The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has responded to a media publication regarding the delay in issuing National Driver’s Licences across the country. Corps Public Education and Strategic Communication Officer (CPESCO), Olusegun Ogungbemide said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Ogungbemide, who applauded the media platform for its watchdog role, said it was pertinent to correct some of …

Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have pledged to intensify their efforts in managing traffic situation in Lagos State. This commitment was solidified during a visit by the FRSC Zonal Commanding Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Jonathan Owoade, to the LASTMA headquarters in Oshodi, yesterday. LASTMA General Manager Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki welcomed  FRSC delegation and …

The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists, especially commercial buses, to reduce their speed while approaching the toll-gate area of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The Sector Commander, Anthony Uga, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Ota. Uga was reacting to two separate accidents involving two commercial …

Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Rivers State, has begun the sensitisation of motorists, especially commercial drivers on the dangers of carrying fuel in their vehicles while driving on the highway. The sector commander, Christopher Kuje, flagged-off the exercise at Omagwa along the Port Harcourt- Owerri Road in Ikwerre local government area of the state. Speaking to newsmen after the …

One person was confirmed dead, while five vehicles were completely burnt on Saturday when a truck carrying Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) exploded in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The explosion, which occurred around the Ita-Oshin area of the metropolis, also shook the foundations of several residential buildings, leaving many of them with shattered louvres and glass doors with adex roofing …

Two people have died while 13 other passengers sustained injuries on Saturday in an accident which occurred at about 1:21 pm around Ajede, after J3 Junction along the Ijebu-Ode-Ore-Benin expressway. A Toyota Hiace bus belonging to Iyare Motors with number plate GUE59ZY was said to have rammed into a stationary truck with number plate BGT94LG leading to the fatal crash. …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says its operations against trailers loaded with passengers and goods will continue across the country until the situation is under control. The Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali-Biu, made this known during the Sallah mega rally at Zuba Central Motor Park on Saturday in Abuja. “We have made significant arrests since the beginning of the Joint …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Bauchi Sector Command, has returned N1.6 million to the families of three persons who lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident in the state. The Sector Commander, Mr Patrick Ikaba, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Bauchi. He said personnel of the Corps recovered …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Benue State has raised the alarm on the imminent collapse of the Katsina-Ala bridge following the insistence of truck drivers turning the bridge into a parking lot. Katsina-Ala Unit Commander, FRSC RS 4.23, Terngu Adagba, lamented that several warnings on the articulated truck drivers to stop parking on the bridge were ignored. Adagba …

The Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) has felicitated with a retired Deputy Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Kayode Olagunju as he celebrates his birthday anniversary on Wednesday. In a statement on Wednesday on behalf of AANI ‘s National Executive Committee and the alumni’s, the association’s president, Ambassador Emmanuel Okafor said it is celebrating Olagunju because …