Goals from Loveth Ayila and Asisat Oshoala ensured the Falconets overpowered the English girls who had taken an early minute lead in the encounter.
Nikita Parris gave England the lead in the fifth minute after receiving a pass from Hanna Blundell before putting the ball past onrushing Nigeria goalkeeper Ibijoke Sangonuga from the edge of the box.
Ayila brought the Africans in level terms with four minutes to the end of the half time break as she beat her marker with a skilful drag-back and shot powerfully from 25 yards with goalkeeper Lizzie Durack failing to prevent the ball from sailing into the net despite getting got a hand to it.
On resumption of the second half, Dedevbo girls approached the game with all sense of urgency and got rewarded 14 minutes into the second half as they got a penalty after Oshoala was brought down after dribbling into the penalty area. She stepped up to coolly side-foot the resultant spot-kick into the bottom-right corner.
Nigeria, who will feature in their third consecutive quarter-final, now tackle Group D runners-up New Zealand.
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