Commuters on Wednesday morning faced a hard time going about their businesses after multiple accidents caused heavy traffic on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway The gridlock is linked to accidents involving three trucks. The Federal Road Safety Commission said in a text message that the incidents involving container-loaded trucks “caused total blockade on both sides of the Lagos /Ibadan express way this […]
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The President, Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Engr. Otis Anyaeji has expressed satisfaction with the result oriented research activities and reverse engineering presently going on under the leadership of the current Director General, Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), Maj. Gen. Bamidele Ogunkale who is also a member of NSE. He made this expression during a courtesy visit to the […]
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Four persons were said to have been burnt to death while two others were injured when a loaded fuel tanker fell and exploded around Fidiwo area along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday. The four victims were said to have been trapped inside the fuel tanker which fell on its side, and caught fire, along with another tanker it scrubbed on the […]
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The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Anambra has described accidents and injuries involving commercial motorcyclists as alarming. Mr Sunday Ajayi, the Sector Commander in the state, expressed the view when he addressed some 800 motorcyclists during a sensitisation programme in Awka on Sunday. He said the operators were lucky that Anambra government had not outlawed their operations in the […]
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The Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria, has asked the Federal Government to jettison its plan to ban okada in the country saying 30 million people would be rendered jobless. The organisation alleged impersonation by a faction which had held a meeting with officials in the the Ministry of Transport. The National President of ACOMORAN, Alhaji Muhammad […]
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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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Barely three weeks into the enforcement of the speed limit device, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has recorded a noticeable decrease in crash rates on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The FRSC Sagamu Unit Commander, Malam Mohammed Abdullahi, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sagamu, Ogun, on Tuesday. The FRSC gave […]
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Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has inaugurated the National Road Safety Advisory Council which he also chairs. The council was inaugurated yesterday at the Council Chamber, State House, Aso Rock, shortly before the commencement of the meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC). The committee members included six state governors drawn from each of the six geopolitical zones of the country; […]
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The Federal Road Safety Corps says plans by the Federal Government to introduce speed cameras in the country’s highways will not duplicate its speed limiter policy. The spokesman of the Corps, Bisi Kazeem, gave the clarification in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Tuesday. Kazeem explained that the speed cameras would complement the FRSC’s […]
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in Ebonyi State, on Thursday, said it has commenced full enforcement of the installation of speed limiting device in commercial vehicles operating in the state. Sector Commander of the corps in Ebonyi, Mrs. Stella Uchegbu, disclosed this, in Abakaliki, during an interactive session with stakeholders on the commencement of the exercise. According to her, […]
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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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Unknown gunmen who kidnapped an officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ekiti state, Oluwafemi Ojo and his wife, have demanded a ransom of 20 million Naira. This was revealed by a family member whom the kidnappers had contacted on Sunday. The couple were abducted on Saturday in Ogotun-Ekiti, a border town between Osun state and Ekiti southwest […]
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