Main Cities of Nigeria
List of the main cities of Nigeria, ordered by number of inhabitants.
| name | type | population |
|---|---|---|
| Lagos | city | 10,404,112 |
| Warri | city | 3,600,000 |
| Ibadan | city | 3,034,200 |
| Kano | city | 2,395,375 |
| Port Harcourt | city | 1,382,592 |
| Maiduguri | city | 1,197,497 |
| Benin City | city | 1,147,188 |
| Onitsha | city | 1,080,000 |
| Ogbomosho | city | 1,032,000 |
| Aba | city | 1,020,900 |
| Jos | city | 900,000 |
| Nnewi | city | 900,000 |
| Abeokuta | city | 888,924 |
| Ikeja | city | 861,300 |
| Ilorin | city | 847,582 |
| Abuja | city | 776,298 |
| Kaduna | city | 760,084 |
| Oyo | city | 736,100 |
| Enugu | city | 722,664 |
| kazaure | town | 700,000 |
| Ikorodu | city | 535,619 |
| Ife | city | 501,952 |
| Makurdi | city | 500,797 |
| Ado Ekiti | city | 446,749 |
| Uyo | city | 436,606 |
| Sokoto | city | 427,760 |
| Owerri | city | 401,873 |
| Akure | city | 387,087 |
| Gusau | town | 383,162 |
| Calabar | city | 371,022 |
| Eket | town | 364,489 |
| Yenagoa | city | 353,344 |
| Yola | city | 336,648 |
| Lafia | town | 330,712 |
| Lafia | city | 330,712 |
| Katsina | town | 318,459 |
| Bauchi | city | 316,173 |
| Minna | city | 304,000 |
| Awka | city | 301,657 |
| Nguroje | town | 300,000 |
| Oguta | town | 300,000 |
| Ilesa | city | 277,904 |
| Ondo | town | 275,000 |
| Wukari | city | 241,546 |
| Sapele | city | 238,800 |
| Atani | town | 230,000 |
| Mubi | city | 225,705 |
| Potiskum | city | 205,876 |
| Epe | town | 181,409 |
| Oshogbo | city | 156,694 |
| Asaba | city | 149,603 |
| Isa | town | 146,103 |
| Irele | town | 145,166 |
| Birnin Kebbi | town | 125,594 |
| Azare | town | 110,452 |
| Mafa | town | 103,518 |
| Lafiagi | town | 102,779 |
| Ijagbo Offa | city | 90,000 |
| Lokoja | town | 90,000 |
| Damaturu | town | 88,014 |
| Ibi | town | 84,054 |
| Kafanchan | town | 83,092 |
| Ogwashi-Uku | town | 50,240 |
| Agbor | town | 45,820 |
| Dutse | town | 17,697 |
| Ajaokuta | town | 16,039 |
| Gwoza | town | 15,176 |
| Bagudo | town | 8,845 |
| LANO | town | 8,000 |
| Otuoke | town | 7,000 |
| Ugbolokposo | town | 5,000 |
| Ajio | town | 20 |
| Ita Egbe | town | 10 |
| Ita Egbe | town | 10 |
| Aato | town | 0 |
| Abadam | town | 0 |
| Abaji | town | 0 |
| Abajikolo | town | 0 |
| Abajukolo | town | 0 |
| Abak | town | 0 |
| Abakaliki | city | 0 |
| Abat | town | 0 |
| Abbi | town | 0 |
| Abejukolo | town | 0 |
| Abereke | town | 0 |
| Abigi | town | 0 |
| Abobo | town | 0 |
| Aboh | town | 0 |
| Aboh | town | 0 |
| Abonnema | town | 0 |
| Abraka | town | 0 |
| Abua | town | 0 |
| Abudu | town | 0 |
| Abuochiche | town | 0 |
| Achalla | town | 0 |
| Achida | town | 0 |
| Adankolo | town | 0 |
| Adazi Nnukwu | town | 0 |
| Ado | town | 0 |
| Adoka | town | 0 |