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FRSC zone 12 apprehends over 200 drivers for overloading

Samuel Luka 16 September 2025 0

The Zone 12 of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), comprising Bauchi, Borno and Yobe states, headquartered in Bauchi, has arrested 226 commercial vehicle drivers for the offence of overloading. The Zonal Commander, ACM Yakubu Mohammad who stated this in Bauchi on Monday, attributed the

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Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, enhancing road safety, says FRSC boss

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BY TEMITOPE ADEBAYO The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has said President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda has significantly improved the corps’ operations through increased funding, technology deployment, and an expansion of its operational mandate, including the approval of nationwide night patrols. Speaking in Abuja as part of

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FRSC retains ISO certification for excellence in road safety

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 16 May 2025 0

BY TEMITOPE ADEBAYO The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has again secured the ISO 9001:2015 recertification for quality management in road safety and traffic administration. In a press statement signed by Assistant Corps Marshal and Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide, on Wednesday, the recertification followed a successful audit by the Standards

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FRSC urges motorists to stop blaming road crashes on evil spirits

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 25 April 2025 0

BY TEMITOPE ADEBAYO The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has called on Nigerians to desist from attributing road crashes to evil spirits, emphasising that human error remains the major cause of accidents on the nation’s highways. Oyo Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mrs Rosemary Alo, made this known in Ibadan on Wednesday while flagging off […]

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FRSC wins Africa’s best road safety agency award

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 18 April 2025 0

BY TEMITOPE ADEBAYO The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has bagged the Kofi Anann’s award best road safety agency in Africa. This is contained in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer, CPEO, Olusegun Ogungbemide, on Thursday in Abuja. Mr Ogungbemide said that the Corp received the award at the 3rd edition of the […]

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FRSC arrests 7,798 individuals for fake number plates in 2 months

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 21 March 2025 0

BY TEMITOPE ADEBAYO The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said it arrested 7,798 individuals in two months for offences related to fake vehicle number plates. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed, revealed the statistics during a meeting with the House of Representatives Committee on FRSC in Abuja on Wednesday. The meeting was prompted by […]

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FRSC Marshal vows safer roads, better services in 2025

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 3 January 2025 0

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Malam Shehu Mohammed, has pledged enhanced service delivery and a renewed focus on road safety in 2025. In his New Year message delivered in Abuja, Mohammed commended FRSC staff for their dedication, which contributed to notable achievements in 2024. He assured that the agency would […]

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FRSC unveils groundbreaking strategies to curb road crashes

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 4 October 2024 0

 By Temitope Adebayo  The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has unveiled groundbreaking strategies to combat Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs), shifting focus from motor park rallies to community-based initiatives across the country. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Olusegun Ogungbemide said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.

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Ember months: FRSC unveils new master plan to reduce road crashes

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 27 September 2024 0

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has unveiled a robust strategy to reduce Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) during the ember months and beyond across the country. Speaking at the maiden town hall meeting organised by the FCT Sector Command, FRSC, on Thursday in Abuja, the Corps Marshal , Malam Shehu Mohammed emphasised the need for […]

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Road crashes: FRSC to commence round-the-clock traffic law enforcement nationwide

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 20 September 2024 0

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it will intensify its round-the-clock traffic law enforcement to reduce the alarming rate of road crashes in Nigeria. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed made this declaration during a stakeholders’ meeting, on Thursday in Abuja, citing the recent crashes in Niger, Sabon Wuse, and Kaduna states that claimed […]

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Night trips: Unsafe, utterly dangerous, says FRSC Corps Marshal

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 13 September 2024 0

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Malam Shehu Mohammed, has warned against night trips, describing such travels as unsafe and utterly dangerous. The Corps Marshal gave the warning in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide on Thursday in Abuja. Mohammed warned fleet operators, other commercial drivers and […]

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FRSC set to launch app for driving licence, plate number verification

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 30 August 2024 0

By Temitope Adebayo The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is set to launch a new mobile app in September 2024, designed to facilitate the verification of driving licences and plate numbers. This was revealed by FRSC spokesperson Elizabeth Jayeola during an appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Thursday. Jayeola, who serves as the […]

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FRSC vital to Nigeria’s security architecture- Interior minister

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 12 August 2024 0

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has applauded the intelligence gathering capacity of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) saying that the Corps was very critical to the security architecture of Nigeria. Tunji-Ojo made this statement when he visited the FRSC headquarters in Abuja. He tasked officers and men of the corps to be extraordinary […]

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Interior Minister praises retired FRSC spokesperson Bisi Kazeem for outstanding service

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By Temitope Adebayo The minister of interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has commended Bisi Kazeem, retired deputy corps marshal (DCM) of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). Tunji-Ojo gave the commendation in Abuja, during the 11th valedictory lecture series and pull out parade in honour of Kazeem. Kazeem, who joined the corps on August 7, 1989, served […]

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FRSC calls on stakeholders to support road accident reduction initiatives

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 26 July 2024 0

By Temitope Adebayo The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Mr Shehu Mohammed has called on stakeholders to support efforts towards reducing road accidents in the country. The Corps Marshal made the call while decorating the five newly appointed Deputy Corps Marshals in Abuja. He said the Corps is coming up with new initiatives […]

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Crashes: FRSC cautions convoy drivers against speeding

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 5 May 2024 0

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State Command, has cautioned convoy drivers against speeding to avoid crashes in the state. Mr Ezekiel SonAllah, the FRSC Sector Commander, gave this counsel while speaking to the media in Akure. He spoke against the backdrop of an accident which occurred involving a convoy in the state. READ […]

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FRSC records 335 deaths, 2,055 injuries in one month

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 26 January 2024 0

By Temitope Adebayo The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says a total of 335 deaths from traffic crashes were recorded nationwide between 15 December 2023 and 16 January. Dauda Ali-Biu, Corps Marshal, FRSC, said this in Abuja while appraising the corps’ Zero Tolerance to Road Traffic Crashes special operation. He said that the figure was […]

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Accident: Install speed limiting devices to your vehicles, adhere to traffic rules, FRSC charges drivers

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 19 January 2024 0

By Temitope Adebayo The Ogun State chapter of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advise drivers to install speed limiting devices in their vehicles and adhere strictly to traffic rules and regulations so as to minimise accidents. Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Anthony Uga, made declaration on Thursday […]

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Yuletide: FRSC cautions motorists against overloading

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 22 December 2023 0

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps FRSC, Dauda Biu, cautioned motorists against overloading and dangerous driving, including driving at night. FRSC boss said this when he led a special patrol along the Zuba-Kaduna Expressway to ensure compliance with traffic rules and regulations. Biu said respect for traffic rules and regulations would ensure safer highways […]

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Lagos FRSC considering relocation amidst mob outburst

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 2 October 2023 0

By Temitope Adebayo The Lagos State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is considering relocating from its current office at the Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Office building in Okota, Lagos. This decision comes in the aftermath of a violent attack on the FRSC office by a mob. The LCDA building […]