Tag: FRSC
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Never allow under-age to drive, FRSC pleads with parents
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Adamawa Sector Command, has pleaded with parents not to allow under-age to drive even during celebrations such as Eid el-Fitr. Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, the sector commander, made the call in an interview with our correspondent on Wednesday in Yola. He said that driving of under-age persons are very dangerous…
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FRSC tasks officers in Edo on accurate data collation
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Edo Sector Command has tasked Station Officers (SOs) in the command on building capacity for accurate data collation. Mr Henry Benamaisia, Sector Commander of the corps in Edo, gave the charge on Thursday at a one-day workshop for the station officers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
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Suspected drunk driver kills one in Anambra – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of a middle-aged man in an accident at Aguata, Anambra, after a suspected drunk driver lost control and rammed into another vehicle. FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Andrew Kumapayi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Thursday that the accident…
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Kebbi gets new FRSC Special Marshals’ executives
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has elected 10 executives who would pilot the affairs of its special marshals for the next four years in Kebbi.This corps made the disclosure in a statement signed its Public Education Officer in state, Uko Uko, on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi.The corps said the election was part of its…
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Borno Government donates fire fighting truck to FRSC –Sector commander
The Borno Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Sanusi Ibrahim, has confirmed the donation of a fire truck to the command by the Borno state government. Confirming the development to our correspondent, on Monday, in Maiduguri, Ibrahim said the gesture was in response to a request made by the FRSC Corp Marsha,…
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5 persons escape death in Osun road accident
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Osun, on Wednesday in Osogbo, said no fewer than five persons escaped death in an accident on the Ipetu-Ijesa-Akure Highway. The Sector Commander, Mrs Kudirat Ibrahim, said this in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi. Ibrahim noted that five persons: two men and three female, were…
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FRSC to introduce digital driver’s license
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi on Friday, announced the corps plan to introduce a digital driver’s licence that would guard against theft. Oyeyemi made the announcement in Abuja at the year’s first strategy session of zonal commanding officers and sector commanders on zero tolerance to crashes. He said that the…
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FRSC assures of free traffic flow along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday assured commuters and transporters that it would sustain the current free flow of traffic along the Ogun axis of the Lagos/Ibadan expressway.The Ogun Sector Commander of the corps, Mr Ahmed Umar, gave the assurance in Abeokuta in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).Umar, who…
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FRSC Corps Marshal counsels motorists on safe driving during ember months
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has urged motorists to desist from over-speeding, overloading and drinking of alcohol while driving to avoid crashes on the road.Oyeyemi stated this during the flag-off of the 2020 ‘Ember month’ campaign, on Tuesday in Ibadan.The corps marshal, who was represented by the Zonal Commanding…
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Ember Months: FRSC advises travellers against night travels
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised travellers to desist from night travels so as to minimise road mishaps during the ’ember’ months. The Corps Marshal, FRSC, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi gave the advice during the workshop organised for sector heads of drivers license on Friday in Abuja. Oyeyemi said that there was need to…