About three hundred cities constitue the urban system in Nigeria| although there is a national urban policy structure, there are difficulties in ensuring that its recommendations are implemented at local levels. (EMS).
The spatial pattern of Nigerian urban development: some policy implications
The pattern of urban concentration has changed only slightly since the creation of new states in 1967. The government in its 1980-1985 plan hopes to allocate investment to the new state capitals for the development of the infrastructure