No fewer than 14 persons, including a four-month-old baby, died on Sunday morning in an auto accident along Lagos-Badagry Expressway in Lagos. Mr Williams Manga, Unit Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry on Sunday. Manga said that nine other...
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By JOY ADARA, Abuja – In line with its rejigged operational tactics towards creating a safer motoring environment in Nigeria, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has successfully recorded 25% reduction in the total number of Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) and 53% decrease in the numbers of people killed...
A man has been confirmed dead in a multiple accident involving five vehicles at Odumodu Junction, Umunya by Nteje-Awka Expressway in Anambra.tge Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that 11 persons were killed in a multiple crash on the Ore -Benin Road. This is contained in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Bisi Kazeem on Thursday in Abuja. The statement said that the unfortunate fatal crash...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of two persons after a MAN Diesel truck crushed a tricycle in a headon collision in Kogi. Corps Commander Stephen Dawulung, Kogi FRSC Sector Commander, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Koton...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kogi has confirmed four persons dead and 9 injured in a lone auto crash in Elete Community of Ajaokuta Local Government Area of the state. Mr Stephen Dawulung, Kogi Sector Commander, in a telephone call, confirmed the incident to the News Agency...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says no fewer than 8 persons escaped death in a ghastly auto crash which occurred in Ilorin on Sunday. A statement issued in Ilorin by the Kwara Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr Frederick Ogidan, said two men...
Eighteen passengers were killed in an auto crash on Friday at Zakirai town on Kano-Ringim Road in Gabasawa Local Government Area of Kano state. Twelve other persons were also injured in the crash while five escaped unhurt, FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi, has said. Some...
The Kaduna Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Zubairu Mato, said Nigerians, amongst other third world countries, needed attitudinal change to encourage cycling for better health. Mato said this to newsmen on Saturday in Kaduna while cycling within the state’s metropolis in commemoration of the World...
No fewer than 100 cyclists have registered to participate in a 25-kilometre ride around the city of Ibadan on Saturday to mark this year’s World Bicycle Day. Chief Executive Officer of Lapet Feats, Olawale Samson, said in a statement that the event was organised in collaboration with Oyo State...
Two passengers got injured on Sunday when a Toyota Hiace Bus crashed into an Abuja-bound Petroleum Tanker in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports from Koton Karfe that the bus was heading to Lokoja from Abuja on Sunday morning but lost control and rammed into the tanker...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has vowed to dismiss from service any of its personnel found extorting motorists or involved in any form of corrupt practices. The Corps Public Education Officer, (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Bisi Kazeem, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has dissociated itself from a baseless and unfounded opinion currently published on different news platforms, linking the Corps to seeking the introduction of Sharia Law to compliment existing extant regulations on enforcement of traffic rules and prosecution of...
No fewer than three persons were confirmed dead while two others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident involving a Sino truck and a Toyota car at Saapade on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said the agency remained a safety corps and not a revenue generating agency. Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Bisi Kazeem said this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. NAN reports that there have been reports about FRSC...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it will continue to apprehend motorists with faded vehicle number plates because they are a security risk to the public. The Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has recovered over 385 stolen vehicles since the introduction of the National Vehicle Identification Scheme (NVIS). The Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem said in a statement on Monday in Abuja. According to him, the FRSC has recorded...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu has warmed against conveyance of explosive materials like gas cylinders in passenger vehicles. Biu also warned drivers against excessive speed to avoid crashes while on the road. He gave the warning in a statement...
The Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC ), Osun State Command, has said that 16 persons lost their lives in Friday’s accident that occurred on the Ode-Omu highway. The Sector Commander, Mr Henry Benamesia, confirmed the unfortunate incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday...