State
|
Population
|
City
|
Lagos
|
5,195,000
|
Lagos
|
Kano
|
2,167,000
|
Kano
|
Oyo
|
1,835,000
|
Ibadan
|
Kaduna
|
994,000
|
Kaduna
|
Edo
|
763,000
|
Benin City
|
Rivers
|
703,000
|
Port Harcourt
|
Borno
|
618,000
|
Maiduguri
|
Kaduna
|
612,000
|
Zaria
|
Kwara
|
532,000
|
Ilorin
|
Plateau
|
510,000
|
Jos
|
Abia
|
500,000
|
Aba
|
Oyo
|
433,000
|
Ogbomosho
|
Enegu
|
408,000
|
Enegu
|
Oyo
|
370,000
|
Oyo
|
Delta
|
363,000
|
Warri
|
Ogun
|
353,000
|
Abeokuta
|
Anambra
|
350,000
|
Onitsha
|
Sokoto
|
330,000
|
Sokoto
|
Kogi
|
313,000
|
Okene
|
Cross River
|
311,000
|
Calabar
|
Katsina
|
259,000
|
Katsina
|
Osun
|
251,000
|
Oshogbo
|
Ondo
|
239,000
|
Akure
|
Bauchi
|
207,000
|
Bauchi
|
Niger
|
189,000
|
Minna
|
Osun
|
187,000
|
Ife
|
Lagos
|
185,000
|
Ikorodu
|
Oyo
|
171,000
|
Iseyin
|
Gombe
|
164,000
|
Gombe
|
Ekiti
|
156,000
|
Ado Ekiti
|
Benue
|
152,000
|
Makurdi
|
Abia
|
147,000
|
Umuahia
|
Ondo
|
146,000
|
Ondo
|
Osun
|
142,000
|
Ede
|
Yobe
|
142,000
|
Damaturu
|
Adamawa
|
142,000
|
Jimeta
|
Osun
|
139,000
|
Ilesha
|
Cross River
|
135,000
|
Ugep
|
Zamfara
|
132,000
|
Gusau
|
Adamawa
|
129,000
|
Mubi
|
Ogun
|
128,000
|
Sagamu
|
Osun
|
126,000
|
Iwo
|
Ogun
|
124,000
|
Ijebu Ode
|
Anambra
|
121,000
|
Nnewi
|
Imo
|
120,000
|
Owerri
|
Akwa Ibom
|
119,000
|
Ikot Ekpene
|
Osun
|
111,000
|
Ikire
|
Niger
|
111,000
|
Bida
|
Delta
|
110,000
|
Sapele
|
Ekiti
|
108,000
|
Ise
|
|
State
|
Population
|
City
|
FCT*
|
107,000
|
Abuja
|
Anambra
|
105,000
|
Okpogho
|
Niger
|
105,000
|
Suleja
|
Anambra
|
105,000
|
Awka
|
Ekiti
|
104,000
|
Ilawe Ekiti
|
Ondo
|
104,000
|
Ikare
|
Ogun
|
103,000
|
Sango Otta
|
Benue
|
101,000
|
Gboko
|
Ekiti
|
95,000
|
Ijero
|
Osun
|
90,000
|
Ila Orangun
|
Oyo
|
90,000
|
Shaki
|
Anambra
|
85,000
|
Obosi
|
Ebiti
|
84,000
|
Abakaliki
|
Benue
|
83,000
|
Otukpo
|
Rivers
|
83,000
|
Buguma
|
Osun
|
82,000
|
Inisa
|
Katsina
|
82,000
|
Funtua
|
Rivers
|
82,000
|
Okrika
|
Nasarawa
|
79,000
|
Lafia
|
Oyo
|
78,000
|
Kishi
|
Osun
|
77,000
|
Ikirun
|
Kwara
|
74,000
|
Offa
|
Edo
|
74,000
|
Uromi
|
Abia
|
71,000
|
Amaigbo
|
Osun
|
70,000
|
Gbongan
|
Yobe
|
70,000
|
Gashua
|
Osun
|
69,000
|
Ejigbo
|
Enugu
|
69,000
|
Nsukka
|
Bauchi
|
69,000
|
Azare
|
Oyo
|
69,000
|
Igboho
|
Taraba
|
67,000
|
Jalingo
|
Jigawa
|
66,000
|
Hadejia
|
Borno
|
65,000
|
Bama
|
Ogun
|
65,000
|
Ijebu Igbo
|
Anambra
|
65,000
|
Nkpor
|
Imo
|
64,000
|
Okigwi
|
Niger
|
64,000
|
Kontagora
|
Kebbi
|
63,000
|
Birnin Kebbi
|
Osun
|
63,000
|
Ifon
|
Yobe
|
62,000
|
Nguru
|
Osun
|
60,000
|
Modakeke
|
Osun
|
59,000
|
Ilobu
|
Ekiti
|
59,000
|
Ikerre
|
Akwa Ibom
|
58,000
|
Uyo
|
Ebonyi
|
56,000
|
Ishieke
|
Kogi
|
55,000
|
Ogaminan
|
Adamawa
|
55,000
|
Yola
|
Ebonyi
|
54,000
|
Effium
|
Delta
|
54,000
|
Ughelli
|
Nasarawa
|
54,000
|
Keffi
|
|