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Corps Marshal Mohammed Admonishes Motorists On Safe Driving During Christmas, Restates Commitment To Ensuring Safer Road Environment
Joel Ajayi
As Christians in Nigeria join the rest of the world to mark the 2024 Christmas celebration, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC}, Shehu Mohammed has called on motorists to adhere strictly to road traffic rules and regulations to make the celebration a peaceful and hitch-free one.
The Corps Marshal gave the admonition in his Christmas message in which he restated his earlier commitment to creating safer road environment during the Yuletide. The Corps Marshal appealed to Nigerians to be reflective at this period of heightened human and vehicular movements to avoid any road mishaps that could undermine the annual celebration.
He also tasked personnel to ensure free flow of traffic and a zero-death Yuletide celebrations. The entire workforce and logistics have been mobilised to all the identified black spots and would remain there untill 15 January 2025. This is to ensure that all those that travelled home for Christmas and new year return safely.
The Corps Marshal called on Nigerians to join the FRSC in the ongoing campaign for safer road environment. He further urged Christians to offer special prayers at their various Churches as they celebrate the birth of Christ. Stating that as they worship in various Churches, it’s imperative that prayers are made specially for peace and safety.
The Corps Marshal admonished road users to tune into the FRSC National Traffic Radio, 107.1 FM for traffic alerts and updates. And in cases of emergency, he implored Nigerians to dial the FRSC Emergency number:122 as the Call Centre will remain opened throughout the festive period and beyond to attend to all distress calls.
It would be recalled that annually, FRSC deploys human and material resources along the major corridors in the country to manage the expected traffic surge during the Yuletide and the New Year. This year’s special operation codenamed, “Operation Zero Tolerance” which commenced on December 15, 2024 is expected to last till January, 15, 2025.
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Namibian APRM Delegation Visits AUDA-NEPAD Nigeria on Peer Learning Mission
Joel Ajayi
The Ambassador and Chief Executive Officer of the APRM National Secretariat, Namibia, Ambassador Lineekela Mboti, has led a delegation, including officials from the APRM Continental Secretariat, on a visit to the National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer of AUDA-NEPAD Nigeria, Hon. Jabiru Salisu Abdullahi, in Abuja.
The visit was aimed at gaining deeper insight into the operational structure of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) in Nigeria, its reporting lines, challenges, and the advantages of integrating the AUDA-NEPAD and APRM structures under a unified system.
Welcoming the delegation, Hon. Jabiru Salisu Abdullahi provided an overview of Nigeria’s implementation framework, highlighting the synergy between AUDA-NEPAD and APRM in advancing governance and development outcomes.
He commended the Namibian team’s commitment to institutional learning and assured them of AUDA-NEPAD Nigeria’s readiness to provide the necessary technical support and guidance to strengthen APRM operations in Namibia.
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