Abuja(picture to the left) is the Nigerian capital and is located in the centre of Nigeria. Abuja is a planned city which was mainly built in the 1980's. That's why the architecture is very modern.
Lagos(picture to the right is the largest) city in Nigeria with a population of 7,937,932, it is still not the capital. It was stripped of it's title in 1991, Abuja is now the capital, but Lagos is still the economical centre. Lagos is a port, and was the major city of slave trade from 1404-1889. FN estimated Lagos to be one of the fifth largest cities in the world within 2010.
Kano(picture to the left) is the second largest city wth its 3,848,885 inhabitants and is located in northern Nigeria. The city is actually ruled by the Emir of Kano, Ado Bayereo, has been on the throne since 1963. The largest represented religious group are the sunni muslims. The city was the economic centre before Lagos.
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