Chairman:  Alhaji Muhammed T. Sanusi 

Ilorin West Local Government Area was created in 1991 from old Ilorin Local Government Area with headquarters at Oja-Oba. The local government area has four districts and four wards.

Districts: Ajikobi, Warrah Osin, Alannamu, Magaji Ngeri.

Population: 184,541 - (92,220 males; 92,321 females)1991 Census.

Land Mass: 54.2 square kilometers.

Major Towns: Egbejila, Warrah Osin, Aremu, Ogidi, Oloje, Bani, Adewole.

Important Markets: Oja-Oba, Ago, Oloje, Baboko.

Major Languages: Yoruba, Hausa, Fulani.

Natural Resources: Yam, Cassava, Beans, Maize, Vegetables.

Mineral Resources: Granite, Clay, Kaolin.

Major Festivals: Yawo Dancers.

Tourist Attractions: Old Alfa Alimi Mosque, Old Central Mosque, Oloje Poultry, Knitting of Cloth, Okuta Ilorin, Major Crutchley's Grave, Emir Turbaning Mosque.

Hotels and Restaurants: Yebumot Hotels, Deans Hotels, White House Hotels.

COMMERCIAL INSTITUTIONS
1. Bank of the North, Market Branch, Ilorin.
2. Union Bank Plc, Market Branch, Ilorin.
3. Wema Bank, Ilorin.
4. Peoples Bank, Ilorin
5. Societe Generale Bank, Ilorin.
6. Oja-Iya Community Bank, Ilorin.
7. Ilorin Community Bank, Ilorin.
8. Bubu Community Bank, Ilorin
9. Balogun Ajikobi Community Bank, Ilorin.