Ilorin Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Transport== [[File:POST OFFICE ROUTE.jpg|thumb|Post Office Route]] [[File:Duravil Engineering Limited @ work on the New Underpass Project In Kwara State Nigeria.jpg|thumb|Construction of a [[Roundabout interchange|Split Diamond Underpass]] in Ilorin]] [[File:Traffic warden in Ilorin city, Kwara State 01.jpg|thumb|Traffic warden in Ilorin city, Kwara State]] [[File:Ilorin Train Station, kwara state.jpg|thumb|Ilorin Train Station, Kwara state]] Ilorin operates a relatively well-developed intra-city [[public transport]] system, and the major roads within the metropolis are well constructed. There are three different modes of available transit from one place to another in the city β the most popular being the conventional taxis. [[Car rental|Car-hire]] services are also available in major hotels. Furthermore, there are commercial motorbikes, commonly called "[[Okada (motorcycle taxi)|Okada]]". A more recent arrival on Ilorin's roads are commercial tricycles, popularly called "Keke NAPEP" or "Keke" or "Keke Maruwa", some of which are given on loan to beneficiaries of the [[National Poverty Eradication Programme]]. Ilorin taxis are painted yellow and green. Ilorin's central location makes it easily accessible to all parts of the country by [[Aviation|air]], [[road]] and [[Rail transport|rail]]. The state has a good network of roads, rail and air transportation facilities linking it with Nigeria's other industrial and commercial centres. Transportation is quite affordable in Ilorin for movement from one place to another for as low as one hundred [[Nigerian naira|naira]]. There are scheduled daily commercial flights to and from [[Ilorin International Airport]] by [[Arik Air]] and [[Overland Airways]]. The now defunct [[Capital Airlines (Nigeria)|Capital Airlines]] also operated from Ilorin. Current destinations include all of the major cities in Nigeria. The airport has also been re-designed and equipped as an international cargo airport. Ilorin offers reliable road transport services to [[Lagos State|Lagos]], [[Ogun State|Ogun]], [[Osun State|Osun]], [[Ondo State|Ondo]], [[Oyo State|Oyo]], [[Ekiti State|Ekiti]], [[Kogi State|Kogi]], [[Niger State|Niger]], [[Kaduna State|Kaduna]] and [[Plateau State]]s. Similar services are available to and from [[Onitsha]], [[Port Harcourt]], [[Abuja]], [[Aba, Abia|Aba]] and others. A major [[Controlled-access highway|expressway]] to [[Ibadan]], numbered E1, is currently under construction by P.W. International. Ilorin is served by the railway and highway from Lagos (160 miles south-southwest), via Ibadan, which intersect in the city, and it has an international airport. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page