The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, on Wednesday said that commercial driver’s licences would no longer be issued to applicants below the age of 25. Nseobong Akpabio, Lagos State Sector Commander, FRSC, made the disclosure in Lagos. Mr. Akpabio said that the step is to get rid of underage drivers and sanitise the profession. “An... Read More

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3rd Mainland Bridge accident: Driver identified, discharged from hospital

by Akan Ido Shola Oladimeji, the 53-year-old lone driver whose car, a gold-cloured Toyota Sienna with number-plate, EKY974BB, plunged into the Lagos Lagoon at a few minutes past 10am on Saturday has been discharged from hospital. Oladimeji was reportedly rescued by fishermen within the vicinity of the accident and was immediately rushed to the Lagos... Read More

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January 3, 2013

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No more drivers licences or vehicle plate numbers through the backdoor – FRSC

The Lagos Sector Commander of Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Commission, Mr Nseobong Akpabio on Wednesday in Lagos said the era of obtaining drivers licences and vehicle plate numbers via the back door, is over. He said intending applicants for the two products should go through the right channels to procure them to avoid fakes. Nigeria:... Read More

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