In either of the two independent mol-ecules within the asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Ni(C(16)H(15)NO(3))(C(3)H(4)N(2))], the Ni(II) atom is coordinated by the two N atoms and two O atoms in a distorted square-planar geometry. The crystal packing is stabilized by strong and weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, as well as weak centroid-centroid π-stacking inter-actions [centroid-centroid separation = 3.526 (3) Å].