| Rank |
City |
State |
Population (2024) |
| 1 |
Lagos |
Lagos |
9,000,000 |
| 2 |
Kano |
Kano |
3,626,068 |
| 3 |
Ibadan |
Oyo |
3,565,108 |
| 4 |
Kaduna |
Kaduna |
1,582,102 |
| 5 |
Port Harcourt |
Rivers |
1,148,665 |
| 6 |
Benin City |
Edo |
1,125,058 |
| 7 |
Maiduguri |
Borno |
1,112,449 |
| 8 |
Zaria |
Kaduna |
975,153 |
| 9 |
Aba |
Abia |
897,560 |
| 10 |
Jos |
Plateau |
816,824 |