Top 20 Nigerian Food Influencers on Instagram (Jul 2026)

We found 21 food Influencers in Nigeria
These influencers mention 'food' in their Instagram bio and have audiences primarily in Nigeria. Here are the top 20. To run a custom search, check out Modash's influencer discovery features (free to try).
07/13/2026
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1. Photographer In Coventry/Birmingham/London/Abuja

Nigeria

Travel Photographer, Videographer & Content Creator 🥘Food Influencer 📸Presets & Online Course Available 👨‍🍳DM for an experience @sceneryevents

Followers
141.3k
Fake followers
17.95%
Engagement rate
4.21%
Average Reel plays
10.2k
Audience gender
female
43.81%
male
56.19%
Top performing Reels
  1. 41 639
  2. 21 530
  3. 20 783
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
85.46%
United Kingdom
4.47%
United States
2.08%
Ghana
1.51%
United Arab Emirates
0.63%
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2. Rukaiya Dantata

Nigeria

•Wife 💍 •Mother of 3 🍼 •Indomie Lover 🍜 •Food/Fashion/Lifestyle ❤️

Followers
135.3k
Fake followers
22.03%
Engagement rate
2.19%
Average Reel plays
34.6k
Audience gender
female
79.01%
male
20.99%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
76.62%
United States
4.42%
United Kingdom
3.86%
Ghana
1.67%
United Arab Emirates
1.54%
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3. Peter Olaniyi

Nigeria

“Eating is a necessity, Cooking is an art”. Private Chef Creator Food Photographer 📸 Food Stylist 🥙 📧 Peterolaniyisola@gmail.com 👨‍🍳@gatow_bypolan

Followers
127.5k
Fake followers
14.12%
Engagement rate
2.5%
Average Reel plays
7.2k
Audience gender
female
56.99%
male
43.01%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
88.65%
United States
3.67%
United Kingdom
1.34%
Cyprus
0.83%
United Arab Emirates
0.67%
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4. 𝐀’𝐋𝐔𝐊𝐒 | Food | Lifestyle | Cultural Storyteller

Nigeria

Southeastern Nigerian Food | Lifestyle | Culture Authentic Stories Through Food & Visuals A’Luks “𝐎𝐍𝐘𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐆𝐈” 😁 💌 cookwithaluks@gmail.com

Followers
106k
Fake followers
17.35%
Engagement rate
3.67%
Average Reel plays
56.9k
Audience gender
female
74.56%
male
25.44%
Top performing Reels
  1. 106 654
  2. 29 929
  3. 27 586
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
79.55%
United States
5.5%
United Kingdom
3.15%
Ghana
1.23%
United Arab Emirates
1.12%
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5. Iam_risky

Nigeria

🍲 Turning Lagos food & lifestyle into viral stories 🎬 Food Vlogs • Travel ⚠️ Lagos Chief Enjoyment Officer 🌴😂 ✉️ collabwithriskyy@gmail.com

Followers
100.5k
Fake followers
20.11%
Engagement rate
2.6%
Average Reel plays
37.1k
Audience gender
female
45.26%
male
54.74%
Top performing Reels
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
80.96%
United States
4.23%
United Kingdom
2.32%
Ghana
2.15%
United Arab Emirates
1.25%
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6. simi_od

Nigeria

✨As authentic as I can be 💕Visual Storyteller 📷Mini vlogs | Food | Lifestyle 💌Justsimi02@gmail.com B.P: @just.simis

Followers
99.4k
Fake followers
17.07%
Engagement rate
11.43%
Average Reel plays
66.5k
Audience gender
female
79.74%
male
20.26%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
79.55%
South Africa
3.02%
Ghana
2.57%
United States
2.37%
United Kingdom
1.89%
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7. chizi.a

Nigeria

☁️ lifestyle ~ beauty ~ food 📍lagos • london 💌 chizicreates@gmail.com

Followers
84.3k
Fake followers
20.04%
Engagement rate
6.11%
Average Reel plays
42.5k
Audience gender
female
84.94%
male
15.06%
Top performing Reels
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
74.79%
United States
5.25%
Ghana
4.75%
South Africa
2.72%
United Kingdom
2.14%
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8. Ify’s baby kitchen (Baby & Toddler food)

Nigeria

I show you how to make yummy and easy baby/toddler food. See my other page @ifys.kitchen for adult food Ads and Biz- ifyskitchen1@gmail.com

Followers
72.6k
Fake followers
15.97%
Engagement rate
14.59%
Average Reel plays
179.2k
Audience gender
female
93.64%
male
6.36%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
77.01%
United States
4.73%
Ghana
3.88%
United Kingdom
3.86%
Canada
1.48%
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9. Yemisi Odusanya | Author | Food Photography

Nigeria

#gastrodiplomacy 🇳🇬 Championing Nigerian culture & cuisine globally | Cultural Storyteller Download Cookbooks 👇🏾

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10. Awofala Abdulwasiu Aderinsola

Nigeria

🇳🇬Culinary Artist|Farmer |Traveler Dr.🎓 (h.c) @purplebistrolagos @nobsandberries @thecookroom_ng ROOTED IN CULTURE Food is a Universal Language

Followers
31.6k
Fake followers
20.23%
Engagement rate
3.52%
Average Reel plays
6.8k
Audience gender
female
61.88%
male
38.12%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
78.23%
United States
4.45%
Ghana
2.88%
United Kingdom
2.34%
Tanzania
1.41%

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11. Joyce | Food, Personal Finance & Lifestyle Content Creator

Nigeria

Creating & sharing my journey while helping others grow 💰 📍 Lagos, NG 📧joycekomedaniels@gmail.com 🏡: @youronestophub @businessplug @creativesclique

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13. Chef khady

Nigeria

🎥Content creator/private chef 🧑‍🍳 Food blogger 🤝Brand collaborations 📍Abuja Nigeria 🇳🇬

Followers
23.1k
Fake followers
22.63%
Engagement rate
2.6%
Average Reel plays
15.9k
Audience gender
female
79.87%
male
20.13%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
94.68%
Niger
0.53%
United States
0.47%
Ghana
0.41%
Saudi Arabia
0.41%
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14. High Chief Nader Issa

Nigeria

Minister of Hospitality 🌆 Business Consultant👨🏽‍💻 FoodPreneur👨🏽‍🍳 Food Business Expert👨🏻‍🎓

Followers
17.9k
Fake followers
18.55%
Engagement rate
2.68%
Average Reel plays
9.3k
Audience gender
female
65.56%
male
34.44%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
72.86%
Lebanon
6.03%
United Kingdom
6.03%
United States
3.02%
United Arab Emirates
2.51%
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15. Fareedah A.

Nigeria

Food & Lifestyle Creator | Marketing girl in fintech | Now building: @thechilicrunch 🌶️

Followers
14.9k
Fake followers
20.53%
Engagement rate
2.31%
Average Reel plays
5.8k
Audience gender
female
71.99%
male
28.01%
Top performing Reels
  1. 42 870
  2. 5 587
  3. 2 663
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
82.35%
United States
3.49%
United Kingdom
2.92%
Ghana
1.8%
Canada
1.1%
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16. Midihe Benson 💜

Nigeria

• Faith & Serenity ✨ • Food Scientist | Culinary Artisan • Service | Brand Model • Business page ♾️ @mimees_effect • Dm for PR|Promotion|Collab

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17. Bebejii

Nigeria

FOOD👨🏼‍🍳🥗 | LIFESTYLE 📽️| ADVENTURE🤹🏼‍♂️ Welcome to my page👍💯 📩mubgarba@gmail.com 💬DM for Ads,partnership & collaboration.

Followers
11.9k
Fake followers
18.1%
Engagement rate
2.65%
Average Reel plays
6.9k
Audience gender
female
75.49%
male
24.51%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
92.06%
United States
0.84%
Tanzania
0.71%
Ghana
0.62%
Saudi Arabia
0.62%
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19. CHEF REJ

Nigeria

@eatbernadines /gastro/fusion/food/lifestyle/tech - 📩 (thechefrej@gmail.com)

Followers
11.4k
Fake followers
21.41%
Engagement rate
9.56%
Average Reel plays
1.7k
Audience gender
female
57.17%
male
42.83%
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
71.48%
United States
6.92%
Ghana
3.79%
United Kingdom
3.73%
Tanzania
2.55%
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20. Shaatuu Labo

Nigeria

Married❤️...Barrister, Baker and a Foodie! Definitely NOT an influencer just a girl that loves good food..

Followers
10.2k
Fake followers
14.09%
Engagement rate
2.75%
Average Reel plays
6.2k
Audience gender
female
71.96%
male
28.04%
Top performing Reels
  1. 8 139
  2. 2 419
  3. 2 314
Engagement rate benchmark
  • Median
Audience location by country
Nigeria
86.75%
United Kingdom
2.16%
United Arab Emirates
1.86%
Saudi Arabia
1.7%
United States
1.05%

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