A speeding truck belonging to the Dangote Cement factory in Ogun State, on Tuesday night, crushed a policeman to death and injured five others. The crash occurred around Saiten Petrol Station, along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state, according to the state command of the Federal Road Safety Corps. In a statement, the spokesperson …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that Sharia law will not be introduced in the enforcement of traffic regulations, according to a statement on Saturday by the Corps spokesperson, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem. On Thursday, FRSC’s sector commander in Bauchi, Yusuf Abdullahi called for the application of Sharia law to prosecute traffic offenders to stem road crashes in …

Following a massive gridlock caused by a fuel-laden tanker that fell and spilt its content around the Ibafo area of Ogun State in the early hours of Sunday, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has advised road users to explore alternative routes. According to the commission, road users going into and out of Lagos are advised to explore routes, such …

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu has cautioned against the conveyance of explosive materials like gas cylinders in passenger vehicles. In a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem on Saturday in Abuja, Biu also warned drivers against excessive speed to avoid crashes while on the road. The Corps Marshal said …

Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu has condemned the attack on FRSC personnel and operational vehicles in Jos, Plateau State. A statement in Abuja on Friday by the Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem stated that Biu made the remark while reacting to the recent attack on FRSC personnel. He described the …

No fewer than seven persons were burnt to death, while 14 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a lone accident around OPIC on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Sunday. The Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Mrs Florence Okpe explained that the incident occurred at 10:45 am on Sunday. The FRSC spokesperson said that the …

All 15 occupants of a Toyota bus were killed and burnt beyond recognition on Saturday when the vehicle had a head-on collision with a Mercedes truck on the Port Harcourt-Enugu highway. Spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem confirmed the accident in a statement he issued on Sunday in Abuja. Kazeem stated that the …

The Federal Government has recruited and trained 8, 000 personnel of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to safeguard highways in the country. While decorating the FRSC Corps Marshal, Mr Dauda Biu with his new rank on Tuesday in Abuja, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha said that the injection of the personnel into the system …

The Edo Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said that it has deployed 1,265 officers and special marshals across the state to ensure safer roads during the ’ember months. September, October, November and December — the final four months of the year — usually witness pressures on the road, particularly for the end-of-the-year festivities. During an interview …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has banned rotational number plates. In a statement by the Assistant Corps Marshal, Bisi Kazeem, FRSC made the announcement following the circulation of a video of a vehicle that displayed rotating number plates with different detail on either side of the plates. “The attention of the FRSC has been drawn to a video circulating …