The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has given approval to a new policy for tollgates nationwide.
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, made the disclosure during a media briefing on Wednesday.
Special Assistant on Digital/New Media to the President, Tolu Ogunlesi, in a statement, noted that approval of the ‘Federal Roads and Bridges Tolling Policy and Regulations’ was granted at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday.
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The statement explains that the tolling system will be implemented with the deployment of technology.
Some highlights of the regulations include recommended tolling fees for vehicles as follows: “Cars: N200; SUVs: N300; Private Buses: N300; Commercial Buses: N150, and Luxury Buses and Trucks: N500.”
More to follow…