Nigerian cities in historical perspectives / Ayo Olukoju -- Early urbanism in northern Yorubaland / Aribidesi Usman -- Yoruba commercial diaspora and settlement patterns in pre-colonial Kano / Rasheed Olaniyi -- Railways and urbanization / Olasiji Oshin -- Urban food supply and vulnerability during the Second World War / Chima J. Korieh -- The growth of Anioma cities / Egodi Uchendu -- The magistrate court and the enforcement of township regulations in Warri Province / Akin Alao -- Urban transport in metropolitan Lagos / Ayodeji Olukoju -- Markets and street trading in Lagos / Bayo A. Lawal -- The 'new' Lagos town council and urban administration, 1950-1953 / Hakeem I. Tijani -- The stranger problem and social ferment in Lagos / David Aworawo -- Health and sanitation in colonial Abeokuta / Rufus Akinyele -- Gender and urban space experience in Ibadan / Asiyanbola R. Abidemi -- Urbanization and social reforms / Michael M. Ogbeide -- Ethnic militias and violence / Olayemi Akinwumi -- The environment and economic development / Kola Subair