The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Imo Command has sacked one of its officers for joining protesters on Wednesday in the special marshals regalia. Addressing newsmen in Owerri, the Imo State capital, Sector Commander, Corps Commander Evaristus Ebeniro maintained that the officer had been de-marshaled and no longer an officer of the corps. Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Unions …

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) yesterday warned against the usage of fairly used tyres describing it as dangerous. FRSC’s Corps Marshal, Dauda Biu gave the warning when he received the acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, in his office for the partnership on intensive vehicle database integration. Biu sought enhanced enforcement of the …

The proceeds of the recently introduced annual fee of N1,000 to be paid by motorists for Proof of Ownership Certificate verification is to be shared between the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the states and the consultants engaged for the exercise, according to the Permanent Secretary, Lagos Ministry of Transportation, Mr. Abdulhafiz Toriola. On 27th June, Toriola said that the …

The Federal Road Safety Corps has said there was a decline in the number of road accidents, injuries, and deaths recorded during the 2023 Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The agency said that during the just concluded celebration, road crashes reduced to 25 per cent, injuries 43 per cent while the number of deaths decreased to 53 per cent. In a statement on …

No fewer than six persons have been confirmed dead, while 15 others sustained varying degrees of injuries at Sekona on the Ogbomoso-Odo-Oba road in the Ogo Oluwa Local Government Area of Oyo State. The crash, involving a commercial bus and a trailer, occurred on Sunday evening. Also, a commercial motorcycle (okada) rider lost his life, on Monday morning, after he …

Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali Biu has directed the mobilisation of adequate logistics and personnel for the Eid-el-Adha celebration to guarantee safe travels for all road users. According to a statement on Sunday by the Corps spokesperson, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem, the special patrol operations would commence on 26th June and end on …

The Federal Government on Friday stressed the importance of investment in the country’s transport infrastructure, saying it plays a vital role in any nation’s development and growth. This is as it commissioned 130 newly acquired operational vehicles, which would assist the operations of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in road safety management. The operational vehicles comprise 97 patrol vehicles, …

The Corps Commander, Corridor one of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Oseni Hamzat has decried the behaviour of some motorists on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway despite the ongoing repairs. Hamzat expressed his dissatisfaction on Wednesday on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, adding that the traffic congestion on the road is mostly caused by road users and not poor traffic management. “We …

No fewer than four people were confirmed dead on Saturday, while many were injured when a white 18-seater Hummer Toyota bus with the registration number, JJJ 941 XA (Lagos) somersaulted along Ibadan/Oyo expressway. The accident, according to Atiba Unit Commander of Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), Deputy Corps Commander Bayode Olugbesan was caused by overspeeding and overloading. He said that …

Nigerians have been advised to embrace cycling as alternative means of transportation in the midst of fuel subsidy removal in the country. At the celebration of the 2023 World Bicycle Day on Saturday, Oyo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Joshua Adekanye said that it is advisable for the general public to make use of bicycles …