No fewer than nine persons were confirmed dead by the Federal Road Safety Commission, Ogun State sector in an accident that occurred around Ayetoro on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, in the early hours of yesterday. Vanguard gathered that three others sustained injuries in the crash. The accident, which occurred about 5:30a.m., involved a Toyota bus with number plate, UYY165ZY, and a …

To promote road safety and reduce crashes, International Breweries PLC (IBPLC), through the intervention of AB InBev Foundation, has reinforced its commitment to safer roads by installing 35 cautionary road signages and donation of 1,000 reflective jackets to the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). These interventions target key cities such as Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abuja, Ilesha, Onitsha and Sagamu/Abeokuta, which …

The corps marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has ordered the activation of the penalty points system to strengthen compliance with traffic regulations. The system was designed to track and penalise drivers who committed traffic offences. In a statement by the corps public education officer (CPEO) on Monday in Abuja, Mohammed said that the penalty points …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Wednesday, announced the recovery of 73 stolen vehicles across Nigeria in 2024 through the National Vehicle Identification Scheme portal. According to the statement by the corps spokesperson, Olusegun Ogungbemide, the achievement was the result of intelligence-driven operations conducted in collaboration with other security agencies. Ogungbemide noted that the recovered vehicles were intercepted at …

Have you encountered officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) lately? They appear to have turned a new leaf! Is it a make-believe or is it for real? Is it fleeting, or is it what the Lord has done, which that Christian song says shall be permanent? It shall be permanent Oh yes It shall be permanent What …

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to stop confiscating vehicles with faded number plates as well as punishing or fining drivers of such vehicles. This ruling followed a judgement delivered by Justice Akintayo Aluko on Friday, based on an Originating Summons dated 12 January 2024, in a suit marked FHC/L/CS/253/2024, filed by …

No fewer than 50 persons lost their lives in a petrol tanker explosion on Saturday along Dikko-Maje Road in the Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State. Many others sustained various degrees of injury while trying to scoop fuel after a petrol tanker spilt its contents on the tarred road. The state Federal Road Safety Commander, Kumar Tsukwam, confirmed this …

The House of Representatives Committee on the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has commended the Corps Marshal on the enforcement of traffic laws in 2024 leading to improved fines generation and called for sustained aggression in the new year. According to a Thursday statement by the Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide, the observations made by members of the Committee …

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Shehu Mohammed, on Tuesday, called on motorists to adhere to road traffic rules to ensure a safe and peaceful holiday season. Each year, the FRSC deploys resources across major highways to manage the surge in traffic during the Christmas and New Year period. This year’s special operation, Operation Zero Tolerance, began …

The Lagos State Police Command has debunked claims that Monalisa Osayi, arrested for assaulting a Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) official on 7 December 2024, is a police officer. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday. He stated that Osayi was arrested and prosecuted by the Ajah Division of the Lagos State Police Command for …