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 …

At least 25 people have been reported dead on Tuesday along Ojo-Iwo Road of Ibadan-Lagos expressway, around Agbowo/Ajao area when a trailer loaded with roofing sheets collided with 18 seaters hummer bus, a Micra taxi and Honda CR-V car. Some of the motorists that witnessed the accident told our correspondent, Oluwasemillore Ige that the trailer lost it’s break and rammed …

The number of vehicles imported into the country fell sharply by 60.4 per cent, year-on-year (YoY), to 10,991 in the first half of this year, H1’24, reflecting the impact of the naira depreciation and general economic downturn. This was contained in the report of the just concluded quarterly meeting of the Nigerian Port Consultative Council (NPCC). The report stated: “Vehicle …

The Federal Government will spend an average of N36 billion to convert 30,000 petrol or diesel-powered vehicles to start running on Compressed Natural Gas in the next 90 days. The government said it had acquired 30,000 CNG conversion kits for distribution free of charge nationwide within the period. The kits and the conversion costs were valued at the rate of …

The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Section on Public Interest has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to stop the directive requiring vehicle owners to register and obtain a Central Motor Information System Certificate for a fee of not less than N6,000. NBA-SPIDEL questioned the legal basis for the Nigeria Police Force’s issuance of …

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu has ordered an immediate clampdown on all old and rickety vehicles across the country. According to a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem on Thursday in Abuja, the directives became necessary due to a trending video of an old car with three …

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has unveiled a new transport scheme as part of measures to alleviate the suffering of commuters in the state occasioned by the federal government’s removal of fuel subsidy. Inaugurating 100 taxis and six luxury buses at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall premises in Yenagoa on Thursday, Diri said the initiative was his administration’s palliative …

The Nigeria Customs Service, on Monday, announced that it intercepted over 100 exotic vehicles, including various models of Sport Utility Vehicles, adding that 38 of them had been forfeited to the Federal Government. It also called on stakeholders to synergise with officers and men of the Nigeria Customs Service to effectively suppress the menace of smuggling vehicles into Nigeria. The …

The Deputy Comptroller and Officer in charge of Ikoyi Correctional Centre, Julius Ogueri has appealed to Lions Club and other charity organisations to donate a bus to Ikoyi prison to enable it to transport inmates to court on a daily basis. During the recent commissioning of the renovated and equipped Lagos Ikoyi Lions Club Vocational Centre at the Ikoyi correctional …

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 …