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Peoples club was formed in 1971 in Aba (Present Abia state of Nigeria) by a small group of individuals led by Chief Titus I. Ume-Ezeoke of blessed memory. It was a period of hopelessness following the devastation of the Nigeria civil war which ended in 1970. It was formed with the spirit of uniting people of like-minds, for social interaction. It was timely and it was well received because of it’s founding principle of “be your brother’s Keeper” embodied in it’s motto: unity, love & Service
Since the initial formation, it has grown like wild fire. BY the year 2000, there was a branch of Peoples Club in every major city in Nigeria. Peoples club headquarters is now in Onitsha, Anambra state of Nigeria.
Peoples club is often imitated but seldom duplicated. Since 1971, there have been a rash of other clubs, that were formed to compete with Peoples club, but non of them have been nearly as successful. This continual success and growth is credited to it’s membership for their love, loyalty and dedication to this elite organization.
Peoples club of Nigeria awarded the first international Branch to Houston, Texas in 1997. Since then other branches have followed: Washington, Galveston TX, Philadelphia, Boston, Atlanta, New York City, cherry hill NJ, London, Dallas, Toronto, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, Preston Junction NY, Arlington TX, Austin TX, and Orlando FL.
Perhaps more than anything else, it is what separates Peoples Club from every other organization out there. It is what gives it, it’s distinct flavor and elevates it above all other organization of it’s kind.
Peoples Club’s code of conduct or protocol!
Everything in Peoples club follows a certain formality and etiquette. Peoples club membership is about respect for each other, recognition for each other and adherence to a strict code of social ethics and decorum. Peoples club is about class, elegance and nobility, in the pursuit of happiness. From the pageantry and ovation of simple entrance of members, to sitting arrangements, to the way they talk and when they talk, Peoples club members exude enthusiasm, orderliness and discipline. They have a superior since of hierarchy, procedure and comportment. In Peoples club there is no hurry. It must be done right.
It is a matter of protocol!
Akwa Ibom State Association of Nigeria (USA), Inc.TM is a 501C(3) non-profit organization with the following sets of objectives:
- To promote, encourage and foster unity among the citizen of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria both at home and abroad.
- To promote economic, educational, cultural, scientific and social progress of Akwa Ibom State within the framework of one Nigeria.
- To cooperate with and support bona-fide Nigerian Associations in the United States of America and encourage members of the Association to join Nigerian Associations and participate in promoting the interest of Nigeria both at home and abroad.
- To encourage and support the educational, professional and legitimate business aspirations of all Akwa Ibom State citizens, provided those aspirations are consistent with the best interest of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria and its citizens.
- To act as a liaison between our government, and others, including other organizations both government and non-governmental, and the members of this Association and citizens of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria in the United States of America.
- To support and promote various charitable organizations by cooperating with any such organization, participating in its activities or contributing to such an organization.
Akwa Ibom State Association of Nigeria (USA), Inc.TM is a 501C(3) non-profit organization with the following sets of objectives:
- To promote, encourage and foster unity among the citizen of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria both at home and abroad.
- To promote economic, educational, cultural, scientific and social progress of Akwa Ibom State within the framework of one Nigeria.
- To cooperate with and support bona-fide Nigerian Associations in the United States of America and encourage members of the Association to join Nigerian Associations and participate in promoting the interest of Nigeria both at home and abroad.
- To encourage and support the educational, professional and legitimate business aspirations of all Akwa Ibom State citizens, provided those aspirations are consistent with the best interest of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria and its citizens.
- To act as a liaison between our government, and others, including other organizations both government and non-governmental, and the members of this Association and citizens of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria in the United States of America.
- To support and promote various charitable organizations by cooperating with any such organization, participating in its activities or contributing to such an organization.
Akwa Ibom State Association of Nigeria (USA), Inc.TM is a 501C(3) non-profit organization with the following sets of objectives:
- To promote, encourage and foster unity among the citizen of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria both at home and abroad.
- To promote economic, educational, cultural, scientific and social progress of Akwa Ibom State within the framework of one Nigeria.
- To cooperate with and support bona-fide Nigerian Associations in the United States of America and encourage members of the Association to join Nigerian Associations and participate in promoting the interest of Nigeria both at home and abroad.
- To encourage and support the educational, professional and legitimate business aspirations of all Akwa Ibom State citizens, provided those aspirations are consistent with the best interest of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria and its citizens.
- To act as a liaison between our government, and others, including other organizations both government and non-governmental, and the members of this Association and citizens of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria in the United States of America.
- To support and promote various charitable organizations by cooperating with any such organization, participating in its activities or contributing to such an organization.
We are a non-profit organization that represents the interests of peoples of Akwa Ibom State (Nigeria) descent in the Los Angeles, California area.
Our primary goal is serving our community at large through various programs that impacts the way of life of those in need.
Akwa Ibom State Association of Nigeria (USA), Inc.TM is a 501C(3) non-profit organization with the following sets of objectives:
- To promote, encourage and foster unity among the citizen of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria both at home and abroad.
- To promote economic, educational, cultural, scientific and social progress of Akwa Ibom State within the framework of one Nigeria.
- To cooperate with and support bona-fide Nigerian Associations in the United States of America and encourage members of the Association to join Nigerian Associations and participate in promoting the interest of Nigeria both at home and abroad.
- To encourage and support the educational, professional and legitimate business aspirations of all Akwa Ibom State citizens, provided those aspirations are consistent with the best interest of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria and its citizens.
- To act as a liaison between our government, and others, including other organizations both government and non-governmental, and the members of this Association and citizens of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria in the United States of America.
- To support and promote various charitable organizations by cooperating with any such organization, participating in its activities or contributing to such an organization.
The success of our Friends of Nigeria organization is due primarily to the efforts of the members of the FON Board of Directors. In addition to serving as directors, Board members also serve on standing and ad hoc committees that evaluate and make recommendations on issues to be considered by the Board. Members of the Board are elected for two-year terms. Click on the links to the left to see the composition and the committees of the Board. Work of the Board is conducted in reference to the Friends of Nigeria mission statement.
Since it was founded in 1996, Friends of Nigeria has sought to maintain ties with grass-roots organizations in Nigeria. Our grants program began in 1998 with a donation of $500 to the Niger Wives Braille Project. The grants program has since grown in importance and by 2020 FON had raised and distributed more than $300,000 to grass-roots organizations in Nigeria. All membership dues not required for operational expenses, and 100% of donations, go to these development projects. Our priority is to fund projects that rely on local decision-making, address clear needs, and result in specific outcomes. In recent years our emphasis has been on infrastructure for computer training programs, health education in general, and on maternal health and fistula repair in particular. Friends of Nigeria has donated to EngenderHealth and DOVENET, organizations that specialize in addressing maternal health and fistula repair. In response to the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, the FON membership raised additional funds for our partners in Nigeria to help in the procurement and distribution of food in rural areas affected by the pandemic. We welcome donations that will support our grants program. FON is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt nonprofit organization.
NAPAC Foundation, Inc. was established in 2013 as a 501(c)3 nonprofit in Los Angeles, California. Our vision is to be the center-point for Nigerian-American progress in the United States. Our approach to Nigerian-American empowerment in the United States is through service to those in need, lifting up our communities both locally and abroad. We also believe we are an extension of black and brown communities, as our interest are intertwined.
Our Mission
To engage, inform, and empower Nigerian-Americans and all people of color in the United States and beyond through education, health and wellness, effective advocacy, and economic empowerment.
The Nigerian-American Public Affairs Committee, or NAPACUSA, began in 2011. Our advocacy group in Los Angeles, California was founded by a group of visionary and high profile Nigerian-American leaders in the USA who are committed to “enhanced socioeconomic impact and voice of people of Nigerian origin in the United States and their increasingly influential next generation.”
Nigerian-American Public Affairs Committee USA taps into the innate power of the Nigerian – American community to campaign for social change and establish systems of support for community members we also provide a platform for the voice of the next generation.
Our mission is to engage, inform, and empower Nigerian Americans in the United States through policy impact, education, health and wellness, effective advocacy, and economic empowerment.
Our vision is to be the center-point for Nigerian-American progress in the United States. All 50 states of the USA will be represented.
The Rivers Association of Northern California (RANC) was founded in 2001 by concerned indigenous group of Rivers and Bayelsa States of Nigeria with a vision to unite members, create and provide support structures to members, participate in community programs through cultural education, cultural awareness, youth education about Rivers and Bayelsa cultures. RANC is a 501(3)(c) nonprofit organization.
RANC is committed to the following:
- To foster unity and promote socio-economic well-being of all Rivers people;
- To assist one another as best possible in socio-economic endeavors and identify available resources in the area to benefit each other;
- To promote awareness and appreciation of the Rivers people in Nigeria;
- To serve as center for dissemination of information regarding the rivers people, and for educating our children on our unique social and cultural heritage.
SAN was formed in 1991 as a non-profit 501(c)(3) national association by a group of well-meaning and patriotic Nigerians led by the late Dr. Newton Ekpo, its first president and later its first BOD (Board of Directors) Chairman as a way to reposition, and bring meaning to Nigeria’s coat of arms: “unity and faith, peace and progress” to all Nigerians in our new found home here in the Sacramento region of this great state, California. This was premised with the understanding that there is a need to forge unity, faith, peace and progress amongst all Nigerians and friends of Nigeria to showcase Nigeria’s huge, diverse cultural heritage with all.
And as such, SAN continues to wax stronger in pursuit of these laudable and achievable goals as we continue to forge and bring value to our families, friends and the wider community we serve.
The goal of SAN is to make it a resource for new Nigerian immigrants, to bring families together, provide medium where our growing children and young adults can relate to each other and also, as a medium to keep the family unit stable through programs offered by, and sponsored by SAN.
Sacramento Association of Nigerians (SAN) established in 1991, is a non-profit association of citizens and residents of Nigerian descent in the Greater Sacramento region. It provides community support for members and friends of Nigeria in our community through various outreach activities year round.