Ilorin

Ilorin is the sixth largest city in Nigeria and is the capital of Kwara State. It has a population of 1,136,854. Local industries include food processing and cigarette and sugar manufacturing.

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Ilorin was founded by the Yoruba, the largest ethnic group in Nigeria, in 1450. It became a Yoruba military headquarters and came under British rule later as part of the North Nigeria Protectorate.

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It is home to two of Nigeria's universities, the University of Ilorin, and the Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin. Ilorin has a 20,000 capacity stadium and a division one football professional team, The Kwara Unity Football club. Companies based in Ilorin include Afprint Nig, Tate Sugar, Coca-Cola breweries, and Global Soap. Television and radio stations in Ilorin include NTA Ilorin, Kwara Television, AIT Ilorin, Kwara Radio, and Fm Ilorin. Hotels in Ilorin include the Yebumot Hotel, the Center Hotel, Circular Hotels Ltd, Kwara Hotel Limited, and White House Hotels.

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Ilorin has an international airport and is situated on the railway linking Lagos with Kano.

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Ilorin is the trade center for a farming region. Yams, cassava, corn, and tobacco are grown. Cotton is also farmed and used to weave cloth.

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Nigeria: The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a country in West Africa. It is the most populous country in Africa. It borders Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, Niger in the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the south. Major cities include the capital Abuja, the former capital Lagos, Ibadan, Osog...

Kwara State: Kwara State is a state in western Nigeria. The state was formed in 1967 when the Northern Region was split. Ilorin the state capital is the home to the University of Ilorin and the teaching hospital UITH. It originally included the region of Igala and parts of Kogi State....

Yoruba: The Yor?b? are the second largest ethnic group in Nigeria, after the Hausa and Fulani (21%). The Yorubas constitute approximately 21% percent of Nigeria's total population, and numbering upwards of 30 million individuals throughout the region of West Africa. While the majority of the Yor?b? live i...