Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Abia State, Mr. Paul Ugwu, has denied shielding an officer who allegedly killed a driver at a checkpoint at Umuikaa junction along the Enugu – Port Harcourt expressway, in Isiala…
9 dead, 12 injured in an auto crash in Kaduna
Nine people died on Thursday while 12 were injured in a motor accident involving 4 vehicles on the Kaduna-Zaria expressway. Sector Commander of the FRSC, Hafiz Mohammed, told journalists in Kaduna that the accident occurred at about 5 in the…
Let me tell you about the good policeman I met-Peju Akande
I had car trouble on my way back from church, one Sunday afternoon. As soon as I made the turn at Motorways to hit the Alapere express way, I felt the car shake; my first thought was, Peju you have…
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Accident: FRSC summons transport company (Punch)
Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, has directed that Young Shall Grow Motors should be summoned in connection with Tuesday’s accident along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. FRSC’s Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem, stated this in a statement in Abuja…
Lagos-Badagry expressway in terrible condition- FRSC (Punch)
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Badagry-Seme Command, has warned drivers plying the Lagos-Badagry Expressway against speeding saying it is still in a deplorable condition. The unit commander, Mr Fatai Bakare, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of…
324,000 applicants jostle for 4,000 FRSC vacancies (Punch)
The Corps Marshall, Boboye Oyeyemi, who visited two screening centres at the National Stadium and Mogadishu Barracks in Abuja on Monday, explained that only 4,000 successful applicants would be recruited by the corps. He stated that about 400 would be…
5.8m Nigerian motorists drive with fake insurance (ThisDay)
The Nigeria Insurers Association (NIA) has disclosed that 5.8 million out of the 11.7 million registered vehicles plying Nigerian roads have fake insurance. On the other hand, only 5.9 million Nigerian vehicles have genuine insurance certificates. These figures, captured by…
Lagos traffic and LASTMA (Nation)
Many motorists believed that the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), despite perceived hitches, have changed the narratives on Lagos roads… With over three million cars and 100,000 commercial vehicles on the roads, (when the national average is 11 vehicles…
FRSC trains 140 volunteers on road traffic crash reporting, response to victim
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Jigawa Command, has trained 140 volunteers on Road Traffic Crashes reporting and prompt response to victims in the state. Angus Ibezim, the Sector Commander, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Dutse…
FRSC confirms death of 2 corps members in Bayelsa (Nation)
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday confirmed the death of two Corps members in an auto crash in Bayelsa. Mr Ikechukwu Igwe, State Sector Commissioner told our reporter in Yenagoa that two other corps members were injured in…