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Six days after: FRSC battles to get bodies of 2 children in river
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Edo has said that the bodies of two children in a bus that plunged into the Ovia River were yet to be recovered six days after the accident. Mr. Cyril Mathew, Sector Commander, Edo FRSC, disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Tuesday. NAN recalls…
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FRSC warns officers against extortion, indolence
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kogi has warned officers against indolence and extortion of motorists on the highways. FRSC Sector Commander in Kogi Samuel Oyedeji gave the warning while declaring open a workshop for heads of operations held at the command’s head office in Lokoja. He warned that any officer found wanting in his or her duty would…
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FRSC boosts operational efficiency, trains 341 commanders
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has initiated a comprehensive capacity-building program for 341 Unit and Outpost Commanders. The programme focuses on traffic enforcement and management, road safety education and advocacy, data analysis and research, leadership and management development, and digital literacy and technology adoption. A statement on Thursday in Abuja by the Corps Public Education Officer, Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide,…
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Osun accident claims 4 lives – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Osun Command, says four persons lost their lives in Sunday’s accident that occurred on the Osun-Ondo expressway. Mr Taofeeq Sokumbi, Osun Sector Commander, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo. Sokumbi said the accident occurred opposite Joseph Ayo Babalola University due to excessive speeding on the part…
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FRSC committed to reducing accidents, fatalities on highways
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it is committed to reducing road accidents and fatalities on highways. Mr William Manga, the Unit Commander, FRSC, Badagry Unit Command, announced this on Saturday this during the Special Marshals Workshop in Badagry, Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the workshop was: “Empowering Special On Patrol…
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FRSC begins nationwide clampdown on vehicles carrying inflammable substances
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Malam Shehu Mohammed has ordered immediate clampdown on transportation of inflammable substances like petroleum products across the country. Mohammed said this in a statement issued by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Corps Commander, Olusegun Ogungbemide on Friday in Abuja. He said that the directives included massive deployment of patrol operatives on…
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FRSC trains 1,646 personnel, graduates 20 junior officers
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has trained 1,646 personnel and graduated 20 junior officers from the Staff College, Udi, Enugu State. This was announced in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, on Thursday in Abuja. According to Ogungbemide, the Corps has inaugurated a comprehensive capacity-building programme, leading to the training of personnel across…
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NSC, FRSC collaborate to ensure safety of haulage business
Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has strengthened its collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to ensure safety and security of haulage operations at ports in a bid to reduce cost of doing business. The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of NSC, Mr Pius Akutah, said this during a day sensitisation on “Safe to Load on All Nigerian Roads” organised by NSC and…
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Scarcity: FRSC warns motorists against travelling with petrol in jerrycans
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State Command, has cautioned motorists against carrying petrol in jerrycans while in transit to prevent fire disaster. Dr Samuel Ibitoye, the State Sector Commander, gave the warning on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Akure. He noted that some motorists were in the habit of carrying petrol in…
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FRSC warns motorists, fleet operators against excess speed, overloading
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned motorists, fleet operators and truck drivers to avoid excess speed, overloading and use of expired tyres to reduce road crashes. The new Anambra Sector Commander, Mrs Joyce Alexander, issued the warning in Awka on Friday during a meeting with drivers, transport unions and fleet operators in the state. Alexander said that the…
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FRSC hands over N1m recovered from accident scene to victim’s family
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FCT Sector Command, has returned over N1 million and other valuables to the family of an accident victim, who lost his life in a ghastly car crash. Speaking, during a news conference on Friday in Abuja, the Sector Commander, Mr Muta’a Chorrie commended the Unit Command for their transparency and diligence in recovering and returning…
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FRSC Corps Marshal gets new PSO
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Shehu Mohammed has approved the appointment of Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Meshach Jatau as the new Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of the Corps. This is contained in a statement by the Corps Public Education and Strategic Communications Officer, Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide on Friday in Abuja. He said that the appointment was part…
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Osun gets new FRSC sector commander
Mr Taofeeq Sokunbi has been appointed as the new Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) in Osun. This is contained in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, on Thursday in Osogbo. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Sokunbi, who had assumed office, replaced Mr Inyang Umoh, who had been deployed to Rivers as the…
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Defence
Police assure FRSC of collaboration in Enugu
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Kanayo Uzuegbu, has assured collaboration and cordial working relationship between the Nigeria Police and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). Uzuegbu gave the assurance on Wednesday in Enugu, when he received the new Sector Commander of FRSC Enugu State Command, Corps Commander Franklin Agbakoba, who paid him a familiarisation visit in his…
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FRSC counsels motorist on safety
The Delta State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged motorists to always obey traffic rules, exercise caution and drive with care to stay alive. Mr Frederick Ogidan, the new Sector Commander of the Corps, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Asaba. Ogidan advised motorists to exercise…
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FRSC vows to prosecute drunk drivers
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, has vowed to prosecute any drunk drivers who knock down pedestrians while crossing the road. Mr Akinwumi Fasakin, the FRSC Ogun Sector Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ota, that such acts of drunk driving would not be tolerated in the state. Fasakin was reacting to an…
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FRSC vital to Nigeria’s security architecture- Interior Minister
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has applauded the intelligence gathering capacity of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) saying that the Corps was very critical to the security architecture of Nigeria. Tunik made this statement when he visited the FRSC headquarters in Abuja. He tasked officers and men of the corps to be extraordinary in road safety management and…
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