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Gunmen kill 2 FRSC officers, abduct 10

Ihesiulo Grace 15 September 2020 0

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

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Thunder kills three FRSC Officials in Ogun

Ihesiulo Grace 17 June 2020 0

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 […]

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No more 2 passengers in front seat – FRSC

Ihesiulo Grace 28 February 2020 0

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 […]

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6 persons die in accident in Niger — FRSC

Ihesiulo Grace 18 February 2020 0

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 […]

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Okada/Keke ban: FRSC cautions motorists, commuters against overloading

Ihesiulo Grace 3 February 2020 0

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 […]

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Fuel tanker burns in Onitsha again, no casualty – FRSC

Ihesiulo Grace 17 January 2020 0

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 […]

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Trucks crash shuts down traffic on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

Ihesiulo Grace 15 January 2020 0

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 […]

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2020: FRSC calls for collective vigilance against accidents

Ihesiulo Grace 31 December 2019 0

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 […]

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2 die, 4 injured in road accident in Ogun

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2019 0

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 […]

Tragedy averted as tanker with PMS crashes on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

Ihesiulo Grace 26 December 2019 0

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 […]

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Sagamu Interchange Bridge on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for temporary closure from today, says FRSC

Ihesiulo Grace 26 December 2019 0

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 […]

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FRSC advises travellers to report errant drivers

Ihesiulo Grace 24 December 2019 0

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. […]

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Yuletide: FRSC deploys 1,500 personnel to Kano highways

Ihesiulo Grace 16 December 2019 0

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 […]

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Yuletide: Enugu FRSC seeks collaboration with state traffic agency

Ihesiulo Grace 14 December 2019 0

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 […]

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one die, nine injured in Anambra accident

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2019 0

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 […]

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54 persons die in auto crashes in Ogun in10 months- FRSC

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2019 0

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 […]

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8 die in early morning road crash in Lokoja

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2019 0

Eight persons were confirmed dead in a ghastly accident that occurred in the early hours of Monday in Lokoja, the Kogi capital. Seven others also sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident that involved a petrol laden truck, three cars, four tricycles, a bus and two motorcycles. Mr Emmanuel Abe, the state Sector Commander […]

Sango-Ota accident: FRSC confirms 2 corpses, 17 burnt vehicles

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2019 0

Two persons were confirmed dead and six others injured in a fire accident involving a petroleum tanker at Bible College Bus-stop along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Thursday night. Ganiyu Akeem, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Assistant Corps Commander in Ota, said that 17 vehicles were also burnt in the accident that happened around 11.55 p.m. […]

FRSC boss urges Kano Govt. to establish Road Safety Advisory Council

Ihesiulo Grace 7 November 2019 0

Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshal, Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), has called on the Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje to establish a State Road Safety Advisory Council. Oyeyemi made the call on Wednesday in Kano during the official flag off of the 2019 Ember months public enlightenment campaign held at Kofar Wambai Motor […]

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Military, Police to join FRSC end robberies on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Ihesiulo Grace 4 November 2019 0

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Sector Command, says it is working with the Nigeria Police and the military to counter robbery attacks on the Long Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that robbers cash in on gridlock between the Long Bridge and Berger Bus-stop on the expressway to […]

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