afroniger:
Lol. Onitsha?? On what basis? Very uninformed analysis if true. Where would that leave Kano,
Ibadan, Aba, PH??

Environer:


All these cities you mentioned have clear boundaries between them and other neighboring cities. Onitsha has fused with neighboring cities without any boundaries, and is now a mega conurbation, with impending disaster

Environer:
98 million Nigerians live in cities.

afroniger:


Even at that, it still can't be true. Onitsha proper has a very small landmass and population. The last census attests to that. And even with the addition of the so-called neighboring cities, nothing suggests what is being peddled in that report. No way Onitsha can be larger than Abuja, Kano, Ibadan, or PH, be it in landmass or population. No concrete data supports that. This report's conclusions are baseless.

afroniger:


How did they arrive at that figure or estimate? On what basis/or criteria? Nigeroa hasn't had a census in over a decade.

vanbonattel:
Where is my Ibadan?

Oh, my bad, I forgot they said largest cities and not largest slums

Environer:


You trust Nigerian (FAKE) census? Plus, when was your last census conducted?

Environer:


Lol! How does World bank or IMF know that many people in Africa live on 1 or 2 dollar(s) a day? Do you think they physically counted all nearly one billion Africans? Have you heard of big data?

afroniger:


I can show you big data about most populated Nigerians/African cities, released by Euromonitor, that starkly contradict this report bro.

Environer:


I am not here to argue with you. I just showed folks on here new information which is foretelling of the dangers a place like Onitsha faces in the near future. This news is not celebratory as it relates to Onitsha. Okay??

afroniger:


And I am telling you that the premise of the report is based on fallacy, therefore whatever its conclusions are they will also turn out to be false. It's simple common sense. Onitsha isn't larger than Kano, PH, Abuja, or ibadan

CyynthiaKiss:

If it's by landmass, Niger state would have been the largest city in Africa. Go back and read the thread again, this time slowly.

CyynthiaKiss:

If it's by landmass, Niger state would have been the largest city in Africa. Go back and read the thread again, this time slowly.

Environer:


You trust Nigerian (FAKE) census? Plus, when was your last census conducted?

afroniger:


And I am telling you that the premise of the report is based on fallacy, therefore whatever its conclusions are they will also turn out to be false. It's simple common sense. Onitsha isn't larger than Kano, PH, Abuja, or ibadan

afroniger:


Even at that, it still can't be true. Onitsha proper has a very small landmass and population. The last census attests to that. And even with the addition of the so-called neighboring cities, nothing suggests what is being peddled in that report. No way Onitsha can be larger than Abuja, Kano, Ibadan, or PH, be it in landmass or population. No concrete data supports that. This report's conclusions are baseless.

Environer:
Overall good news: The vast majority of towns and cities in Africa are still relatively small: 97 percent of them have fewer than 300,000 inhabitants.

NIGHTMARE0O7:


Now u agree it's good news..
Why are u selling from both sides of ur mouth

knowledgeable:


Onitsha as an economic powerhouse have always be a prime catalyst for Lagos demographic and economic changes over time. I have always maintain in this forum that Lagos journey into an African mega city of the 21st century was ignited by Onitsha. By the second half of 20th century, Onitsha have already became the biggest market in West Africa.Civil war, structural adjustment policies of early 80s, marginalization, dearth of infrastructure (no roads, seaport, international airport etc.) forced so many traders in their millions to move to Lagos in the eighties and thus, Lagos journey into mega city have begun. Bokoharam, internet, globalization, strong/rooted Igbo diasporan population, the successive policies/call for Igbos to invest back home, gradual yorubalization of Lagos State etc, all have resulted in Onitsha witnessing Urban expansion and population growth.(still with no seaport, rails, bad roads, second niger bridge, no electricity). Onitsha of 70s, 80s, 90s don't exist anymore. The boundaries have gone down. Urbanization & good network of roads in Anambra State have connected Onitsha to Asaba. Onitsha to Nnewi to Ekwulobia to Awka to Ozubulu, Ihiala, Okija and all in between to no boundaries.

vanbonattel:
Towns that has now become onitsha
Asaba
Okpanam
Obosi
Oba
Ogbunike
Iyiowa
Ogidi
Nnewi
Nnobi
Nkwerre ezunaka
Okija
Ojoto
Nnokwa
Nkpor
Ichi