
source:https:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kwara_state
Ilorin, the Kwara State capital is located on latitude 8° 32N and longitude 4°35 East. It has a forest area of about 1000 km2 situated in the transaction zone between the forest woodland of the South and the Savanna of the North in South Western of Nigeria. Based on its location, it as the “midland†of Nigeria and the “gateway†between Southern and Northern parts of Nigeria. In terms of its relative position, Ilorin could be accessed from any part of the country, especially through the Lagos-Kaduna express way. It has 500 km from Abuja – the capital territory of Nigeria, 306 km from Lagos and 600 km from Kaduna. Ilorin West Local Government Area (LGA) of Kwara State is located between latitude 500 East and longitude 80 north of the equator. It has an estimated land area of 54.25% of the entire city. The LGA was created in October, 1991 and serves as the headquarters of Ilorin emirate council.
Historically, the government inconjunction with communities and religion groups made education at all levels what it is today in the State. Indigenous educational system was prevalent in this part of the country before the introduction of the Western Education system. The arrival of Islam and Christianity totally influenced the traditional system of education. Though, the early scholars of Islam from the core north had introduced major knowledge of the Quran that include the Hadith and the Sheriah as a prevalent mode of education since 1830.In 1839, Ilorin had become a great centre of Islamic structure with a large number of Quranic learning institutions. The resultant effect of this was obvious on how some other people from other Yoruba lands imbibed the knowledge as well. However, the arrival of the British colony into Nigeria influenced the Christian to turn their attention towards education along the British model.