Tag: Federal Road Safety Corps

Why We Are Clamping Down On Unregistered Motorcycles – FRSC

Scott Matthew

“37 Sector Commanders of the FRSC are to, with immediate effect, prosecute any seen unregistered motorcycle” The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has opted to go tough on unregistered motorcycles across the 36 states of the federation In a bid to stem the tide of the heightened insecurity in the country. This was contained in a statement signed by the Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal, Bisi Kazeem, on Monday, in Abuja. READ ALSO: Comedian, Carter Efe’s ‘Wizkid’ Anthem, ‘Machala’ Hits No. 1 in Nigeria N165 Per Litre Remains…

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Vehicle Crushes Five Ogun Motorcyclists, Kills Three

Ganiyu Amodu

Three persons have lost their lives while four others sustained varying degrees of injury when a vehicle rammed into motorcycles on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. An eye witness said the vehicle, a Toyota Corolla, lost control and rammed into five motorcycles while the operators were picking passengers at Arepo Bus-Stop in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The accident occurred on Thursday, around 12:30 pm. READ ALSO: Nigeria Threatens Sanctions On BBC, Daily Trust Over Terrorism Documentary School Proprietor Sentenced To Death For Kidnapping, Killing Pupil N109bn ‘Fraud’: Court…

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How Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Crash Killed 4, Injured 8 -FRSC

Amodu Ganiyu

Four persons lost their lives while eight others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident that occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, in the Ogunmakin area of Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area, Ogun State. The sector commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Ahmed Umar, confirmed the accident on Sunday. Ahmed Umar said the accident, which involved a CNHTC trailer marked XA 802 KKM and a Mazda bus with registration number SHK 684 XA occurred around 8:45pm on Saturday. The FRSC boss explained that the accident was caused by speed and loss of…

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How 33,000 Litre-Petrol Tanker Exploded In Lagos Filling Station – Witness

Tade Salako

11 Plc probes cause of the incident as fire razed storey building, rendered many homeless There was pandemonium at Idi-Oro, in the Mushin area of Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial capital, on Wednesday, when a tanker loaded with Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) exploded at a Mobil Filling Station in the community. The fire was said to have spread to an adjoining three-storey building, burning down the property. Eyewitnesses said the fire started around 1pm when the tanker, laden with 33,000 litres of petrol, was discharging its content at the filling station…

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How thunderstorm struck, killed three Nigerian road safety operatives

Damilola Olonade

Three officials of the Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) died mysteriously after a thunderstorm occurred in their office in Ilese area of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. The News Agency of Nigeria, which reported this, added that the incident occurred about 10am on Wednesday during a prolonged rain accompanied by the thunderstorm. The office is located at the FRSC premises in Old Toll Gate area of Ilese town in Ijebu North East Local Government Area of Ogun State. It was gathered that the thunder struck while the FRSC officials were planning…

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