In its determination to provide safe road environment for its customers, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has signed a Memoriam of Understanding (MOU) with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on the enforcement of Minimum Standard of Safety and Road Worthiness (MSSRW) for trucks that operate from and to the ports. Speaking at the signing ceremony held at the Ports […]
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FRSC WANTS ‘OKADA’ BANNED NATIONWIDE
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has recommended a nationwide ban on commercial motorcycles popularly known as ‘Okada’ to reduce accidents on our roads. The recommendation forms part of the October Road Traffic Crash (RTC) Report 2016, submitted by the Corps Marshal, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). The report made available to […]
Continue reading »CURBING LAWLESSNESS OF TRAILER DRIVERS
The Federal Road Safety Commission’s declaration of intent to impound trailers parked indiscriminately on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway is a fresh attempt to tackle an old problem that had defied all manner of solutions in the past. Yet, it is a problem that has to be confronted head-on if road users are to be delivered from the nightmare that travelling on […]
Continue reading »RE-CERTIFICATION OF DRIVERS TO ELIMINATE ROAD ACCIDENT
The training and re-certification of professional drivers in the private and public sectors by the Lagos State Driver’s Institute (LASDRI) will instill professionalism and curb road accidents, Chief Executive Officer of Lagos State Drivers’ Institute, (LASDRI), Ogunlade Philip said. Speaking at the Oshodi office of the Institute, Philip harped on the need to retrain drivers yearly. According to him, updating […]
Continue reading »WOMEN TO BE CO-OPTED INTO ‘FRSC GOSPEL OF SAFETY’
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.
Continue reading »LAGOS MOTORISTS DRIVE LIKE TERRORISTS – LASDRI
The Lagos State Driver’s Institute on Thursday described most drivers in the state, especially “commercial drivers”, as terrorists. The Chief Executive Officer, LASDRI, Mr. Philip Ogunlade, explained that many drivers in the state were on the roads to threaten the lives of other road users. Ogunlade, who spoke during a sensitisation workshop for drivers at Iyana-Ipaja, added that drivers, especially […]
Continue reading »AGBAMI CO-VENTURES, LAGOS STATE PARTNER ON ROAD SAFETY
The Agbami Co-ventures, the Lagos State Capital Territory Development Agency (LSCTDA) and the Federal Road Safety Commission have embarked on partnership aimed at strengthening safety measures on Lagos roads. Speaking during the launch of the programme in Lagos, tagged: ‘Arrive Alive Road Safety Programme’, the Director, Star Deepwater Petroleum limited, Mr. Jeffrey Ewing said the initiative, which was pioneered by […]
Continue reading »STAKEHOLDERS, FRSC PARTNER TO REDUCE CARNAGE ON BENIN-ASABA HIGHWAY
In a bid to reduce the high rate of motor accidents along the Benin-Asaba Expressway and the Delta State capital territory corridor, the Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency (DSCTDA), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and an NGO, Fight Against Desert Encroachment (FADE) have launched the ‘Capital Territory Corridor Speed Limit Initiative’, which aims at campaigning to reduce speed limit […]
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