Onitsha is a commercial nerve center in Nigeria and one of the industrial hub according to UN habitat
I read a report of one ignorant mind from west asking can Igbos build commercial or Cosmopolitan City? Yes Igbos has 100% built a commercial nerve center and cosmopolitan city for themselves without external tribe within short period, Onitsha is commercial nerve center in Nigeria, Onitsha has expanded to many towns and local governments that's Many ignorant minds from west doesn't know, the believe that urbanization end only in Onitsha town they see on Google not knowing that the city has expanded to many towns and local governments, most of the towns are even bigger than main Onitsha town, I have been trying to educate their ignorant minds, see UN habitat report about Onitsha, one of the ignorant minds that opened thread even wrote that no commercial nerve center in Southeast, I don't know what this guys smoke or they enjoying being dumbo

Carefully read UN habitat report on Onitsha

Onitsha, the gateway to eastern Nigeria and economic nerve centre of Nigeria , is located on latitude 6.1°N and longitude 6.8°E in the Anambra North Senatorial Zone of Anambra State. It occupies the eastern bank of the Niger River, covering some 50 square kilometres. Onitsha is strategically located and accessed through the east–west national main road from Lagos through Benin, which links the eastern north–south route via the Niger Bridge at Onitsha. The main concentration of population and industrial activity and the areas showing the greatest potential for growth are situated along this transportation axis. The recent process of urban expansion largely reflects the communication network. Onitsha’s location, which combines both road and waterway access points, makes it one of the four main potential industrial and commercial growth areas in Nigeria.
The city is split into two local government areas, Onitsha South and Onitsha North. Both areas are bound by Ogbaru local government to the south, Idemili North and Oyi to the east, and Anambra East to the north
surrounding area, including the neighbouring towns of Obosi, Nkpor, Oba, Ogidi, Nkwelle-Ezunaka, and Umunya, which existed before the founding of Onitsha.
Onitsha expanded inland, which led to the development of new residential areas along major arterial roads including Awka Road, Oguta Road, New Market Road, Old Market Road, Iweka Road, Modebe Avenue, Venn
Road, Court Road, Park Road, and Old and New Cemetery Roads. The planned new residential layouts also include the GRA, American Quarters, Fegge, Woliwo, Odoakpu, and Omagba; the indigenes mostly
reside in Inland Town (the historical and traditional
section of Onitsha).
The central business district of Onitsha is around the main market, which is one among many. The influx of traders from all parts of the country and Cameroon
invariably contributed to the town’s physical and population growth. The low price of commodities in Onitsha market, the wide range of goods, and the accessibility and low cost of transportation to and from
the town continue to draw people. Onitsha’s location on the Niger River is advantageous; in addition, the bridge over the Niger makes the town the only gateway between south-eastern and south-western Nigeria.The rapid growth in the size of the town and the market coincided with the period of formal occupation of southern Nigeria by the British when Onitsha market became a daily market. Over the last 300 or 400 years, Onitsha became the commercial hub of Nigeria, the focal point of canoe traffic bringing yams, beans, rice, maize, and imported merchandise from the upper Niger, the Benue valley, and the coast through Benin, Warri, and Sapele. Onitsha has historically been a collecting and distributing centre rather than a production centre, and this explains its vast trading area, which includes places as distant as Kano, Sokoto, Maiduguri, and Jos.Onitsha also grew to become a major industrial, educational, religious, and administrative centre. As an industrial centre it now houses the largest number of industries in Anambra State. As a major religious centre, it has the largest cathedrals for both the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches, east of the Niger . And as an administrative centre, Onitsha houses two local governments and has high courts and other government institutions. Onitsha’s growth and trading roots have resulted in cosmopolitanism

There is potential and gift in every man and every tribe.
No need to hate let's come together in strength.
During this holiday I took out time to watch an epic movie on Netflix titled "Barbarians"
As a student of life I took critical notes of lesson to learn. Since there is no folktales to tell my kids and extract lesson from them I ask them what they learnt. Lessons on Love, sacrifice, power, bavery, sanctity of an oath, blood covenant, greed, treachery, betrayal.and of course the "sovereign hand" of God in a man's destiny

For me the most outstanding lesson was that it was only when all the tribe unite that they were able to defeat the common enemy ( the Romans in the movie) and most importantly the true meaning of "Tribalism" is uniting with the other tribes to conquer the common enemy to ensure your tribe remains. .This will involve unity,trust and making some painful decisions while acknowledging each tribe area of strength.
It is not a tribe arrogating itself over another.

pharmagba:
There is potential and gift in every man and every tribe.
No need to hate let's come together in strength.

See the thread the dumbo opened, year in year out these guys refused to learn, they so much believe Igbos are stagnant waste so much time hating them, while those are hating are fast progressing
See the thread
https://www.nairaland.com/7952619/igbos-ability-build-commercial-center

They are so bitter and jealous the don't want to believe that Igbos has fully recovered, fact is that we have moved beyond Onitsha, Anambra is now gradually becoming a mega city state that's the current Update now, your bitterness and jealous can't stop it even UN habitat predicated it, now becoming a reality even with all the marginalization it's already happening you can't just stop it.

Watch this Highbrow areas of Onitsha, people that own these mansions all resides in Onitsha doing their business not everybody is in Lagos

This is Highbrow areas of Onitsha


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmQUxS-cOFM?si=EUwBJaIhDuaLvoqn

Onitsha, a city built by the people


No single individual can ever claim to have built that city. The people built it

Bobloco:
Onitsha, a built by the people


No single individual can ever claim to have built that city. The people built it

Igbos 100% built Onitsha

BeautifulMind2:

Igbos 100% built Onitsha

An undisputable fact

PressMyButton ignorant mind travel and see not to seat in your mud enclave and posting what you don't know about

Funny thread.

WHO report and Onitsha residents report. I hope you believe those ones too just as you believe the UN report.

Let’s design and handle your building project

BeautifulMind2:
PressMyButton I know it's hard for you to swallow this is UN report it answers your questions on both commercial nerve center and cosmopolitan city perfectly, I know it's hard for you guys from west, Yes we made it 100% possible without external tribes just like what's obtainable in your region

If all the whole tribes in Lagos pull out..Niamey, Niger republic will be paradise when compared to Lagos

Slytiger:
Funny thread.

WHO report and Onitsha residents report. I hope you believe those ones too just as you believe the UN report.

Bitter mind this is Lagos

orohbirodeysmel:


If all the whole tribes in Lagos pull out..Niamey, Niger republic will be paradise when compared to Lagos

Lagos was former colony, and federal capital largely developed by all tribes and foreigners

Alaigbo dinma.

Slytiger:
Funny thread.

WHO report and Onitsha residents report. I hope you believe those ones too just as you believe the UN report.

This is city built by Yorubas

Ibadan according to UN habitat it's 70% covered by Slums

BeautifulMind2:

Lagos was former colony, and federal capital largely developed by all tribes and foreigners

Na all man get, just like Abuja today...so it is a fucking no man's land

Last month Oba of Benin come talk say na Benin people get am, Omo any body can claim Lagos na no man's land. The word "Lagos" itself na Portuguese word

orohbirodeysmel:


Na all man get, just like Abuja today...so it is a fucking no man's land

Last month Oba of Benin come talk say na Benin people get am, Omo any body can claim Lagos na no man's land. The word "Lagos" itself na Portuguese word

Fully aware

BeautifulMind2:
PressMyButton ignorant mind travel and see not to seat in your mud enclave and posting what you don't know about

This is a dustbin article. Onitsha is no where close to Kano ar a commercial center much less being the commercial nerve center of Nigeria. Onitsha is just a small town like Oshodi, the commercial activities in both places are almost alike. From the article, it affirms that Onitsha is only a distribution center, not a production center, Onitsha is just a place for buying and selling commodity goods just like an average market. Read the screenshot you posted very well.

Hehehe

These people and Inferiority complex

PressMyButton:

This is a dustbin article. Onitsha is no where close to Kano ar a commercial center much less being the commercial nerve center of Nigeria. Onitsha i''p' just a small town like Oshodi, the commercial activities in both pldces are almost alike. From the article, it affirms that Onitsha is only a distribution center, not a production center, Onitsha is just a place for buying and selling commodity goods just like an average market. Read the screenshot you posted very well.

Anu with ewedu brain, UN report about Onitsha is now article nothing jealous and bitterness no do you guys, see how empty you are that Oshodi is bigger than Onitsha you are seriously swimming in ignorance, you forgot that Anambra is bigger than Lagos, Oshodi is just like Upper Iweka in Onitsha, Anambra is third largest economy after Lagos, FCT base on non oil economy, Anambra commercial activities is far bigger than Kano both Industrial sector, Kano that ShopRite is closing up

accordadoga21:
Hehehe

These people and Inferiority complex

The era of Lagos/Ibadan propaganda is over

orohbirodeysmel:


Na all man get, just like Abuja today...so it is a fucking no man's land

Last month Oba of Benin come talk say na Benin people get am, Omo any body can claim Lagos na no man's land. The word "Lagos" itself na Portuguese word

Hehehe

By the time gbagyi people in Abuja start flogging you again like they did in Lagos, you will start crying shebi Abuja is also no man’s land

orohbirodeysmel:


If all the whole tribes in Lagos pull out..Niamey, Niger republic will be paradise when compared to Lagos

make your point clear oga how did you mean all the whole tribes

PressMyButton:

This is a dustbin article. Onitsha is no where close to Kano ar a commercial center much less being the commercial nerve center of Nigeria. Onitsha i''p' just a small town like Oshodi, the commercial activities in both pldces are almost alike. From the article, it affirms that Onitsha is only a distribution center, not a production center, Onitsha is just a place for buying and selling commodity goods just like an average market. Read the screenshot you posted very well.

Anambra economy is #3.1 trillion, Kano is #2.9 trillion