Akure

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Akure

(äko͞o`rā), town (1991 est. pop. 143,000), S Nigeria. Timber is cut nearby and processed in Akure, which is also a cacao marketing center. Akure was a small independent YorubaYoruba
, people of SW Nigeria and Benin, numbering about 20 million. Today many of the large cities in Nigeria (including Lagos, Ibadan, and Abeokuta) are in Yorubaland.
..... Click the link for more information. kingdom until it was conquered by BeninBenin
, city (1991 est. pop. 203,000), S Nigeria, a port on the Benin River. Palm nuts and timber are produced nearby and processed in Benin, which is the center of Nigeria's rubber industry. Furniture and carpets are also made. The Univ.
..... Click the link for more information. in the early 19th cent. Great Britain gained control in 1894. Akure has an agricultural school, a teachers college, and a technology university.

Akure

a city in SW Nigeria, capital of Ondo state: agricultural trade centre. Pop.: 434 000 (2005 est.)

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A technical report on students industrial work experience scheme (SIWES) undertaken at Bada Art Studio, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo Town, Ondo state by Babalola Ayodeji Babafemi submitted to the department of Industrial Design, Federal University of Technology Akure, February 2014.

Reinventing the Wheel: DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF ELECTRIC THROWING WHEEL USING LOCALLY AVAILABLE MATERIALS IN NIGERIA

A total of 251 copies of the questionnaire were administered to the undergraduate students of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) Ondo State Nigeria, who were in three schools and six departments.

Information needs and computer self efficacy as factors influencing use of electronic reference services by undergraduates in a Nigerian University

a) Department of Physics, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria

Dynamic compression and thermo-physical properties of some wood particles in South Western Nigeria

This study was carried out in four of the 18 local government areas of the state namely, Idanre, Akure North and South Local Government Areas [10].

Farmers' involvement in capital markets investment as an alternative source of funding for agriculture in Ondo State, Nigeria

The Associated Aviation plane was flying from Nigeria's commercial capital to Akure, a southwestern town about 225 km (140 miles) away.

Fifteen people are killed when a passenger plane crashed shortly after take-off

The plane chartered from Associated Airline to fly from Lagos to Akure in Ondo state crashed into open land in the vicinity of a tollgate near a fuel storage depot.

9 Deaths Reported in Lagos Airport Plane Crash

Aviation Ministry spokesman Joe Obi said there were some surivors from the Associated Airlines plane, which was flying from Nigeria's commercial capital to Akure, a southwestern town about 140 miles (225 km) away, with seven crew and 20 passengers.

A passenger plane crashes in Nigeria

The first stage involves a purposive selection of four local government areas which are Akure North, Akure South, Ondo East and Ondo West local government areas (LGAs) where amaranth vegetable production is most popular.

Assessment of potential profitability of Amaranth vegetable production under different fertility restoring technologies in Ondo State, Nigeria

Computer Science Department, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria

Land monitoring in Nigeria using geo-spatial data mining approach

Technology, Akure Nigeria contribution in the area of data collection is highly appreciated.

Effects of Carburizing Process Variables on Mechanical and Chemical Properties of Carburized Mild Steel

Akure Land registry is substantially analogue in operation and the archival infrastructures are not modern.

A factor analytic approach to users performance evaluation of Ondo state land registry