No fewer than 18 people were burnt beyond recognition when a vehicle conveying them caught fire along the Benin-Sagamu Expressway on Monday. The spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, disclosed this in a telephone conversation with PUNCH Online on Monday. According to Akinbiyi, the driver of the vehicle had placed a keg filled with …

Whether in the realms of military regimentation or civil democratic leadership, the place of legitimacy as an effective instrument to leadership cannot be overemphasized. Ideally, legitimacy is about earning the trust, confidence and unwavering commitment of the people to a leader’s vision based on their conviction in the rightness of his actions. That ability of the leader to earn the …

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has launched its Mobile Application and National Crash Reporting Information System, NACRIS, to verify drivers license, number plates, speed detector amongst others. The app which was launched by the FRSC on Thursday in Abuja, would also provide services such as eye witness report, emergency reports, black spot, National traffic radio, speed limiter verification, driving …

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has launched its Mobile Application and National Crash Reporting Information System, NACRIS, to verify drivers license, number plates, speed detector amongst others. The app which was launched by the FRSC on Thursday in Abuja, would also provide services such as eye witness report, emergency reports, black spot, National traffic radio, speed limiter verification, driving …

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Friday, has ordered an immediate commencement of special operations against the carrying of petroleum and other inflammable substances in passenger vehicles. In a statement signed by the Public Education Officer FRSC, Olusegun Ogungbemide, said the directive issued by the Corp Marshal of the FRSC, Marshal Shehu Mohammed will commence immediately. The directives include massive …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is set to launch its mobile app this September for the verification of licences and plate numbers. FRSC spokesperson in Lagos, Elizabeth Jayeola, disclosed this on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Thursday. Jayeola, the Sector Public Education Officer of FRSC Lagos State Command, adding that the mobile app performs functions for both the …

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 …