As the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, kick-starts implementation of the Minimum Safety Standard for Trucks in Nigeria today, FRSC Corps Marshal, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has disclosed that over 1,000 people have so far lost their lives between December 2016 and January 2017 as a result of auto crashes caused by tanker drivers. He also said that about 308 auto […]
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Command, has advised tanker drivers to desist from handing over their tankers to their motor boys. Mr. Hyginius Omeje, the State Sector Commander, gave the warning during an interview with journalist in Lagos on Thursday. Omeje advised the tanker drivers to imbibe and value the training recently organised for them by the […]
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Bisi Kazeem (Head, Media Relations and Strategy, Federal Road Safety Commission) Speed limiters would curb accidents on Nigeria roads. We started this campaign on speed limiters with advisory enforcement. In the Federal Road Safety Commission, we use a four-prong approach system to achieve our goals. This includes education, subtle force, persuasion and enforcement/prosecution. Advisory enforcement is when we stop commercial […]
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The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has said the speed limit device introduced by the FRSC will reduce road accidents by 6o per cent. Oyeyemi, who was represented by a top official of the FRSC, Mr. Victor Nwokolo, said this in Umuahia, the Abia State capital on Monday during the commencement of the 2016 ‘ember months […]
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The Federal Road Safety Commission says it will use ongoing annual women’s “August Meeting” in communities in Enugu state to intensify its road safety enlightenment. The Sector Command of the commission in the state, Mr David Mendie, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu on Saturday.
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