Road Safety Archives — Page 5 of 12

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 plan. The...

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...

August 10, 2021 No Responses

India Attributes 3,564 Accidents In 2020 To Potholes

Not less than 3,564 road accidents occurred in India due to potholes in 2020. The figure is the lowest in the last five years, Parliament was informed on Monday. In a written reply, Minister of Road Transport and...

July 28, 2021 No Responses

FRSC records 108 accidents, arrests 6,055 Offenders

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) recorded not less than 108 accidents during the Eid el-Kabir special operations nationwide, a decline of 12 per cent when compared with 2019. In a statement on Tuesday, the Corps Public Education Officer and&nbs...

July 19, 2021 No Responses

FRSC Boss Orders Clampdown On Articulated Vehicles Without Speed Limiters

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has ordered a clampdown on commercial and articulated vehicles without speed limiting device across the country. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Assistant Corps Marshal (A...