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Road accidents drop as FRSC begins Operation Rainstorm
Deputy Corp Marshal, (Operations) Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, on Tuesday in Lagos inaugurated a special patrol tagged ‘Operation Rainstorm’ as part of the corps’ sustained operational strategies to reduce road crashes by 20 per cent and fatality by 30 per cent this year. Already, he said the efforts of the corps with
FRSC increases operation in FCT
Published on 11 Jun, 2013 at 14:18 in In the News | Viewed times | No Comments
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has increased its operational locations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it was learnt. Speaking with reporters at the road safety regulatory risk management workshop scheme organized by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) at Abuja, FRSC, Assistant Corps Marshal Denis Terrang said that following the World Bank intervention, the
Gridlock as one dies, scores wounded in Lagos auto crash
Published on 7 Jun, 2013 at 8:14 in In the News | Viewed times | No Comments
LAGOS — Tragedy struck, yesterday, along the Agege Motor Road, Ikeja, Lagos, after a container fell off a truck and landed on an Eko meat van. An unsuspecting male passer-by identified as a manager in Slot Electronics company, was reportedly crushed to death by the truck. Several persons reportedly sustained varying degrees of injuries while
Desist from keeping to fast lanes on highways – Osun FRSC technical committee chairman warns
Published on 7 Jun, 2013 at 8:08 in In the News | Viewed times | No Comments
Motorists have been warned to desist from the bad habit of keeping permanently to the fast lane while driving on the highways. This warning was given by the Chairman, Osun State Technical Committee of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Professor Joseph Fawole, during the motorists enlightenment campaign embarked upon by the Committee on the technicalities
‘FRSC officials not your enemies’
Published on 5 Jun, 2013 at 6:46 in In the News | Viewed times | No Comments
The National Union of Road Transport Workers in Ogun State has warned truck drivers in the state to stop seeing officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps as their enemies. The NURTW said the FRSC officials were only carrying out humanitarian work of saving lives and reducing crashes on the highways and should therefore be
Road Accident Victim Applauds FRSC Rescue Operation
Published on 3 Jun, 2013 at 8:25 in In the News | Viewed times | No Comments
BENIN CITY-An auto crash survivor on the Benin –Auchi highway has praised the effort and quick response to accident victims by the officers and men of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC. The accident victim, Mr. Monison Hayble described the establishment of FRSC by the federal government as one of the best things that have
FRSC lists Abuja-Lokoja, Lagos-Ibadan, Benin-Ore roads as most accident prone
Published on 31 May, 2013 at 7:40 in In the News | Viewed times | No Comments
Abuja — The Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, yesterday, named the Abuja-Lokoja, Benin-Ore, Lagos-Ibadan and the Abuja-Kaduna roads as most volatile to road accidents in the country. Speaking at a capacity workshop put together for regulatory risk management practitioners in north-central states by Shell petroleum in Abuja, the Corps Marshal, Osita Chidoka, represented by the
Improving Nigeria’s transportation system via the Dutch model
Published on 23 May, 2013 at 8:13 in In the News | Viewed times | No Comments
By most accounts, an effective transportation system is a fundamental component of any solid economy, as it enables the citizens to achieve their set goals at appointed schedules. The Netherlands or Holland, as it is unofficially referred to, has a very organised and unique transport system that makes it easy for its citizens to move around.
FRSC begins training for drivers
Published on 15 May, 2013 at 7:25 in In the News | Viewed times | No Comments
THE Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) has commenced a training programme for commercial drivers and community members in Abuja as part of the measures aimed at reducing road mishaps in the capital city. The training programme, which is anchored by the Global Road Safety Partnership, a World Bank initiative, included training Garki district residents on
FRSC decries increasing death of pedestrians in Lokoja
Published on 14 May, 2013 at 11:45 in In the News | Viewed times | No Comments
As the world marks the United Nation Safety Week, the Kogi State command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has decried the increasing rate of pedestrians death in Lokoja. Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr Olakunle Motajo, stated this at the weekend in Lokoja after a walk organized by the FRSC as part of
