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Road safety in the eyes of today’s ICT
Published on 20 May, 2013 at 10:04 in Inside FRSC | Viewed times | No Comments
World’s statistics – according to “Global status report on road safety 2013″, reveal that there are 3400 road traffic deaths everyday. This translates to a minimum of 2 (2.36) deaths per minute coupled with 30 to 95 road traffic inflicted injuries and fatalities every minute, and about 31 pedestrians losing their lives every hour. Young
As FRSC draws up road safety policy for Sierra Leone
Published on 15 May, 2013 at 7:28 in Inside FRSC | Viewed times | No Comments
That the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is assisting the Sierra Leonean Government to formulate a road safety policy is a milestone for the corps. President of West African Road Safety Association (WARSA), Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of FRSC, Mr. Osita Chidoka, had stressed the need to extend road safety issues to other West
FRSC Celebrates Pedestrian Safety Week
Published on 14 May, 2013 at 11:43 in Inside FRSC | Viewed times | No Comments
ABUJA – Mr. Vincent Jack, the Bayelsa FRSC Sector Commander, said on Saturday in Yenagoa that the commission was promoting pedestrian safety, as pedestrians were integral part of road users He said the commission was promoting the pedestrians’ safety consciousness in line with the 2013 theme of the UN Global Road Safety Week. The theme
FRSC relocates to new headquarters, marks UN Road Safety Week
Published on 9 May, 2013 at 10:54 in Inside FRSC | Viewed times | No Comments
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday in Abuja relocated its national headquarters from Wuse Zone 7 to the former Ministry of Foreign Affairs Complex in Wuse Zone 3. The Corps marked the movement with a brief ceremony, which also served to mark the beginning of the second United Nations Road Safety Week. Osita
FRSC’s deserved award
The Corps Marshal and Chief Executive, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Osita Chidoka (MFR), the new helmsman of FRSC in 2007, appeared suitable for the challenges to provide quality service to the motoring public. The FRSC on April 15, 2013 bagged ISO certification for quality service since 2008. At the presentation ceremony of the
FRSC to train 40 traffic officers in France
Published on 22 Apr, 2013 at 12:24 in Inside FRSC | Viewed times | 1 Comment
The Federal Road Safety Commission is to send 40 officers to France, to undergo training in road traffic safety management at the Total Oil Plc facility. Mr Osita Chidoka, the Corps Marshal of the FRSC, announced this when Mr Jonathan Molapo, the Total Executive Vice President in charge of Central and North East Africa, paid
FRSC receives ISO certificate
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria on Monday presented the International Standard Organisation (ISO) 9001 certificate of Quality Management System Standard to the Federal Road Safety Corps. The Director-General of SON, Dr Joseph Odumodu, who made the presentation, said it was in recognition of the quality services being rendered by the organisation to the people. Odumodu
Easter: FRSC arrests 246 traffic offenders in 5 states
Published on 4 Apr, 2013 at 11:53 in Inside FRSC | Viewed times | No Comments
At least 246 motorists have been arrested by officers of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Kwara, Edo, Osun, Jigawa and Ekiti states for violating various traffic offences in FRSC’s ongoing Special Patrol for the Easter festivities. A statement by the commission’s Public Education Officer, Mr. Jonas Agwu, in Abuja, said that 232 of
FRSC tackles Ogun motorists with 1,600 officers, marshalls
Published on 4 Apr, 2013 at 11:45 in Inside FRSC | Viewed times | No Comments
As part of its efforts to check the increasing rate of road crashes during the Easter festivities, the Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps said in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Monday that it had deployed 1, 600 marshals in the highways in the state. Also, the FRSC has swapped its
Accident: FRSC begins special patrol in Ekiti deploys men to major highways
Published on 4 Apr, 2013 at 11:17 in Inside FRSC | Viewed times | No Comments
In a bid to stem the tide of accidents on Ekiti highways, the Federal Road Safety Corps( FRSC), has commenced a special patrol in three towns across the three senatorial districts of Ekiti state. As a result, the Corps disclosed that it has deployed its men to Ado-Ekiti, Omuo-Ekiti and Ido-Ekiti, the three major towns
