writer, first African woman novelist published in Britain
• Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani (born 1976), novelist, humorist, essayist, journalist

O

• Taiwo Odubiyi (born 1965), romance novelist, children's writer, religious columnist
• Molara Ogundipe (born 1940), poet, critic, non-fiction writer
• Ifeoma Okoye (born 1937), novelist, short story writer, children's writer
• Chinelo Okparanta (active since 2010), Nigerian-American short story writer, educator
• Ukamaka Olisakwe (born 1982), feminist writer, short story writer, screenwriter
• Nuzo Onoh (born 1962), African Horror writer
• Osonye Tess Onwueme (born 1955), playwright, scholar, poet
• Ifeoma Onyefulu (born 1959), children's writer, novelist, photographer
• Bukola Oriola (born 1976), Nigerian American journalist, autobiographer
• Ayisha Osori (active since the late 1990s), lawyer, journalist, business executive
• Helen Ovbiagele (born 1944), romance novelist
• Helen Oyeyemi (born 1984), novelist

P

• Charmaine Pereira (active since the 1990s), feminist scholar, non-fiction writer

S

• Abidemi Sanusi (active since 2000), novelist
• Mabel Segun (born 1930), poet, children's writer
• Taiye Selasi (born 1979), novelist, short story writer, photographer
• Lola Shoneyin (born 1974), poet, novelist
• Zulu Sofola (1935–1995), Nigeria's first published female playwright, educator

T

• Grace Oladunni Taylor (fl.1970–2004), biochemist, non-fiction writer
• Teresa Meniru (1931–1994), children's writer

U

• Ada Udechukwu (born 1960), poet and artist
• Adaora Lily Ulasi (born 1932), journalist, novelist
• Rosina Umelo (born 1930), short story writer, children's writer
• Chika Unigwe (born 1974), novelist, short story writer

W

• Molara Wood (born 1969) journalist, short story writer
• Myne Whitman (born 1977), romance novelist

Y

• Balaraba Ramat Yakubu (born 1959), romance novelist

• The Pensioners
• The Pensions Advisory Service
• The Pension Service
• The Pentacle
• The pentagon
• The Pentagon
• The Pentagon Papers (Film)
• The Pentagon Papers (film)
• The Pentagon's New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century
• The Pentagon Wars: Reformers Challenge the Old Guard
• The Pentagon’s New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century
• The Pentecostal Assembly School, Bokaro
• The Pentecostal Church
• The Pentecostal Church, Memphis
• The Penthouse
• The Penthouse (2010 film)
• The Penthouse (2010 movie)
• The Penthouse Live!
• The penthouse principle
• The Penthouse Tapes (SAHB album)
• The Penultimate Galactic Bordello Also the World You Made
• The People (American)
• The People Dem
• The People E.P.
• The People (EP)