INFRASTRUCTURE

IBADAN INLAND DRY PORT

- The IIDP has earmarked 40Ha land for an Industrial Park which can be a manufacturing destination for potential investors.

- Opportunities exist for companies to expand the ecosystem around the Inland Dry Port by leveraging on the proximity of the IIDP to the newly constructed rail line.

- Construction of a Tolled Road for ease of connectivity and prevention of grid lock that currently occurs in Lagos Apapa Port.

- Establishment of manufacturing hubs and processing zones around the IIDP from where value added agro and other products can be directly exported.

OLUYOLE FREE TRADE ZONE

- An independent Energy Provider that is capable of providing 100 MW for the FTZ.

- The State Government is therefore available to partnership with willing and competent investors to drive this contemplation to fruition.

- Multinational and indigenous blue-chip companies are welcome to take advantage of this well-established industrial land which will offer state of the art infrastructure to promote the businesses within this ecosystem.

PACESETTER INDUSTRIAL PARK

- An Independent Power Provider that is capable of providing 100 MW of energy for the Industrial park is required.

- The State Government is open to partnership with competent investors to drive this contemplation to fruition

- Multinational and indigenous blue-chip companies are welcome to take advantage of this proposed strategically located Industrial real estate which will offer state of the art infrastructure to promote businesses in South Western Nigeria.

AGRIBUSINESS

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

- Cassava value addition i.e. cassava to ethanol, flour, starch, e.t.c

- Large-scale poultry processing

- Large-scale industrialized cash crop and food crop farming

- Irrigation technology experts

- Post-harvest storage, processing, packaging, and export companies

- Value addition in fruits and vegetables for local consumption and export purposes

- Industrial aquaculture

- Dairy farming and Beef feedlots

- Fruit juice processing

- Cashew nut processing

POWER AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Oyo State government is willing to partner with investors to provide on and off-grid electricity to power homes, government offices, hospitals, provide streetlights and community areas, to safeguard lives and properties.

Investment opportunities abound in the power sector in Oyo State in the following areas:

- Power generation through the establishment of independent power projects and captive power generation

- A large amount of metric tonnes of waste available to be converted to energy

- Technical and investment support to tap the 450MW potentials of the Ikere Gorge Dam as well as optimize other earth dams and rivers in the State for hydroelectric power generation

- Wind and Solar farms for power generation

- Opportunity for an IPP to provide energy within a number of Special Economic Zones

SOLID MINERALS AND MINNING

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

- The State has floated a company named the Pacesetter Mining Company which will serve as a vehicle for partnering with foreign and local investors by way of a joint venture to explore the solid mineral deposits existing in commercially viable

quantities.

- Investment opportunities exist for mining exploration companies to partner with the State by providing bankable data of the reserves of all our un-explored but identified solid mineral deposit sites.

- Value Addition to Mined Gemstone: Establishment of a value addition center that includes faceting and lapidary that will improve and enhance the quality and value of the stone.

- Gemstone Buying Centre: The proposed gemstone buying center will be a one-stop shop market for buyers, sellers, and consumers. The Mineral Gemstone Buying Centre is open to several investors that will ensure that the needed revenue is obtained.

The State is willing to establish Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangements with companies in the business of mineral exploration and mining. The State is in possession of several mining licenses and is open to partnerships with investors who have the capacity and capability to mine.

OTHER INVESTMENT IDEAS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OYO STATE

• Agrotourism

• Rural tourism

• Heritage tourism

• Adventure tourism

• Voluntourism

• Business tourism - MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, Exhibition)

• Food/culinary tourism

• Events and festivals

• Art and cultural tourism

HEALTH SECTOR

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Opportunities exist in the following areas:

- To establish a Centre of Excellence for Medicine in Nigeria which will consist of an ultramodern diagnostic centre, state of the art surgical facilities, and excellent patient boarding facilities. This will place Oyo State on the map as regards medical tourism in Nigeria and Africa.

- To upgrade several of the State-owned medical facilities in a public-private partnership arrangement.

- Healthcare delivery and access at the primary and secondary levels.

REAL ESTATE

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

- Mass Housing Scheme-opportunities exist within the state for several mass housing projects which utilize cost-effective building solutions.

- Smart building solutions and energy-efficient homes at rural and urban centres.

- Development of new towns and estates adjoining the newly developed industrial hubs.