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Nnewi in Anambra State has been ranked the 7th fastest growing city in the world.
This ranking was done by the World Economic Forum, this came from the revision of the last ranking which was done by the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects in 2014.
This ranking saw the appearance of 3 other Nigerian cities in ranking namely; Lokoja Kogi State coming 3rd, Uyo Akwa Ibom State and Abuja coming 9th and 10th respectively.
This ranking is coming as a result of heavy influx of both heavy business investments and also human population.
This ranking is an estimated growth of the urban areas between 2016 and 2025.