Safety and Security Archives — Page 8 of 9

January 9, 2020 No Responses

SON Advises Consumers On Safe Use Of Gas Cylinders

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has advised Nigerians to be safety conscious in using gas cylinders, in view of the recent gas explosions in some parts of the country. The Director-General of the organisation, Osita Aboloma, gave the warning...

January 6, 2020 No Responses

Oyo To Procure 10 Modern Fire-Fighting Equipment

The Oyo State Government is set to acquire 10 modern fire-fighting equipment through a competitive bidding process. Prof. Raphael Afonja, the state Commissioner for Works and Transport, made this known in a statement issued by Mr Taiwo Adisa, the Chief...

December 24, 2019 No Responses

FRSC Cautions Against Reckless Driving, Overloading, Others

The Zonal Commanding Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps in charge of Rivers, Cross River, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa States, Assistant Corps Marshal Kingsley Agomoh has reiterated the need for strict compliance with traffic rules and regulations among motoris...

December 17, 2019 No Responses

YULETIDE: FRSC DEPLOYS 39,450 PERSONNEL, 806 PATROL VEHICLES, OTHERS

Pursuant to the commitment towards the realisation of its corporate mandate and the imperatives of making the highways safer during the yuletide, the Federal Road Safety Corps has mobilised a total of 39,450 of its personnel including special Marshal’s, ...

December 11, 2019 No Responses

FRSC TO MOTORISTS: AVOID ALCOHOL, DRUGS, FATIGUE WHILE DRIVING

The zonal commanding officer in-charge of sokoto kebbi and Zamfara ACM KAYODE OLAGUNJU mini has called on Motorist in the Zone to avoicd fatigue due to stress That would catch up with them and lead to avoidable crashes as a...

November 30, 2019 No Responses

Buhari Assures Of Absolute Security In Gulf Of Guinea

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, said leaders of neighbouring countries will work together and provide all necessary assistance to secure the Gulf of Guinea. Speaking at a bilateral meeting with President Teodoro Obiang Nguema...

November 23, 2019 No Responses

FRSC Begins Night Patrol

The Anambra Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has impounded 15 vehicles for allegedly endangering the lives of other road users at night by overloading and use of extra headlights. The Sector Commander, Mr Andrew Kumapayi, made...

October 31, 2019 No Responses

FG Approves N718.6m Mobile Security Scanner For Lagos port

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of N718.6 million for the supply of one mobile security scanner at the Lagos Port Complex. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who briefed State House correspondents after...

August 31, 2019 No Responses

‘Community Policing Best Way To Secure Nigeria’

The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has said the hierarchy of the Force has come to the realisation that present day law enforcement requires more than the old ways of things, hence its decision to change the face for...

August 19, 2019 No Responses

FRSC Officials, Five Others Arrested For Extortion

A Joint Inter-Agency Team led by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested 37 officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) for allegedly extorting money from motorists on Nigerian highways.The Team, compri...

July 20, 2019 No Responses

Court Remands Two In Prison For Assaulting FRSC Marshals

A motorcycle rider named Yahaya Yakubu and a passerby Yusha’u Maishanu who assaulted an FRSC patrol team from Argungu Unit Command in Kebbi State on 18th July,2019, while resisting arrest have been remanded in Prison Custody till 24th July, 2019....

July 17, 2019 No Responses

FRSC Sokoto Pledges Availability Of Motorcycle, Tricycle Plates

The Zonal Commanding Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps in charge of Sokoto. Kebbi and Zamfara states Assistant Corp Marshal Kayode OLAGUNJU mni, has assured operators of motorcycles and tricycles in the states that the states have enough plates...

July 16, 2019 No Responses

Report: Women More Vulnerable To Injuries In Road Crashes Than Men

Women wearing seat belts are significantly more likely to suffer injury in frontal car crashesthan their belted male counterparts, according to a US study. The study, published in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention, found belted female auto occupants have 7...

June 12, 2019 No Responses

India Bans Seafarers From Nigerian Waters Over Kidnapping, Piracy

The government of India has issued a restriction banning all Indian seafarers from working on vessels in the Gulf of Guinea.In a circular sent to ship owners and shipping companies, India’s Directorate General of Shipping in Mumbai informed that the...