The major objective of this study was to look at the determinants of urbanization in Nigeria and its attendant costs to development. While the specific objectives were (i) to evaluate the growth rate of urbanization (ii) to determine the structure of urbanization and its determinants (iii) to measure the relationship between urbanization and its determinants, (iv) to show redistribution impact of urbanizationon agricultural productivity and infrastructural services. The study was carried out on Nigeria and