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35-512: FRSC can refer to: Federal Road Safety Corps of Nigeria Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Free Radio Santa Cruz Fuel-rich staged combustion Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title FRSC . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

70-483: A dairy farm at Monatan in Ibadan and the statewide Oyo State Agricultural Development Programme with headquarters at Saki. A number of international and federal agricultural establishments are located in the state. Oyo State consists of 33 Local Government Areas . They are: The state government is led by a democratical elected governor who works closely with members of the state's house of assembly. The capital city of

105-477: A stadium with a capacity of 35,000. Other major tourist attractions located in the state include: Agodi Botanical Garden , Ado-Awaye Suspended lake, Mapo Hall , University of Ibadan Zoological Garden , Ido Cenotaph , Trans-Wonderland Amusement Park , Old Oyo National Park located in the historical site of the ancient capital of the famous old Oyo Empire , Iyamopo and Agbele Hill in Igbeti, Bower's Tower and

140-566: Is Hon. Debo Ogundoyin . And lastly, the judiciary is headed by the Chief Judge of Oyo State High Court. The present Chief Judge of the state is Muktar Abimbola. Presently, Oyo State has 2,004 public schools , 971 private nursery/primary schools, 969 public secondary schools including 7 schools of Science and 57 private secondary schools. The state also has five government technical colleges at Oyo , Ogbomoso , Ibadan , Shaki-Okeogun and Iseyin-Okeogun with enrolment of 2,829 students in

175-497: Is a Polytechnic, The Polytechnic, Ibadan with 2 satellite campuses at Eruwa and Shaki-Okeogun, (now known as The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic) and a State-owned University, The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso which is jointly owned by Oyo and Osun State Governments. The federal premier university The University of Ibadan is also located in the State capital. A private Polytechnic (SAF Polytechnic, Iseyin)

210-759: Is also home to Africa's leading fountain of knowledge, the iconic University of Ibadan (The university was originally instituted as an independent external college of the University of London, then it was called the University College, Ibadan ). Two new technical colleges located at Iseyin, Iseyin Local Government area and Ikija in Oluyole Local Government area were established in the 2001/2002 academic session. A college of education, Oyo State College of Education, Oyo. There

245-611: Is appointed by the President with a four (4) year tenure renewable once. The current Corps Marshal is Shehu Mohammed. He is the 3rd career officer to head the Corps after Boboye Oyeyemi OFR mni NPoM and Dauda A. Biu NPoM . The Corps is divided into the Officer and Marshal cadres. The Officer cadre is saddled with the responsibility of leadership, planning and coordination at various cascading levels of command. The Marshal cadre

280-669: Is located in Iseyin. There is a vocational Institute in Saki West Local Government named: The Kings Poly, Shaki-Okeogun. There are also the Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Ibadan ; Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo , the Federal School of Surveying, Oyo; Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T),

315-542: Is made up of the Marshal Inspectorate(MI) and Road Marshal Assistant (RMA). The MIs known generally as Inspectors serve as intermediaries in command between the Officers and the whole Marshal Cadre. The Officer ranks are as follows from the highest: All staff in the Officer and Marshal cadre are considered Regular Marshals. There exists an unpaid volunteer force known as Special Marshals who supplement

350-522: Is the main occupation of the people of Oyo State. The climate in the state favours the cultivation of crops like maize , yam , cassava , millet , rice , plantains , cocoa , palm produce , cashew etc. There are a number of government farm settlements in Iseyin/Ipapo, Ilora, Eruwa , Ogbomosho , Iresaadu, Ijaiye, Akufo and Lalupon . There is abundance of clay, kaolin and aquamarine. There are also vast cattle ranches at Saki, Fasola and Ibadan,

385-525: The Nigeria . The vast majority of Oyo State residents are Yoruba . Nicknamed the "Pace Setter State", present-day Oyo State sits on territory formerly ruled by various kingdoms and empires. The Oyo Empire was a powerful Yoruba empire that ruled in much of the area from c.  1300 to 1896. Built in the 1830s, modern city of Oyo is considered a remnant of the imperial era, being referred to as "New Ọyọ" ( Ọ̀yọ́ Àtìbà ) to distinguish itself from

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420-549: The legislative branch and the judiciary . The executive branch of Oyo State government is headed by an elected executive governor who presides over the State Executive Council made up of appointed cabinet members. The present governor of Oyo State is Seyi Makinde with Bayo Lawal serving as deputy governor. The legislative branch is headed by an elected Speaker of the House of Assembly. The current Speaker

455-1094: The 2000/2001 academic session. The National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) permanent orientation camp is located in Iseyin. The Ebedi Writers' Residency situated at the hill-side of barracks area of Iseyin is an international residency that has brought great writers, journalists and authors all over the world including Africa's first Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka , Jumoke Verissiomo, Funmi Aluko, Richard Ali, Paul Liam and others. Historically prominent secondary schools include St Anne's School Ibadan (1869), Wesley College, Ibadan (1905), Ibadan Grammar School (1913), Government College, Ibadan (1927), St Theresa's College Ibadan (1932), Ibadan Boys' High School (1938), Olivet Heights Oyo (1945), Queen's School, Ibadan (1952), Loyola College, Ibadan (1954), St. Bernadine's Oyo (1957), Lagelu Grammar School Ibadan (1958), Iseyin District Grammar School Iseyin (1964), Methodist High School, Ibadan (1961) St Patrick's Grammar School Ibadan (1962) and several others. It

490-490: The Commission generally relate to: In particular, the commission is charged with responsibilities as follows: In exercising these functions, members of the Commission have the power to arrest and prosecute persons reasonably suspected of having committed any traffic offence. Oyo State, Nigeria Oyo State is a state in southwestern Nigeria . Its capital is Ibadan , the third most populous city in

525-597: The Cultural Centre, Mokola. The state hosts the first FM radio, and the first private television station, Galaxy Television in the country. Under the Nigerian 1999 constitution the government of Oyo State, and those of the other 35 Nigerian States , is divided into three branches to be in line with the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which is also three tier: the executive branch ,

560-790: The Federal Government initiate a search for a credible and effective response to the challenge. In February 1988, the Federal Government established the Federal Road Safety Commission through Decree No. 45 of 1988 as amended by Decree 35 of 1992 referred to in the statute books as the FRSC Act cap 141 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN), passed by the National Assembly as Federal Road Safety Corps (establishment) Act 2007. The functions of

595-1034: The Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology (NISLT), the Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan (FEDCOFOR), a subsidiary of Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) and the Nigerian Institute Of Social And Economic Research (NISER), all in Ibadan. Similarly, there are 15 Nomadic schools in the State. They are Gaa Jooro and Gaa Baale, both in Kisi (Irepo Local Government); Baochilu Government; Arin-Oye, Abiogun, Okaka and Baba-Ode (Itesiwaju Local Government); Iganna (Iwajowa Local Government); Igangan and Ayete (Ibarapa North Local Government); Gaa Kondo and Igbo-Ora, (Ibarapa Central Local Government) and Sepeteri (Saki East Local Government). There are 213 continuing education centres spread all over

630-999: The Oyos, the Oke-Oguns , the Ibadans and the Ibarapas , all belonging to the Yoruba family and indigenous city in Africa . Ibadan had been the centre of administration of the old Western Region since the days of British colonial rule . Other notable cities and towns in Ọyọ State include Ọyọ , Ogbomọsọ , Ibadan , Isẹyín-Okeogun, Ipapo-Okeogun, Kíṣì-Okeogun, Okeho-Okeogun, Saki-Okeogun, Igbeti-Okeogun, Igboho-okeogun [Igboho], Eruwa-Ibarapa, Iroko , Lanlate, OjeOwode-Okeogun, Sepeteri-Okeogun, Ilora-Oyo, Jobele-Oyo, Awe-Oyo , Ilérò-Okeogun, Okaka-Okeogun, Igbo Ora-Ibarapa, Idere In 2024, Yoruba separatists unsuccessfully attempted to overthrow

665-650: The State, while 200,000 illiterate adults and over 80,000 post-illiterate adults have been trained recently. The following are universities located within Oyo State; These include: Other major roads include: Ibadan is a major terminus on the Western Railway from Lagos to Kano (1899) on the 1067 mm (3ˈ6") Cape Gauge , with a new 1435 mm (4ˈ8½") standard gauge line from Lagos to Ibadan opened 2021. Ibadan Airport has services to Abuja and Lagos by Air Peace and Overland Airways. Agriculture

700-420: The State. 15 special primary schools and 8 special units in secondary schools cater for handicapped children. There are 11,732 teaching staff in the state public secondary schools and 2,789 non-teaching staff. The Agency for Adult and Non-formal Education (AANFE) caters for illiterate adults who had no opportunity of formal education. The agency has 455 classes in existence in the 33 Local Government areas of

735-522: The country and formerly the second most populous city in Africa . Oyo State is bordered to the north by Kwara State for 337 km, to the southeast by Osun State for 187 km, partly across the River Osun, and to the south by Ogun State , and to the west by the Republic of Benin for 98 km. With a projected population of 7,976,100 in 2022, Oyo State is the sixth most populous in

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770-504: The course of road safety. The Act empowers the Special Marshals to carry out patrol and other activities that ensure good road usage on our highways. Just like their Regular counterparts, they can arrest and book traffic offenders as well as prosecute them when necessary. They can be identified with their blue high visibility regalia including face caps, high visibility jackets and arm bands. Special Marshals work strictly under

805-590: The federal government. With the continued dangerous trend of road traffic accidents in Nigeria then, which placed it as one of the most road traffic accident (RTA) prone countries worldwide (the most in Africa) in 2013, the Nigerian government saw the need to establish the present Federal Road Safety Corps in 1988 to address the carnage on the highways. The unpleasant trend in the nation's road traffic system which resulted in an upsurge in road traffic accidents made

840-485: The former capital to the north, ' Old Oyo ' ( Ọ̀yọ́-Ilé ). The Alaafin of Oyo continues to serve a ceremonial role in the city. Oyo State is noted for being the site of the first university in Nigeria, the University of Ibadan , founded in 1948. The state economy remains largely agrarian , with the western city of Shaki being described as the state's breadbasket . cassava , cocoa , and tobacco are among

875-413: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FRSC&oldid=1140341953 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Federal Road Safety Corps The FRSC is headed by a Corps Marshal who

910-534: The most important crops to Oyo State's economy. Oyo State covers approximately an area of 28,454 square kilometers and is ranked 14th by size. The landscape consists of old hard rocks and dome shaped hills, which rise gently from about 500 meters in the southern part and reaching a height of about 1,200 metres above sea level in the northern part. Some principal rivers such as Ogun , Oba , Oyan , Otin , Ofiki, Sasa, Oni , Erinle and Osun river originate in this highland. The southern and southeastern parts of

945-630: The numbers of the Corps. The Special Marshals are the volunteer arm of the Federal Road Safety Corps. This volunteer arm was created by the same FRSC statute Sec. 10 (1)… “the Corps” which shall consist of such number of uniform and non-uniform members as may be determined, from time to time, by the Commission. FRSC Establishment Act (2007). They are men and women of means, with proven integrity in society, and able to influence their immediate environment (work place/community) in favor of

980-562: The state form a continuous plain. Oyo State contains a number of natural features including the Old Oyo National Park, Agodi parks and gardens . In this location there was earlier habitat for the endangered African wild dog , Lycaon pictus ; however, this canid is thought to have been locally extirpated at the present. The climate is equatorial , notably with dry and wet seasons with relatively high humidity . The dry season lasts from November to March while

1015-775: The state government in Ibadan. The first degree awarding institution in Nigeria is the University of Ibadan (established as a college of the University of London when it was founded in 1948, and later converted into an autonomous university in 1962). The other universities in the state are: Lead City University , Ibadan, Ajayi Crowther University , Oyo , Koladaisi University , Dominican University, Ibadan, and Ladoke Akintola University of Technology , Ogbomoso . The Polytechnic, Ibadan , Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igbo Ora, Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa are located in Oyo State. There are 324 secondary schools and 1,576 public primary schools in

1050-421: The state is Ibadan . The governor of each state is selected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two -third of the State local government Areas. If no candidate passes threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in

1085-691: The state. Other noteworthy institutions in the city include the University College Hospital, Ibadan ; the first teaching hospital in Nigeria and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). Cocoa House located in Ibadan was the first skyscraper built in Africa. The state is home to NTA Ibadan , the first television station in Africa, and the Obafemi Awolowo (formerly, Liberty) Stadium,

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1120-412: The supervision of Regular Marshals. Prior to the establishment of the Federal Road Safety Commission in 1988, there was no concrete and sustained policy action to address the carnage on Nigerian roads. Earlier attempts in this direction were limited to discrete and isolated attempts by some states of the federation and individuals. Notable among the efforts to institute a formidable road safety program

1155-587: The wet season starts from April and ends in October. Average daily temperature ranges between 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 35 °C (95.0 °F), almost throughout the year. It was formed in 1976 from Western State , and included Ọsun State , which was split off in 1991. Oyo State is homogenous , mainly inhabited by the Yoruba ethnic group who are primarily agrarian but have a predilection for living in high-density urban centres. The indigenes mainly comprise

1190-710: Was the creation in 1974 of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) by the then-military government. The impact of the commission was, however, not sustained. In 1977, the Military Administration in Oyo State, Nigeria established the Oyo State Road Safety Corps which made some local significant improvements in road safety and road discipline in the state. That lasted till 1983 when it was disbanded by

1225-667: Was the effort of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) between 1960 and 1965. The effort of the Nigerian Army in the training of its officers and men on road safety in the early 1970s also contributed to road safety ideas and consciousness in Nigeria: The Nigerian Army started the First Public Road Safety Campaign in 1972 when it initiated an annual Road Safety Week. The first deliberate policy on road safety

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