VOlUME 03 ISSUE 07 JULY 2020
1Ilyasu, Yakubu Ahmed, 2Akwashiki, Sunday Vincent, 3Jamila Salisu Wali
1Department of History and International Studies. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai, Niger State, Nigeria
2Department Of History, Faculty Of Arts, Nasarawa State University, Keffi.
3G56 Jannari Road Lapai , Niger State
ABSTRACT
Urbanization is old as human existence when man took a sedimentary life to settled and think of how to use the available recoursesto live a better life. Therefore Nigerian cities witness high rate of urbanizationdeterioration and are rated among urban areas with the lowest livability index in the world. It is estimated that between 20 percent and 30 percent of the urban population enjoy decent urban life in the country .Although studies have identified various urbanization problems in Nigeria,its impact and factor that lead to urbanization challenges in Nigeria.However the paper examinesSocio-Political implication of Urbanization in Nigeria an overview. it is in this premises that the paper explore the use ofhistorical content analysis’s with the useprimary and secondary sources in its findings.
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