In Nigeria states, much of the industries and commercial activities are mainly concentrated in the state capitals leaving other parts of the state underdeveloped and deserted. This is in contrast with what we see in most developed countries. for instance, in United States a good number of developed cities are non_state capital eg Lose Angelese, Chicago, las Vegas, Hollywood, Detriots,Houstin, Miami, San Fransisco/san jose Baltimore, Philadelphia, New Orleans etc. most of these cities are usually the largest and the most industrialized in their respective states. for instance San Fransisco/san jose area are part of the great silicon valley where we have the highest concentration of hi Tech in the World. the Google, the Facebook, the Yahoo, Oracle Corp., Intel, Apple etc are all headquartered there. Same can be said of Detriot which is revered by some as the world's traditional automotive center. It has almost become synonymous to 'the American automobile industry' It is Home to American 'Big Three' automobile companies, General motors, Ford, and Chrysler. Also, Las vagas a cruising destination, pride it self as The Entertainment Capital of the World and the list goes on. when will Nigeria achieve a tenth of this feat?

for the fact that Nigeria economy is government driven, state governors should try as much as possible to site some of there major project outside the state capital for even development and also encourage investor to follow suit by a way of granting them all the necessary support they would need. relocating of some state capital will also be a good idea instead of demolishing proprieties in the guise of defacing and modernizing already congested capital cities thereby creating more hardship, slums, traffic jams etc. if this relocation is done the new state capital can be gradually developed with all modern infrastructural facilities in place--After all some of those great American cities where once state capitals.

back to the topic, there are very few Commercialised/industrialized cities outside the state capitals in Nigeria. as per Nigeria standard, I would say the following five cities tops:
Aba
Onitcha
Warri
Nnewi
Zaria

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be mute son if you have nothing to contribute.

I would add:

Sapele
Ughelli
Abraka

...All from Delta state.

Beaf: I would add:

Sapele
Ughelli
Abraka

...All from Delta state.

yeah, they are emerging cities.
i concur, Delta is a state that is really doing well

Sapele is Delta states 3rd biggest town. Some pics...

Safarian Sports Bar and Grill, Sapele, Delta State

Pics from Abraka, Delta states 4th biggest town:

Abraka Turf Club



Delta State Univesrsity, Abraka

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sapele is cool, i have been their before.
what am really advocating for Nigeria cities is to initiate growth based on where they have comparative advantage and specialty. I would love to see cities assuming the status of silicon valley of Nig., the Detriot of Nig., Las vagas of Nig. etc

Sango Ota & Agbara are leading

The cup goes to the following three cities:

Lagos: Island/ Victoria

Onitsha

Kano

nice.one:
sapele is cool, i have been their before.
what am really advocating for Nigeria cities is to initiate growth based on where they have comparative advantage and specialty. I would love to see cities assuming the status of silicon valley of Nig., the Detriot of Nig., Las vagas of Nig. etc

I've been consumed with the exact same thought, bruv. Particularly high tech areas like Silicon valley and our very own homegrown, community driven low tech (but everyday lif enriching) technology hobs. Nigeria can change drammatically, if only we would embrace organisation.

Agbara in Ogun state.

@OP, Btw, how do we define a city?

FSU:

Agbara does not have more industries in general than Nnewi, but it has more multi-national bluechips for sure.

I am looking at Quality (strength) not quantity of industries. A blue chip manufacturing coy in Agbara might have the strength of some twenty others somewhere else.

The strength of commerce is what i based my conclusion on.

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Apart from the already mentioned like Onitsha, Aba, Zaria etc let me add:

Ijebu Ode
Ogbomoso
Ilesa
Ile-Ife
Okene

^^^
Where did you get those from?

dr.shrewd:
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True. Bonny should be there

Jarus: Apart from the already mentioned like Onitsha, Aba, Zaria etc let me add:

Ijebu Ode
Ogbomoso
Ilesa
Ile-Ife
Okene

LMAO. A few in Ijebu Ode but not among the top 15.

Ogbomoso

@beaf. How u take get my area pix for sapele

Its enyimba city i.e Aba

Seems like u live inside that suspended car at sapele. Ifijaharam

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Sango Ota & Agbara in Ogun state ... Just name d company

Agbara is not a city but an industrial estate with several Multinationals though. Take away the industrial estate which is less than 500 metres from Lagos and what remains is not equal to a town. Sango/Ota is more of a city than Agbara but not among top 10.

In lagos we have apapa -port city which all goods come in this nation and it boast of two major ports _wharf port which is the biggest and tin can island port which is the second biggest in naija well areas like ikeja,victoria island also are well commmercialised gbam

If you guys noticed, the OP said "Most Commercialized/ Industralized", so i don't know why some people are naming Agbara, Ota and Sapele. These towns may be industralized but not commercial. It's cities like Aba, Onitsha and Warri that fit this description.