The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra State Command, says it will start arresting drivers and impounding vehicles without speed limit devices in the state. The FRSC Sector Commander, Mrs Joyce Alexander, said this at a news conference on Friday, in Awka. Alexander said that records had shown that...
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From whatever perspective you choose to look at him, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Shehu Mohammed is a voyage in the transportation industry with a touch of class. One of the most outstanding safety practitioners whose efficiency, knowledge, diligence and professionalism have become another definition of standard...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has launched a mobile app and National Crash Reporting Information System (NACRIS) to address road traffic crashes and other road safety-related issues across the country. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, speaking at the launch on Thursday in...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has embarked on a 30-day intensive operation, tagged ‘Operation Karara’, aimed at checking the excesses of motorists who disregard traffic lights in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Muta’a Chorrie, made this announcement while addressing operatives at the sector command...
Six persons have been confirmed dead in an accident involving a truck and a Toyota Sienna at Verony, Ogere, on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta on Friday. Okpe said that the...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State Command, says 16 people were burned to death and five injured in a road accident on Tuesday night. Ondo State Sector Commander of FRSC, Samuel Ibitoye, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. Ibitoye said that...
A reckless driver on Thursday killed a final year student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, throwing the institution into a gloomy state. The victim, a student of the Department of Foreign Languages, was at the school to submit her project when she was knocked down while crossing...
A lone accident at Malo, Ogere area of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, on Tuesday left 12 people burnt to death, leaving four others sustaining injuries. The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident in a statement issued in Abeokuta on...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of 16 persons in an accident involving multiple vehicles at the Ojoo-Iwo Road axis of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Tuesday. The spokesperson, FRSC, Oyo State Sector Command, Mr Mayowa Odewo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, has vowed to prosecute any drunk drivers who knock down pedestrians while crossing the road. The FRSC Ogun Sector Commander, Mr Akinwumi Fasakin, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ota, that such acts of drunk driving...
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has commended retired Deputy Corps Marshal (DCM) Bisi Kazeem for positively projecting the image of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) for 12 years. Tunji-Ojo gave the commendation during the 11th valedictory lecture series and Pull out Parade organised in honour...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said it would strengthen operations through prosecution of unruly drivers through mobile courts and contemporary courts across the country. The Corps Marshal, FRSC, Malam Shehu Mohammed said this during his first strategic sessions on Tuesday in Abuja with the sectors and...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in Kogi State has said eight school children were rescued unhurt after an 40-feet articulated container fell on two vehicles on Thursday in Lokoja. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Samuel Oyedeji, disclosed this to the News Agency of...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The Kogi State Government has vowed to prosecute the driver of an articulated truck involved in a fatal accident in Lokoja on Thursday. The truck, carrying a container loaded with tractors, toppled over and crushed two cars. Authorities have blamed the driver...
By HARUNA AHMED, Dutse – No fewer than 14 persons have been killed and four others injured in a ghastly motor accident on Kano-Kanya road in Babura Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman of the Jigawa State Police Command, DSP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed this in a statement...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday confirmed six persons dead in a multiple accident at Eke Awgbu along Agulu-Awgbu road in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra. The state’s Sector Commander, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, who confirmed the incident, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Suspected armed robbers on Friday, robbed and shot a Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) officer in Lokoja. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Kogi, SP William Aya, confirmed the robbery incidence to the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Lokoja. “At exactly 1:30 p.m., officers received a distress call...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said no fewer than 25 persons died while 53 persons were injured in an accident that occurred along the Kano-Kaduna highway on Monday. The Corp’s Public Education Officer , Olusegun Ogungbemide, said this in a statement in...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) inter-agency Joint Task Force (JTF) has apprehended 362 trailers conveying 5,169 passengers on different highways across the country. The FRSC spokesman, Olusegun Ogungbemide, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the inauguration...
No fewer than 14 persons died in an auto-crash at Imawa town along the Zaria – Kano highway in Kura Local Government Area of Kano State. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Ibrahim Abdullahi, confirmed the accident to newsmen on Friday in Kano. He said...