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Lagos, Ogun FRSC Zone gets new commanding officer

Assistant Corps Marshal Samuel Adedoyin Obayemi has been appointed the new Zonal Commanding Officer for Zone RS2 of the Federal Road Safety Corps, comprising Lagos and Ogun State Commands. According to a statement by acting Zonal Public Education Officer, Deputy Route Commander, Ijeoma Azuka Ajuzie, Obayemi, who took over from Assistant Corps Marshal John Bekinbo […]

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JAMB conducts recruitment exams for FRSC candidates

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Saturday said it has conducted recruitment examination for about 15,000 candidates of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, across the country. The Registrar of the board, Prof. Ishak Oloyede, disclosed this to newsmen during the conduct of the exercise in Abuja. The exercise, he said, was being […]

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196 traffic accidents led to ₦9.8bn economic loss in 2018 – FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Monday said economic loss worth ₦9.8 billion was lost in 196 traffic crashes recorded so far across the country in 2018. The Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, stated this at the 2018 National Safety Training Programme for Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) in Lagos. The training was organised by […]

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FRSC releases recruitment screening time-table

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has released its nationwide recruitment screening time-table for applicants who applied for the corps’ recruitment into the different Cadres. The Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, made the screening time-table available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja. The FRSC scheduled its screening and physical […]

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Africa loses 38% of pedestrians in road accidents annually – FRSC

The Corps Marshal,Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi has disclosed that 38% of all Africa’s road traffic deaths involve pedestrians. He disclosed this during a presentation on Non-Motorized Transportation (NMT) at the general assembly of West African Road Safety Organization (WARSO) in Dakar, Senegal. He also disclosed that half of the world’s road […]

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“Nigeria’s economy loses ₦3 billion to traffic crashes annually”

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has stated that the nation’s economy loses about ₦3 billion to road traffic crashes annually. The loss, he said, was through decreased air quality owing to exhaust fumes, increased urban noise pollution that causes exhaustion among other health implications, including an increase in carbon footprint. […]

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NB partners FRSC to promotes ‘Don’t Drink and Drive’ campaign

In demonstration of its commitment to the promotion of responsible alcohol consumption among road users, particularly commercial drivers and riders, the Nigerian Breweries Plc, last week, held the 10th edition of the annual ‘Don’t Drink and Drive’ campaign mega rally in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Hosted by the Nigerian Breweries Plc, in partnership […]

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Man arrested for defrauding ‘wife’ of N6.7m

The EFCC has arraigned one Chike Nnaemeka, for allegedly tricking an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps into marrying him and paying for the wedding. Nnaemeka, aka Dr. Justified, was said to have duped his victim, Nkechi Ani, of N6.7m. The EFCC, in a statement by its spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said Nnaemeka, who claimed to […]

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