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January 31, 2023 No Responses

Navy Reacts To “Sinking” Warship Viral Video

The Nigerian Navy has called on the general public to jettison in totality a viral video showing Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) THUNDER in distress and described it as “unpatriotic, clueless and unprofessional.’’ The video in circulation showed an unidentified crew...

January 30, 2023 No Responses

FRSC Boss Recommends Construction Of Barricades On Ojuelegba Bridge

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu has expressed concern over recurring container crashes on Ojuelegba bridge in Lagos and called for barricades to stop articulated vehicles from using the bridge. Biu said this in a statement....

January 28, 2023 No Responses

CNS Flags-Off Obangame Express With Nine Ships, Two Helicopters, Others

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, on Friday flagged-off the 13th Obangame Express with nine ships, two helicopters, maritime awareness domain assets and elements of the Special Boat Services (SBS). Gambo flagged-off the maritime exer...

January 25, 2023 No Responses

FRSC Recovers, Returns N3.2m To Accident Victim

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kogi Sector Command on Tuesday recovered and returned the sum of N3. 2 million to the family of an accident victim in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the money...

January 8, 2023 No Responses

Nigerian Army Redeploys GOCs, Theatre Commanders

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has approved the redeployment of senior officers in an effort to ensure administrative and operational efficiency in the Nigerian Army (NA). The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwac...

January 8, 2023 No Responses

FRSC Approves New Promotions

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has approved the promotion of an Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) to the rank of Deputy Corps Marshal (DCM) and seven others to ACM. The approval came at the end of the meeting of the...

January 7, 2023 No Responses

INEC Assures Corps Members Of Security

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will continue to place premium on the security of corps members on election duty, The Chairman of the Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, said this on Friday in Abuja when he led management staff of the....

January 4, 2023 No Responses

FG Lists Support For FRSC, Inaugurates Biu As Corps Marshal

The Federal Government has recruited and trained not less than 8, 000 personnel of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) as part of measures to safeguard highways in the country. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustaph...

January 2, 2023 No Responses

FRSC Boss Canvasses Collective Vigilance Against Road Carnage

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu, has urged the motoring public to sustain collective vigilance against the menace of road traffic crashes in the country. In his 2023 new year message, Biu applauded road safety stakeholders....

December 18, 2022 No Responses

FG Cautions Motorists Against Speeding On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

The Federal Government has cautioned motorists and other road users plying Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to drive cautiously and avoid speeding, especially during the Yuletide. Mrs Forosola Oloyede, the Ogun Controller of Works, Federal Ministry of Works and H...

December 8, 2022 No Responses

FG Tasks FRSC On Seamless Traffic During Yuletide

The Federal Government has tasked the Federal Road Safety Corps to ensure seamless movement of traffic nationwide before, during and after the Yuletide. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Mr Boss Mustapha gave the charge during the.....

November 30, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Seeks More Secured Border

President Muhammadu Buhari has again called for tighter border security in the Lake Chad region to consolidate the gains of security agencies against terrorist activities in the Sahel region of West Africa. The president made the call in his opening...

November 24, 2022 No Responses

FRSC To Sanction Fleet Operators Over Safety Standards’ Violation

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned fleet operators against contravening road transport safety standard. The FRSC Acting Corps Marshal, Dauda Biu, who gave the warning at the opening of the 2022 Annual Safety Managers Retreat on Thursday...

November 23, 2022 No Responses

Speed Limiters: FRSC Boss Orders Clampdown On Violators Nationwide

The Acting Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu has directed Commanding Officers to step up nationwide special operations to apprehend violators of legal speed limits. Biu who gave the directive in a statement by the Corps Public...