The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Osun Sector Command, has confirmed the death of five persons in an accident that occurred on the Ife-Ilesa highway on Saturday. This is contained in a statement by the FRSC spokesperson in the state, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, in Osogbo. Ogungbemi said that the accident was a result of reckless driving. She explained that the …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Sector Command, has advised motorists to obey traffic rules and regulations in order to stay alive during the Easter celebration. The Ifo Unit Commander of FRSC, Mr. Memee Timothy gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Ota, Ogun. ‘Motorists should refrain from speeding, wrongful overtaking, …

As part of efforts to enhance safety and streamline the identification of petroleum product transportation, the Federal Government has issued a directive mandating truck owners to paint their vehicles in distinct colours corresponding to the products they carry. This directive, given by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) in partnership with the unified Petroleum Price Engagement Network, …

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 …