Top 20 Food Influencers in Nigeria on Instagram (Aug 2026)

We found 23 food influencers in Nigeria on Instagram. These creators use "food" in their Instagram bio and have audiences concentrated in Nigeria. Here are the top 20, ranked on engagement rate, audience quality and reach, not follower count alone.

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Updated August 29, 2026

  1. 1Photographer In Coventry/Birmingham/London/Abuja instagram profile photo

    Photographer In Coventry/Birmingham/London/Abuja

    @scenery_studios_

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

    Mid-tierNigeria
    Followers143K
    Engagement rate2.23%0.6x page median
    Suspicious followers18.5%Moderate
    Average reel plays32.6KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Photographer In Coventry/Birmingham/London/Abuja's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Nigeria86%
    United Kingdom3.9%
    United States of America2.2%
    Ghana1.5%
    India0.6%

    Audience gender

  2. 2𝐀’𝐋𝐔𝐊𝐒 | Food | Lifestyle | Cultural Storyteller instagram profile photo

    𝐀’𝐋𝐔𝐊𝐒 | Food | Lifestyle | Cultural Storyteller

    @cookwith_aluks

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

    Mid-tierNigeria
    Followers108K
    Engagement rate4.02%At page median
    Suspicious followers19.0%Moderate
    Average reel plays54.7KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    𝐀’𝐋𝐔𝐊𝐒 | Food | Lifestyle | Cultural Storyteller's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Nigeria79%
    United States of America5.1%
    United Kingdom3.3%
    Canada1.4%
    Ghana1.1%

    Audience gender

  3. 3Iam_risky instagram profile photo

    Iam_risky

    @iam_risky

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

    Mid-tierNigeria
    Followers104K
    Engagement rate2.25%0.6x page median
    Suspicious followers21.2%Elevated
    Average reel plays32.2KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Iam_risky's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Nigeria82%
    United States of America4.3%
    United Kingdom2.3%
    Ghana1.9%
    United Arab Emirates1.5%

    Audience gender

  4. 4@simi_od instagram profile photo

    @simi_od

    @simi_od

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

    MicroNigeria
    Followers100.0K
    Engagement rate9.47%2.7x page median
    Suspicious followers19.4%Moderate
    Average reel plays70.3KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    @simi_od's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Nigeria80%
    South Africa2.6%
    United States of America2.6%
    United Kingdom2.3%
    Ghana2.1%

    Audience gender

  5. 5Semiat Abisola instagram profile photo

    Semiat Abisola

    @sammmy__x

    DADDY’S BABY 🇬🇧 •INFLUENCER •Food •Lifestyle Proud mom and wife 💞 Sharing delicious recipes and snippets of my wonderful life ✉️…

    MicroUnited Kingdom
    Followers91.8K
    Engagement rate27.26%7.7x page median
    Suspicious followers20.0%Elevated
    Average reel plays36.7KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Semiat Abisola's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Nigeria90%
    United Kingdom2.7%
    United States of America1.6%
    United Arab Emirates0.6%
    Ghana0.5%

    Audience gender

  6. 6chizi.a instagram profile photo

    chizi.a

    @chizi.a_

    🍒if you’re new here, this is normal ☁️ lifestyle ~ beauty ~ food 📍lagos • london 💌 chizicreates@gmail.com

    MicroNigeria
    Followers84.8K
    Engagement rate7.84%2.2x page median
    Suspicious followers20.8%Elevated
    Average reel plays56.3KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    chizi.a's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Nigeria76%
    United States of America5.0%
    Ghana4.4%
    South Africa2.7%
    United Kingdom1.9%

    Audience gender

  7. 7Zaynab Azeez instagram profile photo

    Zaynab Azeez

    @zaynab_azeez

    📍UK • Food and Lifestyle Creator • Easy Recipes • Mum Life • Fashion • Ridwan’s Wife | Sultan’s Mum • Reels with vibes 📧 Zaynabazeez01@gmail.com

    MicroUnited Kingdom
    Followers78.1K
    Engagement rate2.55%0.7x page median
    Suspicious followers23.3%Elevated
    Average reel plays40.6KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Zaynab Azeez's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Nigeria87%
    United States of America2.1%
    United Kingdom1.9%
    United Arab Emirates1.4%
    Egypt0.8%

    Audience gender

  8. 8Ify’s baby kitchen (Baby & Toddler food) instagram profile photo

    Ify’s baby kitchen (Baby & Toddler food)

    @ifys.babykitchen

    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

    MicroNigeria
    Followers72.8K
    Engagement rate19.38%5.5x page median
    Suspicious followers17.6%Moderate
    Average reel plays186KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Ify’s baby kitchen (Baby & Toddler food)'s engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Nigeria78%
    United States of America4.7%
    Ghana3.8%
    United Kingdom3.5%
    Canada1.6%

    Audience gender

  9. 9Fadilah Saminu Gaidam instagram profile photo

    Fadilah Saminu Gaidam

    @faleeyh__

    Public health 🌎🩺|••Food•Soft vibes•💄 @by_falee Coming soon!

    MicroNigeria
    Followers66.5K
    Engagement rate15.31%4.3x page median
    Suspicious followers17.7%Moderate
    Average reel plays135KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Fadilah Saminu Gaidam's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Nigeria88%
    Tanzania1.1%
    Ghana1.1%
    Saudi Arabia0.8%
    United States of America0.7%

    Audience gender

  10. 10Cravesbylaprime | Food Creator instagram profile photo

    Cravesbylaprime | Food Creator

    @cravesbylaprime_

    📍🇬🇧 🍽️ Food • Cozy Living • Lifestyle ✨ Soft life through food & home moments 🎥 Reels | Reviews | Aesthetic vibes 📩 Ibrahimkasrat140@gmail.com

    MicroUnited Kingdom
    Followers45.9K
    Engagement rate5.00%1.4x page median
    Suspicious followers20.8%Elevated
    Average reel plays47.9KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Cravesbylaprime | Food Creator's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Nigeria89%
    United States of America2.8%
    United Arab Emirates1.6%
    United Kingdom1.6%
    Canada0.6%

    Audience gender

  11. 11Abdussalaam Mojeedat instagram profile photo

    Abdussalaam Mojeedat

    @majeedah_amog

    Soft life moments🌸 📹Motherhood | Lifestyle | Fashion | Food | UGC 🎀Wife,Mom of 2 👧👧 💌 abdumojeedat12@gmail.com 📍Dallas,TX 🔗Shop everything…

    MicroUnited States
    Followers41.5K
    Engagement rate2.71%0.8x page median
    Suspicious followers23.9%Elevated
    Average reel plays4.6KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Abdussalaam Mojeedat's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Nigeria87%
    United Kingdom3.2%
    United States of America2.6%
    United Arab Emirates1.5%
    Ghana0.9%

    Audience gender

  12. 12Tamilore Adeoye instagram profile photo

    Tamilore Adeoye

    @tamilore.adeoye

    Content Creator & Storyteller ✨ Vlogs • Lifestyle • Travel • Food 📍 Lagos 📩 hello@tamiloreadeoye.com

    MicroNigeria
    Followers39.2K
    Engagement rate8.64%2.4x page median
    Suspicious followers20.7%Elevated
    Average reel plays58.1KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Tamilore Adeoye's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Nigeria87%
    Ghana3.0%
    United States of America2.2%
    United Kingdom1.7%
    United Arab Emirates0.7%

    Audience gender

  13. 13Awofala Abdulwasiu Aderinsola instagram profile photo

    Awofala Abdulwasiu Aderinsola

    @chef_derin

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

    MicroNigeria
    Followers31.5K
    Engagement rate2.68%0.8x page median
    Suspicious followers24.1%Elevated
    Average reel plays23.8KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Awofala Abdulwasiu Aderinsola's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Nigeria78%
    United States of America4.4%
    Ghana2.8%
    United Kingdom2.6%
    Tanzania1.4%

    Audience gender

  14. 14Joyce | Food, Personal Finance & Lifestyle Content Creator instagram profile photo

    Joyce | Food, Personal Finance & Lifestyle Content Creator

    @_joycedaniels

    ✨Lifestyle Creator 💰Turning skills into digital businesses 📍 Lagos, NG 📧joycekomedaniels@gmail.com 🏡: @youronestophub @businessplug…

    MicroNigeria
    Followers29.2K
    Engagement rate2.51%0.7x page median
    Suspicious followers23.3%Elevated
    Average reel plays9.0KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Joyce | Food, Personal Finance & Lifestyle Content Creator's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Nigeria69%
    United States of America11%
    United Kingdom7.3%
    Canada2.1%
    Ghana1.6%

    Audience gender

  15. 15Chef khady instagram profile photo

    Chef khady

    @khadys.cuisine

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

    MicroNigeria
    Followers25.2K
    Engagement rate2.92%0.8x page median
    Suspicious followers24.1%Elevated
    Average reel plays10.2KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Chef khady's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Nigeria94%
    Saudi Arabia0.7%
    United States of America0.6%
    Ghana0.4%
    Sudan0.4%

    Audience gender

  16. 16Fareedah A. instagram profile photo

    Fareedah A.

    @farreeedah

    Sharing ‘feel good’ recipes & food inspo you’d love! 🤤 Building: @studiobloome x @thechilicrunch 🌶️

    MicroNigeria
    Followers15.4K
    Engagement rate3.07%At page median
    Suspicious followers20.6%Elevated
    Average reel plays4.4KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Fareedah A.'s engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Nigeria82%
    United States of America3.5%
    United Kingdom3.0%
    Ghana1.8%
    Canada1.2%

    Audience gender

  17. 17Aysha | Travel Creator instagram profile photo

    Aysha | Travel Creator

    @tourwithaysha

    Nigerian Travel Creator 🇳🇬 Food • Culture • Hidden Gems Exploring Nigeria & Beyond 🤝Brand Ambassador @travelvendor 📩 Tours | PR | Collaborations

    MicroNigeria
    Followers15.1K
    Engagement rate6.17%1.7x page median
    Suspicious followers22.0%Elevated
    Average reel plays20.0KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Aysha | Travel Creator's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Nigeria90%
    Saudi Arabia1.0%
    United States of America0.8%
    China0.7%
    Sudan0.7%

    Audience gender

  18. 18Midihe Benson 💜 instagram profile photo

    Midihe Benson 💜

    @mimeee_b

    • Faith & Serenity • Food Scientist | Beauty Creator • Service | Brand Model • Creative Director @mimees_effect • Dm for PR|Promotion|Collab

    MicroNigeria
    Followers14.2K
    Engagement rate2.84%0.8x page median
    Suspicious followers23.3%Elevated
    Average reel plays4.9KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Midihe Benson 💜's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Nigeria85%
    United States of America2.4%
    Ghana1.4%
    United Kingdom1.3%
    South Africa0.7%

    Audience gender

  19. 19Ayebapriye | Content Creator instagram profile photo

    Ayebapriye | Content Creator

    @ayeba_priye

    Showing you life through my lens🎥 Food | Lifestyle | Travel Creator

    MicroUnited States
    Followers13.4K
    Engagement rate6.64%1.9x page median
    Suspicious followers23.7%Elevated
    Average reel plays10.9KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Ayebapriye | Content Creator's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Nigeria82%
    United States of America6.0%
    United Kingdom3.1%
    Ghana1.6%
    Canada1.5%

    Audience gender

  20. 20Bebejii instagram profile photo

    Bebejii

    @mubarak__bebeji

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

    MicroNigeria
    Followers11.9K
    Engagement rate2.72%0.8x page median
    Suspicious followers20.8%Elevated
    Average reel plays6.5KPer video post

    Engagement rate benchmark

    Bebejii's engagement rate benchmarked against this niche's real distribution.

    Audience location

    Nigeria92%
    United States of America0.8%
    Saudi Arabia0.8%
    Tanzania0.7%
    Ghana0.6%

    Audience gender

Benchmarks

Top food influencers in Nigeria: engagement and audience benchmarks

The median and ranges across this ranking, so you can tell a genuinely strong food creator from an average one.

23creators indexed43.7Kmedian followers3.55%median engagement21.2%avg suspicious followers

The top food influencers in Nigeria run a median engagement rate of 3.55% and average 21.2% suspicious followers. Treat 3.55% as the bar a strong food creator in Nigeria should clear; below it, you are paying for reach, not attention.

The best food influencers in Nigeria here span 17 nano or micro and 0 macro accounts, covering both cost-efficient gifting and broad-reach launches. Audiences concentrate in Nigeria (100%), skewing female at 58%.

How this list is built. These are Instagram creators who describe themselves using terms like food, foodie, food blogger in their own bio and whose audience is concentrated in Nigeria. 23 accounts matched. We rank them on a blend of engagement rate, suspicious-follower share and reach, then publish the top 20. Figures are a snapshot taken on Aug 2026 and are frozen between refreshes, so the order you see is the order everyone sees.

Where their audiences are

Nigeria100%

Follower tiers in this ranking

Nanounder 10K
0
Micro10K to 100K
17
Mid-tier100K to 500K
3
Macro500K+
0

Combined audience gender

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FAQ

Food influencers in Nigeria: common questions

How do I find food influencers in Nigeria?

Three approaches work. You can search local hashtags and location tags manually, which is free but slow and biased toward whoever posts most. You can ask your existing customers who they follow. Or you can filter an index: Leewou holds 23 food influencers in Nigeria and lets you narrow by follower range, engagement rate, audience country and suspicious-follower share in one query. The 20 on this page are the top of that set, and the rest are in the app.

Who are the top food influencers in Nigeria right now?

On this ranking, Photographer In Coventry/Birmingham/London/Abuja (@scenery_studios_), 𝐀’𝐋𝐔𝐊𝐒 | Food | Lifestyle | Cultural Storyteller (@cookwith_aluks), Iam_risky (@iam_risky). The ordering blends engagement rate, audience quality and reach rather than follower count alone, which is why a smaller account can outrank a larger one. Data was last refreshed in Aug 2026.

What counts as a good engagement rate for food creators?

Use the set you are actually buying from as the benchmark, not a global average. Across these food influencers in Nigeria, the median engagement rate is 3.55% at a median of 43.7K followers. Anything meaningfully above that median is doing better than its peers at the same size; anything well below is worth a second look before you pay for reach.

Are these follower counts real?

Not entirely, and that is true of every Instagram list. Across this group, an average of 21.2% of followers show signs of being fake or inactive. We publish that figure on every card instead of hiding it, so you can discount reach estimates before you negotiate. Anything above 30% is worth auditing manually before you commit budget.

Can I see contact details and full audience data for these creators?

Not on this page: it is a public preview. Inside Leewou you get the full audience breakdown (age, gender, country, city, interests, credibility), historical growth, content performance and email unlocks, plus the ability to save creators to shared lists and monitor their campaign posts. The trial runs 14 days with no card required.

Search 23 food influencers in Nigeria

This page shows the top 20. Inside Leewou you get the whole set, filterable by audience country, age, gender, engagement and audience credibility, plus contact emails, shared lists and campaign tracking.

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