The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has secured a two-month jail sentence without the option of fine for a motorist arrested for driving against traffic on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, in a renewed crackdown on dangerous road violations. The conviction was delivered by the Ojodu-Abiodun Magisterial District Court following a special joint enforcement operation aimed at […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has cautioned motorists nationwide to exercise heightened patience following prevailing hazy weather conditions currently being experienced across several parts of the country. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, gave the advice in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Olusegun Ogungbemide, made available on Monday […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced a sweeping redeployment of senior officers across key commands nationwide, even as its operatives recorded a breakthrough with the interception of a suspected child trafficking operation in Nyanya, Abuja. In a statement issued Tuesday, Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed said the postings take immediate effect and are […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has dismissed social media claims of a fatal crash involving prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members deployed to Gombe State. A viral post on Wednesday alleged that 16 people were killed in an accident, with two others critically injured. Punch reported that Janet Kassa, FRSC spokesperson in Gombe, […]
Two officials of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Monday have been reported dead while 10 others have been abducted by armed gunmen who ambushed two buses conveying 26 officials in Nasarawa State. The convoy is said to have been headed for the FRSC Academy in Udi when it came under attack around 8 […]
Three Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officials of Itele – Ijebu Command Post has been struck by a Lethal lightening along Ijebu – Ode – Ore expressway. killing three officials and throwing others to the ground. The incident occurred around 10am on Wednesday morning at the Corps Command Post located at the Old toll gate […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has restated its stand on the ban of two passengers occupying the front seat of commercial vehicles across the country. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Mr Bisi Kazeem disclosed this in an interview on Friday in Abuja. Long Bridge tanker explosion: FRSC gives update, cautions motorists Kazeem said […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger has confirmed the death of six persons in a road traffic crash that occurred on Monday on Kutigi – Mokwa road in Mokwa Local Government Area of the state. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Joel Dagwa, said in an interview in Minna that the […]
The Zone RS2 Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) comprising Ogun and Lagos Stats has advised motorists against overloading following the ban and restriction of commercial motorcycle (Okada) and Tricycle (Keke) in Lagos. The Zonal Commanding Officer, Mr Samuel Obayemi, gave this caution an interview in Lagos on Monday. Road crashes claim more […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra Command, on Friday said no casualty was recorded in the tanker that burnt at Upper Iweka in Onitsha. The state Sector Commander, Mr Andrew Kumapayi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the tanker loaded with 33,000 litres of petrol with no registration number, caught fire about 2:30.a.m. on […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday said that an early morning accident involving two articulated trucks at the Kara Bridge end of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway caused a total shutdown of traffic. The Federal Government on Tuesday resumed traffic diversion on the Kara Bridge section of the highway to continue reconstruction of the ever-busy […]
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has urged Nigerians to be vigilant against the menace of road traffic accidents in the country. Oyeyemi who disclosed in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem on Tuesday in Abuja added that joint effort remained the panacea for dealing […]
The Ogun Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Friday said that two persons died while four others sustained injuries in an accident at Nasfat Area, Atan-Idiroko Road. The Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Clement Oladele, said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun. Fire outbreak: Only […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command, on Wednesday, said that a tanker laden with 33,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) crashed around RCCG Car Park C, near Mowe, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Mr Clement Oladele, Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun, that the […]
The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday said that the Sagamu Interchange Bridge, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway would be temporarily closed from today. Mr Clement Oladele, the Ogun Sector Commander of the FRSC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the temporary closure was due to the damage caused […]
The Ogun Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised passengers and other travellers to report reckless and errant drivers through its toll free line during the Yuletide Celebration. Mr Clement Oladele, Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, gave this advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Ota, Ogun, on Tuesday. […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kano State Command, has deployed no fewer than 1,500 personnel and 21 patrol vehicles to major highways in the state to ensure effective traffic management and enforcement during the Yuletide. Similarly, the command had deployed two ambulances and a heavy tow trucks to the highways in addition to Special […]
The Enugu State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Saturday urged the state traffic agency to join hands with the corps to ensure free flow of traffic, especially within the metropolis during the Yuletide. Mr Ogbonnaya Kalu, the Sector Commander, made the request in an interview with the in Enugu, while speaking […]
One person died on Saturday, while nine others sustained injuries in a fatal accident involving two buses. Mr Andrew Kumapayi, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra Command, who confirmed the death said 10 persons were involved in the accident. Kumapayi said the accident occurred when an Onitsha bound bus fully laden with […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday, said that about 54 persons died in auto crashes in different parts of Sagamu, Ogun between January and October this year. FRSC’s Sagamu Unit Commander, Taofiq Iyanda, made the disclosure at the ‘Ember Months Campaign”, at the Isale Oko Motor Park, Sagamu. Iyanda said that within the […]