The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has cautioned motorists against conveying petrol in jerrycans while in transit, to avert fire disaster. Mr Samuel Oyedeji, FRSC Sector Commander in Kogi, gave the warning at an event to mark the West African Road Safety Organisation (WARSO) day in the State. He emphasised the risks associated with carrying […]
Fuel Scarcity: FRSC warns motorists against storing product in vehicles
Amid the lingering fuel scarcity, the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has cautioned motorists, particularly commercial drivers, advising them against keeping extra fuel in their vehicles due to the potential risk it poses to the safety of innocent commuters. State Commander of the FRSC, Corps Commander Patrick Ikaba gave the warning while addressing drivers, vehicle […]
Bauchi loses children to severe acute malnutrition
Bauchi State has recorded four deaths from Severe Acute Malnutrition, SAM, in children under five years. Also, a total of 4,384 children with SAM have been admitted for treatment across 14 Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition Centers in the state in the first quarter of 2024. The State Nutrition Officer, Abubakar Saleh confirmed the development […]
FRSC boss, Adedeji tasks African tax administrators on local solutions
Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Zacch Adedeji, has challenged tax administrators in Africa to look inwards for local solutions to challenges rather than turning to the Western world for salvation. Adedeji, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Dare Adekanmbi, spoke at a three-day council meeting of African Tax […]
FRSC arrests driver for allegedly trying to hit operative
The Edo State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corp, FRSC, said it arrested a motorist identified as Lucky Omomeyen, for allegedly trying to hit its officer after he was arrested for violating trafficking rules. DAILY POST reports that the State Sector Commander of the Corp, Paul Okpe, disclosed this to newsmen in Benin City. […]
Eleme tanker explosion: We evacuated four bodies from the scene – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Rivers State Command, says it recovered four dead bodies from the scene of the fire incident along the Eleme-axis of the East-West Road in Rivers State. The Sector Commander of the state command, Corps Commander Christopher Kuje, also revealed that the remains of the diseased have been taken to […]
19 burnt to death in Kogi auto crash
No fewer than 19 persons were burnt to death in an auto crash on Okene Bypass on the Okene-Lokoja Highway in Kogi on Sunday. The Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Assistant Corps Marshal Jonas Agwu, made this disclosure in Abuja that, saying the crash involved a Dangote Cement truck and […]
Edo: FRSC threatens to clamp down on trucks conveying passengers alongside goods
The Edo State Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, said it would soon embark on a clampdown on truck drivers who are in the habit of loading passengers alongside goods. DAILY POST reports that the Edo State FRSC Sector Commander, Paul Okpe, disclosed this on Thursday during sensitisation of the Aduwawa Truck Drivers […]
We recorded 111 road crashes, 17 deaths in three months – Lagos FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Lagos State Command, said it recorded 111 Road Traffic Crashes, RTC, in the first quarter of 2024. The Sector Commander, Babatunde Farinloye, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos. He said 535 people were involved in the road crashes out of which 17 died within the period […]
IGP canvasses merger of NSCDC, FRSC with police
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has called on the Federal Government to merge the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, with the police for effectiveness. Egbetokun made this call at the National Dialogue on State Policing, organised by the House of Representatives on Monday in […]