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A tanker laden with fuel has crushed three cars and a motorcycle at Gada Biu village along Abuja-Keffi expressway after losing its breaks on Saturday.
Though one person died in the accident, while three others were injured, the three cars reportedly caught fire out of the nine vehicles involved in the accident.
The Federal Safety Corps Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, confirmed the incident on Sunday.
He said, “The tanker rammed into three cars and a bike which caught fire but the tanker did not catch fire. Three persons were taken to the National Hospital with varying degrees of injuries while one person was presumed dead. Nine vehicles were involved in the crash altogether.”
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has dedicated the 2021 International Women’s Day celebration to the Late Tolulope Arotile of the Nigerian Air Force for her heroism and selfless service to the nation.
A group picture of women in uniform, 4th from left, Mrs Olabisi Shonibare, representing Secretary to the Lagos State Government, Mrs Folashade Jaji, Olusegun Ogungbemide, Lagos State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps Lagos, First Lady of Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by Dr Grace Igbokwe, wife of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Drainage, during the Commemoration of the 2021 International Women’s Day in Lagos on Monday.
Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi PHOTO: TwitterMany motorists in parts of the North-Central and Taraba have decried the cumbersome procedures involved in the issuance of Number Plates and Driving Licences, describing the process as “time-consuming”.
The stakeholders, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) urged that the protocols be relaxed to enable them obtain the documents with ease. x
In Jos, a motorist, Godwin Adewale, complained about the cumbersome and long procedures involved in obtaining a new number plate.
Adewale, therefore, urged all the relevant agencies in charge of the exercise to make the process less cumbersome “to enable us to invest our time in other human endeavours”.
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JESUSEGUN ALAGBE
In worsening economic times, it’s little wonder that so many car owners in the country baulk at the cost of a set of new tyres for their vehicles. With a minimum wage of N30,000, which has yet to be implemented in many states; an inflation rate of 16.47 per cent, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria; and a forecasted unemployment rate of 31.4 per cent in 2021, according to Statista, it is no news that the purchasing power of a lot of Nigerians has diminished over the years.
The result: many car owners who previously used to afford new tyres for their vehicles no longer have the wherewithal to afford them, due to the increasing cost of living. The alternative solution, apparently, is to buy tyres that have already been used by someone else (mostly in foreign lands). Clearly, this has led to a boom for the used tyres dealers – but a safety concern for experts.