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UN, FRSC urge compliance with zebra crossing
Published on 15 May, 2013 at 7:36 in Decade of Action | Viewed times | No Comments
The United Nations (UN) and road safety organisations have urged motorists to cultivate the culture of adhering to zebra crossing signs, to ensure the safety of pedestrians on the roads. The decision was arrived at, at the weekend when hundreds of Nigerians, including road safety officers, staged a walk on the streets of Lagos to
Road accidents claim 1.2m lives worldwide – UN
Published on 20 Nov, 2012 at 8:09 in Decade of Action | Viewed times | No Comments
United Nations – No fewer than 1.2 million people have died around the world since the beginning of the year in road accidents, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Sunday. “This year, the world’s roads have claimed some 1.2 million lives,” Ban said in his message to mark World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic
Gov. Fayemi to Partner with FRSC on Road Traffic Management
Published on 23 Jul, 2012 at 7:37 in Decade of Action, Featured Stories | Viewed times | No Comments
Impressed by the level of application of information and communication technology by the Federal Road Safety Corps in motor vehicle administration, the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has indicated willingness of his government to partner with the Corps as part of measures to add value to road traffic management in Ekiti State. Governor
UN Decade of Action on Road Safety: Stakeholders advocate for harmonized action plan
Published on 19 Jun, 2012 at 6:48 in Decade of Action | Viewed times | No Comments
The Federal and State Governments, Civil Society groups, Non-governmental Oragnizations, Public and Private Agencies, Health, Education and Financial sectors, traditional and religious institutions have been charged to develop a harmonized action plan in the pursuit of the goals of the United nations Decade of Action on Road Safety, in order to be at par with
FRSC joins United Nations body on Road Safety
Published on 16 May, 2012 at 8:57 in Decade of Action | Viewed times | 1 Comment
The World Health Organization has admitted the Federal Road Safety Corps as a member of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC). According to a letter endorsed by the Director and the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration Chair, Dr. Etienne Krug, the FRSC admittance is a fallout from the 15th meeting of the UNRSC in
FRSC at 24 and the United Nations Decade of Action on Road Safety
Published on 14 Mar, 2012 at 12:29 in Decade of Action | Viewed times | No Comments
According to the British Prime Minister, David Cameron during last year’s launch of the United Nations decade of action on road safety “ every six seconds, someone is killed or seriously injured on the world’s roads. Addressing this must be an urgent priority for the international community. In the United Kingdom, we have managed to
FRSC boss task agencies on UN’s action on road safety
Published on 30 Jan, 2012 at 6:51 in Decade of Action, Featured Stories, In the News | Viewed times | No Comments
THE Corps Marshal/Chief Executive of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Osita Chidoka has identified lack of co-ordination among road traffic agencies in the country as a major factor militating against United Nation (UN) decade action on road safety. According to the FRSC boss, there was need for a holistic review of all road
Operation Zero Tolerance to Road Crashes 2011
Published on 20 Dec, 2011 at 5:30 in Decade of Action, Featured Stories | Viewed times | No Comments
Operation Zero Tolerance to Road Crashes 2011: Activating The UN Decade of Action on Road Safety When Ministers from different countries of the world gathered in Moscow, Russia in November 2009 under the auspices of the First Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, one most dominant item on their agenda was how to tackle the
FRSC Third Annual Lecture Series: Road safety & National Development
Published on 22 Nov, 2011 at 8:46 in Decade of Action, Featured Stories | Viewed times | No Comments
In line with its sustained efforts to actualize the goals of the United Nations Decade of Action on Road Safety, this year’s FRSC Annual Lecture Series will be geared towards stimulating public discourse on road safety as a core element for national growth with the theme: “Achieving the Decade of Action on Road Safety 2011-2020”and
Nigeria committed to the UN Decade of Action for road safety – Osita Chidoka
Published on 22 Aug, 2011 at 14:50 in Decade of Action | Viewed times | No Comments
The Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Nigeria, Osita Chidoka, has assured the International community that Nigeria is committed to the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety, 2011-2020, Chidoka disclosed this while contributing as member of a panel of experts at the Multilateral Development Banks’ Road Safety Initiative,
