Security and Safety Archives — Page 6 of 11

February 16, 2022 No Responses

FRSC Inducts UNILAG V-C, 25 Dons As Special Marshals

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday inducted the Vice-Chancellor of University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatotyin Ogundipe, and 25 professors into the Special Marshal Unit of the FRSC. The ceremony took place at the University of Lagos, Akoka. The...

February 4, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Prosecutes 1,120 Traffic Offenders

The Coordinator, Lagos State Special Offences (Mobile Court) , Mrs Arinola Ogbara-Banjoko on Thursday disclosed that the court prosecuted 1,120 traffic offenders in 2021. Ogbara-Banjoko stated this while speaking with Journalists during the 3rd Mobile Court ...

January 25, 2022 No Responses

Gulf Of Guinea: Nigeria, Sao Tome To Deepen Cooperation On Security

The armed forces of Nigeria and those of Sao Tome and Principe have expressed commitment to strengthen bilateral defence collaboration in securing the Gulf of Guinea. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, made this known when he...

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&nb...

January 11, 2022 No Responses

FAAN Hands Over 90 Touts To Police In Lagos, Abuja

As part of effort to rid the nation’s airports of touting and extortion, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has arrested over 90 persons, caught at both the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, alleg...

January 3, 2022 No Responses

NNPC Explains Fire Outbreak At Port Harcourt Refinery

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Sunday, described January 1, 2022 fire outbreak at the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) as minor. According to NNPC, the fire, caused by a spark while a 33,000-litre truck was discharging naphth...

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 11, 2021 No Responses

Gulf of Guinea Security: Nigeria Seeks Legal Framework

Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has appealed for the standardisation of the legal frameworks of countries in the Gulf of Guinea to aid effective prosecution of maritime crimes. Jamoh made the a...

November 10, 2021 No Responses

Customs Takes Delivery Of 16 Toyota Hilux

The Federal Operational Unit of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone ‘A’, Ikeja has received sixteen (16) new Toyota Hilux to facilitate the suppression of smuggling and other Customs related Operations within the Zone. Receiving the v...

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...

August 11, 2021 No Responses

FG Approves N4b For Fuelling Police Vehicles

The Federal Government approved over N4 billion in the 2021 budget for fueling of police vehicles, Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Dingyadi has disclosed. A statement issued on Tuesday by Head of Press and Public Relations in the Minis...

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 4, 2021 No Responses

Nigerian Army Appoints New PSOs, Field Commanders, Others

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has approved the appointment of Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), Field Commanders and other key staff officers to provide the needed vigour in his command of the Nigerian Army (NA). The Director...

July 2, 2021 No Responses

FRSC Seeks Partnership With EEDC

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is to partner the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) as part of measures to enhance its operational capabilities within Enugu State. The FRSC Sector Commander in Enugu State, Mr Joseph U...