Road Safety Archives — Page 5 of 12

January 15, 2022 No Responses

2021: FRSC Records 235 Road Accidents, 149 Deaths In Edo

Between January and December 2021, Edo State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) recorded not less than 235 Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) and 149 deaths. Sector Commander, Mr Henry Benamaisia, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) explained that the 149 deaths was 15.3...

December 23, 2021 No Responses

Truck Crushes FRSC Official

An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has been crushed to death by a truck at Sagamu-Ijebu Ode Road in Ogun State. The Sector Commander, Mr Ahmed Umar, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday.&...

December 17, 2021 No Responses

FRSC Returns N2.6m To Auto Crash Victim

Zamfara Command of Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) has returned the sun of N2,580,000 to an auto crash victim, Bashir Abdullahi in the state. The Sector Commander, Iro Danladi, handed over the recovered money to the victim in Gusau on...

December 16, 2021 No Responses

Edo Inaugurates 12-Man Road Safety Advisory Council

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has inaugurated a 12-man Edo State Road Safety Advisory Council, charged with the responsibility of coordinating the state’s road safety targets and driving the implementation of the road safety sector strategic pla...

November 15, 2021 No Responses

FRSC Cautions Motorists On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway ‘Black Spot’

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State on Sunday urged motorists to exercise patience, particularly around Berger area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Its Commander in the area, Mr Ahmed Umar, gave the admonition when he spoke with the...

October 21, 2021 No Responses

FRSC Unveils Body Cameras For Patrol Operations

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, on Thursday, unveiled body cameras, operation monitoring and control platform, to improve the Corps’ field operations across the country. At the official inauguration in Abuja, Oyey...

October 12, 2021 No Responses

FRSC Impounds 432 Vehicles In Lagos

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said it had arrested 432 drivers without driver’s licences within the past two weeks in Lagos State. The Sector Commander of FRSC in Lagos, Corps Commander Olusegun Ogungbemide, disclosed this to the News Agency...

October 11, 2021 No Responses

FRSC Seeks Partnership with Refining Firm

The Rivers State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) to support the ‘Safe-to-Load’ initiative of the corps.The Sector Commander, Salisu Galadunci, made the call on Monday when he paid a...

October 4, 2021 No Responses

FRSC Begins Operation Show Your Driver’s License

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Lagos State will on Monday start ‘Operation Show Your Driver’s License and Vehicle license phase II’ in the state. In a statement on Sunday, the state’s Sector Commander, Olusegun Ogungbemide, explained tha...

October 1, 2021 No Responses

Accidents Claim 137 In FCT

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Sector Command, says road accidents claimed 137 lives in the past nine months. The sector commander, Mr Samuel Ochi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja...

September 13, 2021 No Responses

Ministry Cautions Truck Drivers Against Overloading

The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing has appealed to drivers of heavy-duty vehicles to guard against the overloading of their trucks to avoid overstretching of federal roads. The Federal Controllers of Works in Kogi, Mr Jimoh Kajogbola...

September 2, 2021 No Responses

Theatre Commander Seeks More Collaboration With FRSC, Others

The Theatre Commander, “Operation Hadin Kai”, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, has called for more collaboration with Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and other stakeholders in the fight against insurgency. Musa made the call Wednesday in Maiduguri when h...

August 24, 2021 No Responses

FRSC Boss Insists On Minimum Standards For Trucks, Seeks Data Base For Traffic Control

Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, reiterated on Monday that 90 percent of articulated trucks plying the roads are overaged vehicles that are not roadworthy. Speaking on Monday during his working visit to Nigerian Shippers Co...

August 10, 2021 No Responses

FRSC Decorates Nine Officers

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kaduna State Sector Command, on Monday, decorated nine of its officers promoted to their next rank. The Sector Commander, Mr Hafiz Mohammed, while decorating the officers urged them to see their promotion as an...