Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)
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Some travellers in Akwa Ibom have expressed displeasure over the high cost of transportation during the Christmas season. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) checks around major motor parks in Uyo metropolis revealed that many transport companies have increased their fares. NAN reports that the cost of transportation witnessed a huge increase compared to what…
13 Dec
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Friday decorated 8 officers and 29 special marshals in the Benue State Sector Command. The State Sector Commander, Mr Steve Ayodele, who performed the ceremony in Makurdi, said the officers and marshals were promoted due to their hard work and dedication to service. Ayodele said two officers were…
27 Oct
Six persons sustained varying degrees of injury on Sunday when a Volkswagen commercial bus collided with a Toyota Camry car on the Lagos-Badagry expressway. Mr. William Manga, the Unit Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Badagry Command, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry. The accident occurred…
17 Oct
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has trained more than 2000 personnel in various areas of professionalism including effective road safety management in the last three months. FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja, while addressing 80 participants who had just undergone training on communication skills. Mohammed said that the…
3 Oct
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has unveiled groundbreaking strategies to combat Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs), shifting focus from motor park rallies to community-based initiatives across the country. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Olusegun Ogungbemide said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Ogungbemide said the Corps was concerned…
2 Oct
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State Command, has called on drivers to shun speeding and wrongful overtaking to avoid crashes on the road. Dr. Samuel Ibitoye, FRSC State Sector Commander, made the call on Wednesday during a sensitization organized by the command for drivers at Oloko park in Akure. Ibitoye said the sensitization…
21 Sep
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has promoted 49 senior officers comprising of 21 Assistant Corps Marshals (ACM), 11 Corps Commanders (CC) and 17 Deputy Corps Commanders (DCC). This is contained in a statement issued by the Deputy Corps Public Education Officer (DCPEO) Mr. Charles Edem on Friday in Abuja. Edem said that the Secretary…
19 Sep
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it will intensify its round-the-clock traffic law enforcement to reduce the alarming rate of road crashes in Nigeria. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed made this declaration during a stakeholders’ meeting, on Thursday in Abuja, citing the recent crashes in Niger, Sabon Wuse, and Kaduna states that claimed…
9 Sep
President Bola Tinubu on Monday condoled with the government and people of Niger over the petrol tanker explosion in the state on Sunday, which claimed the lives of 48 people and livestock. According to the Niger Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), many people were injured in the accident, which…
1 Sep
Two children were confirmed dead in a lone accident involving a Toyota Camry at Kere, Itori on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. Mrs. Florence Okpe, the Spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta on Sunday. Okpe noted that the accident occurred at about 11:00p.m on Saturday.…
25 May
The Ogun Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has called on tanker drivers to install speed limit devices and obey traffic regulations, to stem road crashes. Mr Anthony Uga, FRSC Sector Commander in Ogun, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, in Ota. Uga was reacting…
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The Directorate of Road Transport Services (DRTS) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has warned motorists against speeding. DRTS Director, Abdulateef Bello, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. He spoke against the backdrop of the ongoing road construction projects in the territory. According to…