Confusion in Lagos traffic crisis as A’Court declares fines by LASTMA illegal
At a time the current administration in Lagos State has not only jerked up existing fines, but introduced more worrisome penalties, the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has ruled that the imposition of fines by the Lagos State Traffic…
Drivers of articulated vehicles, petroleum tankers worst traffic offenders—FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has revealed major culprits of road accidents in Nigeria. Beyond bad roads, the latest Ogun State command report of the Commission linked the major causes of road crashes to reckless driving and disregard for…
FRSC begins clampdown on Tricycle, Motorcycle without Number Plate, licence
In keeping with its resolve to clean up the Tricycle (Keke) and Motorcycle (Okada) commercial transport system in Nigeria from criminals and untrained users, the Federal Road safety Corps (FRSC) has given operators up to 1st August, 2019, to register…
Renewal of Drivers’ Licence now simple using Bypass Capture—FRSC
As part of reforms carried out by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on renewal of expired Drivers’ Licences, applicants can only apply and pay the appropriate fee and get his new license without going for capture. The Corps Public…
(Special Report) That Sanwo-Olu’s fine of N200,000 on one-way and FRSC code
Whereas Lagos State and any other state of the federation deserves the best compliance to traffic regulations, the new administration under the new Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, should try as much as possible to align with provisions of existing traffic laws…
FG, LASG mute on planned 2-day blockade of Lagos-Badagry road by residents
Barely four days after a social media message went virile over planned total shutdown of the entire length of ever-busy Lagos-Badagry Expressway by aggrieved residents on the axis over unprecedented number of potholes causing massive gridlock daily, no comment has…
80% of trucks on highways have no reliable headlamps, wipers—BHIU
…As FRSC says 30% of truck drivers suffer vision impairments More details on why articulated vehicles on Nigerian highways always have issues driving at nights have emerged. Whereas a new report released by Business Hilights Intelligence Unit (BHIU), an independent…
‘Lagos-Badagry expressway gridlock now worse than Apapa experience’
Residents along the only Lagos international border highway, the Lagos-Badagry Expressway have described the state of the road as more hellish than the intractable Apapa port access roads. Our correspondent who drove along the road reports that the ongoing road…
FRSC mulls erecting iron bars on Lagos bridges to stop trucks, tankers on bridges
Considering the failure of almost every idea in ending indiscriminate parking of trucks and trailers on Lagos bridges and strategic highways, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has come up with the policy of erecting massive iron bars to end…
FRSC visits NPA, forges alliance to resolve traffic crisis at port access roads
The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman (6th from left), the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi (7th from left), the Executive Director, Marine and Operations NPA, Dr. Sokonte Huttin Davies…
