Commissioner inaugurates committee for graduateindustrial self-employment/small-scale loan scheme

The transformation Agenda of the new Administration in the Ministry Industry, Applied Science and Technology to develop Oyo state industrially through science and technology has brought about the setting up of another committee by the Commissioner for Industry, Applied Science and Technology, Mr. Adedapo Lam-Adesina.

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Fuel scarcity persists in Ibadan

The scarcity of fuel that has hit major cities across Nigeria persists in Ibadan has motorists form long queues at the few filling stations that are selling the scarce product.

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Return of schools has become a contentious religious issue - Ajimobi

Oyo state governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has explained why his administration has shunned the return of schools to missions, saying that it has become a contentious issue among adherents of both religions.

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Oyo gets new SSG

Oyo state governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has approved the appointment of Mr Ismael Alli as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG).

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Oyo, others have space for agricultural opportunities than Lagos – DAWN Commission

The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission has revealed that in spite of the high rate of development of Lagos state, Oyo and other states in the southwest region have sufficient space for agricultural development that the nation’s commercial capital city can depend on.

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Comprehensive list of Oyo state commissioners, special advisers and portfolios

Oyo state government has released the names of commissioners, special advisers and their portfolios.

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124,000kg of drugs destroyed within 7yrs in Oyo state - NDLEA

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has revealed it has ceased and destroyed more than 124,000kg of drugs in Oyo state. Ahmadu Giade, chairman and chief executive officer of NDLEA stated this while overseeing the destruction of drugs worth N1.3 billion in Oyo state.

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Entrepreneurship delineates theory from practical, says expert

A stakeholder in the Nigerian education sector has described entrepreneurship as the factor that separates theory from practical. Mr. Olukunle Adeosun, representative of the permanent secretary of the ministry of education, said this while speaking at the Second Junior Engineers, Technicians and Scientists (JETS) competition of the School of Science, Pade.

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iBridgeHUB teaches children in Ibadan how to write codes

To address the wide gap that exists in the acquisition of the right knowledge skills set that is relevant in the technology-driven world, iCODE an initiative of iBridgeHUB is training children in Ibadan the basics of coding.

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CCII tasks lawmakers on the creation of Ibadan state

The Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII) has enjoined lawmakers in both chambers of the National Assembly to expedite actions on the creation of Ibadan state.

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US CDC donates books to University of Ibadan

United States' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has donated books worth N11 million to selected Nigerian schools including the University of Ibadan with the goal of institutional strengthening for sustainability.

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Kerosene sells for N50 per liter in Ibadan

More than 5000 residents of Ibadan have benefited from the N50 per liter sale of kerosene according to the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN). The sale of kerosene at N50 per litre was ordered by the Minster of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke

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FG to re-introduce toll gates along Lagos-Ibadan expressway

The federal government of Nigeria has revealed plans to reintroduce the popular toll gates along selected major highways and bridges including the Lagos-Ibadan expressway and the new bridge across River Niger at Asaba-Apakun. 

Nigeria's Minister of Works, Mike Onolememen, revealed this yesterday while speaking in Abuja at a forum on roads and bridges. He said the policy would enable government to grow the economy, bring services to the communities and ensure safety of road-users.

“Currently, the Federal Government does not have enough resources to keep the roads and bridges on good state at all the times, as a result, it is attracting additional investment by increasing the role of the private sector in the design, construction, management, maintenance and upgrading of the federal roads and bridges network through Public-Private Partnership (PPPs). Toll revenue will make it possible,” he noted. 

It would be recalled that most of the federal roads across the country were in the past subjected to tolling, which were at the time collected by the authorities of the then Federal Ministry of Works and Housing. Unfortunately, the same tollgates were later dismantled by former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo-led civilian administration following reported cases of massive corruption in the system.

The minister also stated that government is now trying to correct this past mistake, hence it has begun series of consultations, including the stakeholders’ forum. He said after the wider society has submitted its reports on the workability of the policy, government will come up with a final document, which shall be sent to the Federal Executive Council for approval and the President will assent to it.
 

According to the minister, when the policy is fully operational, key benefits of the tolling policy will include, improving the quality and safety of Nigerians, as there will be thousands of kilometers of world-class roads added to the road network, encouraging international best practices coupled with affordability for road-users and provision of incentives for further private investments.
 

He said that concessionaires will change the tolls and they will be responsible for the building and maintenance of the roads, even as government will give preference to tolling by established, experienced and reputable private firms.
 

On when the concessionaire will start charging toll, the minister stressed that it may only be levied once a road is completed and integrated with the road network.

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