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FRSC partners media to reduce highway carnages
The Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Thursday that strengthening its partnership with the media would ensure an adequate flow of information to save lives and minimise highway carnage. FRSC Sector Commander, Delta Command, Basset Eshiet, stated this while declaring open a one-day free driving training for journalists in Delta. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
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3 accidents claim 6 lives in Ogun one day- FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State Command, says six people have died while 20 others sustained injuries in three separate accidents across Ogun State on Monday. In a statement made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, Mrs. Florence Okpe, the spokeswoman of the FRSC in Ogun, said the three accidents happened in the early hours of the day. She…
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FRSC inaugurates special Sallah patrol in Kaduna
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Kaduna State Sector Command on Monday began a special Eid-el-Fitr patrol, reiterating its commitment to sanitising all roads in the state. The Sector Commander of the Corps, Mr. Kabir Nadabo, stated this at the commencement of the patrol at the Kawo motor park, Kaduna metropolis. Nadabo said the special patrol was for the command…
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FRSC attributes over 50 percent accidents on Lagos-Ibadan corridor to speeding
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command, has attributed more than 50 per cent of road crashes on Lagos-Ibadan expressway to excessive speed. Mr Anthony Uga, the FRSC Sector Commander in Ogun, said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ota, Ogun. “Today, the two deaths and two injuries that were recorded on…
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Eid-el-Fitr: FRSC deploys 1,470 personnel in Kano
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kano has deployed 1,470 personnel to ensure a hitch-free Eid-el-Fitr in the state. The state FRSC Sector Commander, Ibrahim Sallau-Abdullahi, made this known in a statement issued by Command Public Relations Officer (PRO) Abdullahi Labaran on Monday in Kano. The corps said that five ambulances, 25 patrol vehicles, one heavy-duty tow truck, and…
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FRSC warns motorists against using vehicle number plates to commit crimes
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command, has warned motorists against using vehicle number plates to commit crimes in the state. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr. Anthony Uga, gave the warning while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ota. According to Uga, anybody using number plates to perpetrate crimes is contributing…
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13 Obajana auto-crash victims moved to Plateau for burial – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kogi Command, says it has released the charred remains of the 13 victims of the Obajana Easter Sunday auto-crash to their families for burial. Mr. Samuel Oyedeji, the Sector Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Thursday that the corpses were handed over to the families on Wednesday. NAN recalls…
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Easter: 4 die in 11 road crashes in Ogun
The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says four people died and 40 others were injured in 11 road crashes during the Easter celebration in the state. Mr. Anthony Uga, the State Sector Commander of the corps, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ota at the end of the 4-day Special Patrol organised…
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Obajana crash: FRSC boss orders investigation, prosecution of drivers
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali-Biu, has directed Kogi Sector Command to commence a detailed investigation of the multiple crashes that occurred in Obajana, Kogi. This is contained in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), ACM Jonas Agwu, on Monday in Abuja. Ali-Biu, who was concerned by the scores of road users that…
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Easter: FRSC deploys 570 personnel in Delta
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Delta State Command, has deployed 570 personnel on Delta highways to ensure road safety and quality travel time during Easter. Mr. Bassy Eshiet, FRSC Sector Commander, Delta Sector Command, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday in Asaba. He said that the Easter special patrol operations would be conducted between Friday and Tuesday.…
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9-yr-old boy dies in Onitsha bridge accident – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra Sector Command, has said that Saturday’s accident on the Asaba axis of the River Niger Bridge claimed the life of a nine-year-old boy. The Sector Commander, Mr. Adeoye Irelewuyi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Onitsha on Monday. Irelewuyi said that the accident happened when a…
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Easter: Ogun FRSC urges motorists to obey traffic rules to stem crashes
The Ogun Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has tasked motorists to obey traffic rules and regulations to stem crashes during the forthcoming Easter celebration. Mr. Anthony Uga, the Sector Commander of FRSC in the state, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ota, Ogun. NAN reports that…
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Overloading: FRSC to launch 24-hr special patrol along Kaduna-Abuja expressway
The Kaduna Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it will embark on a 24-hour special patrol along the Kaduna-Abuja expressway with effect from Saturday to tackle overloading, especially by articulated vehicles. The Sector Commander, Mr. Kabir Nadabo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kaduna that the patrol was to reduce crashes and…
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Collapsed bridge: FRSC advises motorists plying Ikare/Ado road to use alternative routes
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State Command, has advised motorists plying the Ikare-Akoko/Ado-Ekiti road to use alternative routes as a bridge along the road has collapsed. Mr. Ezekiel SonAllah, FRSC State Sector Commander, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Akure. SonAllah said that the diversion became…
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Rainy Season: Avoid speed for good visibility- FRSC Commander
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists to avoid speeding during rainfalls due to poor visibility and poor road friction. The Sector Commander of FRSC in Enugu State, Mr. Adeyemi Sokunbi, gave the advice on Saturday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu. He said it was necessary motorists adhere to the safety…
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FRSC tasks newly promoted officers on dedication, hard work
The Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) has tasked 16 newly promoted Officers and marshals of the Corps on dedication and hard work while discharging their duties Mr. William Manga, the Unit Commander of FRSC, Badagry, advised on the decoration of the personnel on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that five officers and 11 marshals of the command…
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6,225 drivers’ licenses unclaimed in Delta – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Commission’s (FRSC) Delta State Command says that no fewer than 6,225 permanent driver’s licenses are yet to be collected in the state. Mr. Bassey Eshiet, the Sector Commander, FRSC, Delta Command, said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday that, as of March 7, the total number of unclaimed driver licenses…
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