The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has rolled out a nationwide crackdown on tanker crashes, mandating the registration of all tanker drivers under a union. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Mr Mohammed said that the move was part … Read more
The Federal High Court in Lagos, South-west Nigeria, has barred the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) from impounding vehicles with faded number plates or imposing penalties on their owners. According to TheCable newspaper, the judge, Akintayo Aluko, handed down the decision in a suit filed against the FRSC by Chinwike Ezebube, a lawyer. The lawyer, … Read more
The Niger State Government has banned heavy duty trucks from driving over a bridge where a petrol tanker fell and exploded on Saturday, killing many people. Governor Mohammed Bago gave the directive when he visited the scene of the explosion at the Dikko Junction in Gurara Local Government Area of the state. PREMIUM TIMES reported … Read more
No fewer than 13 persons lost their lives in a ghastly auto crash on Saturday at Abule Panu before Ose Bridge along Owo-Ikare highway in Ondo State. The Federal Road Safety Corps, Ondo State Sector Command confirmed that the accident, which involved two buses, occurred at about 10 a.m. Sector Commander, Samuel Ibitoye, said although … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has devised a new strategy for the year 2024 ember months’ special patrol, shifting its focus from drivers to passengers and commuters in a bid to curb road crashes. The Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Imo State recorded 62 road traffic crashes and 43 fatalities from January to October 2024. The Sector Commander of the FRSC in Imo State, Anthony Uga, disclosed this at the official kickoff of the command’s year 2024 “Ember Months” campaign in Owerri on Thursday. The year’s ‘ember months’ … Read more
The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says 52 people died in 87 road crashes between May and June in the state. FRSC Sector Commander, Anthony Uga, gave the figure on Monday while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun. Mr Uga said other 264 persons also sustained … Read more
Three passengers in a minibus were killed on Friday in a fatal road accident in Enugu State, south-east Nigeria. The incident occurred at about 7 p.m. at Orie Emene, along Enugu-Abakaliki Expressway in the state. How it happened PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the incident happened when a truck laden with laterite collided with the mini-£/bus … Read more
A two-storey school building at Saint Academy, Jos, has collapsed, trapping scores of students.The building that housed classrooms and offices collapsed on Friday, while the students were writing their third term examination. Saint’s Academy Jos, Nigeria PHOTO CREDIT @Saint’s Academy Facebook A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who was at the scene … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a syndicate of fake State House staff in Abuja for alleged criminal conspiracy, false representation and employment scam. Its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Mr Oyewale said operatives of the commission arrested the suspects separately following an investigation of … Read more
