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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
Between plane and auto crashes
About 100 Nigerians died last Friday in two road accidents involving articulated vehicles, and yet Nigerians did not say much about it. If it were a plane crash – or even a helicopter crash – involving five people, it would have dominated national discourse for several weeks. The President, governors, legislators and other top politicians
25 YEARS OF FRSC
Published on 28 Feb, 2013 at 15:44 in Opinions | Viewed times | No Comments
The Federal Road Safety Commission’s bold initiative is paying off. At 25, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has made more than passing impact on the life of Nigerian road users. The commission’s campaigns have helped in reducing the carnage on our roads and have made travelling by road, especially during festive periods like Sallah
Convoys of recklessness and deaths
RECENT reports of recklessness and deaths involving convoys of state governors and other so-called very important persons show once again the barbaric and uncivilised nature of many Nigerian public office holders. Media reports have it that 26 people died within three years because of recklessness and breakneck speed of these convoys. Until these VIPs, especially
Road Safety During Yuletide
Published on 18 Dec, 2012 at 15:06 in Opinions | Viewed times | No Comments
It is time for Christmas and New Year festivities. It is a period when individuals withdraw the money they have been saving since January for a shopping spree or to go to the village to show off. The effect of this disposition is felt on the roads when it is time to travel. While the
Documentation Of Road Accidents In Africa, A Future Threatened By Indulgence
Published on 23 Nov, 2012 at 10:48 in Opinions | Viewed times | No Comments
As part of its efforts to support the implementation of the activities of the ‘African Decade Plan of Action for Road Safety 2011-2012’, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the World Health Organization (WHO), the African Commission (AUC), and the Sub-Saharan African Transport Policy Program (SSATP), jointly organized a 3-day training. Held between
Understanding the Lagos Traffic Law
Published on 9 Oct, 2012 at 15:21 in Opinions | Viewed times | No Comments
Expectedly, the Lagos Traffic Law, signed into law on August 2, 2012 by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, has generated lots of controversies. While many see it as essential for the cleansing of the Transport sector, others see it as phony, un-implementable and high- handed. From the several debates on the law, it is obvious
Repair East-West Road, motorists beg FG
Many motorists and other road users have cried out over the deplorable condition of East-West Road, particularly the failed section of the road at Mbiama community area of Rivers State. The bad spot, coupled with the incessant falling of trucks, is causing gridlock in the area. Incidentally, Mbiama is a commercial hub and a border
The Need To Review National Road Traffic Act
Published on 4 Sep, 2012 at 13:40 in Opinions | Viewed times | No Comments
The existing National Road Traffic laws and regulations in Nigeria are an inheritance from the colonial administration. CHIKA OKEKE writes that there is an urgent need to review the act due to incessant cases of accidents and reckless driving on our roads coupled with the contemporary challenges of traffic management. Sitting inside his bus and
Uduaghan Laments State of East-West Road
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has said that the poor state of the East-West Road linking Port Harcourt in Rivers State to Warri, was a major source of worry for the people and governments of the South-South States. Speaking while receiving the Chairman and members of the Senate Committee on Niger Delta who paid him a courtesy visit at Government House
