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...
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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...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) has confirmed that 14 people have been killed in a fatal crash that occurred on Thursday at Zangoro Village, along Bauchi-Darazo road in Darazo LGA of Bauchi State. The Sector Commander in the state, Yusuf Abdullahi, who confirmed...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says the improvement in driving habits of motorists in Oyo, Osun and Ondo states has led to drastic reduction of accidents in the zone. The Zonal Commanding Officer, FRSC Zone 11, comprising Osun , Oyo and Ondo states, Assistant Corps Marshal ( ACM)...
No fewer than seven persons were burnt to death while 14 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a lone accident around OPIC on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Sunday. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to newsmen in...
By MARK JANG, Jalingo – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has alerted Nigerians over a fake LinkedIn account circulating over the corps’ ongoing recruitment process. The Taraba Sector Commander of FRSC, Corps Commander Selina Williams, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Jalingo. Mrs. Williams explained...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Friday said no fewer than 24 deaths were recorded in 166 road accidents in Gombe State between January and March. Mr Felix Theman, the Gombe Sector Commander, FRSC, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafiyawo,...
No fewer than seven persons were on Thursday burnt to ashes in an accident few metres away from Saapade bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Okpe explained that 18...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Commander, Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), Bauchi State Sector Command, Yusuf Abdullahi, says 14 people have been injured in an accident involving three vehicles at Tashan Saleh along Bauchi-Toro-Jos highway. He said the crash occurred at about 2.40pm on Tuesday, involving two commercial vehicles...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ebonyi has confirmed the death of 12 passengers in a road traffic accident on Tuesday. The Sector Commander, Uche Chukwurah told newsmen in Abakaliki that that accident occured at the Ezillo end of Enugu-Abakaliki-Ogoja highway. Chukwurah said that the accident involved a...
Six persons have died in an accident on Tuesday involving a truck and Sienna vehicle along Calabar-Ogoja highway in Cross River. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mr Abdullahi Hassan, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar that one person...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A 60-year old man and his two sons have been arrested by the Police for allegedly attacking and injuring an operative of the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) during patrol at Tashan Durumi village in Kirfi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. They were...
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali Biu, has commended the patrol teams of Osun State command for returning N27.1million recovered from an accident scene. This is contained in a statement signed by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Bisi Kazeem on...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kwara State Command has deployed 950 personnel which includes – 322 special marshals, 27 patrol vehicle, two power bike, four Ambulances (04) and a (70) tonne tow-truck to monitor all road during the Easter celebrations. This was contained...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Towards ensuring a safe and smooth 2023 Easter celebrations, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC), Dauda Ali Biu has tasked Commanding Officers to ensure full deployment of staff for maximum visibility, prompt removal of obstructions and ease of movement on all...
The Kano State Fire Service said three female passengers died while 13 other passengers sustained injuries when a commercial bus caught fire on Tuesday. The service Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident in a statement he issued to newsmen in Kano. He said the commercial vehicle, a...