| Federal Road Safety Corps | |
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| Common name | Road Safety |
| Abbreviation | FRSC |
| Motto | Creating Safer Motoring Environment in Nigeria |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | February, 1988 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction) | Nigeria |
| Operations jurisdiction | Nigeria |
| Legal jurisdiction | Road Safety and Motor Vehicle Administration |
| Constituting instrument | |
| General nature | |
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| Headquarters | No. 4 Maputo Street. Zone 3, Wuse, Abuja, Nigeria |
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| Website | |
| Official Website | |
Federal Road Safety Corps is the Government Agency with statutory responsibilities for road safety administration in Nigeria. Founded in 1988,[1] the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) operates in all Nigerian states as well as the Federal Capital Territory and is the leading agency in Nigeria on road safety administration and management. The statutory functions include: Making the highways safe for motorists and other road users as well as checking road worthiness of vehicles, recommending works and infrastructures to eliminate or minimize accidents on the highways, and educating motorists and members of the public on the importance of road discipline on the highways.
The FRSC is headed by a Corps Marshal who is appointed by the President with a four (4) year tenure renewable once.
The current Corps Marshal is Shehu Mohammed.[2] He is the 3rd career officer to head the Corps after Boboye Oyeyemi OFR mni NPoM and Dauda A. Biu NPoM.
- ^ "FRSC Official Website — Creating Safe Road in Nigeria". frsc.gov.ng. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ "Rank Structure — FRSC Official Website". frsc.gov.ng. Retrieved 2018-04-18.