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- Following the declaration of the period 2011-2020 as a Decade of Action for road safety by the United Nations (2011), the Federal Government launched a road safety plan – the Nigerian Road Safety Strategy (NRSS I) for 2014-2018 and the subsequent NRSS II for 2021-2030 (NRSS II, 2020), launched in December 2020.
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Adoption and implementation of Safe Systems approach on road safety was identified as essential . The Nigeria Road Safety Strategy (NRSS) was endorsed, while proper execution of NRSS led to the inauguration of the National Road Safety Advisory Council (NaRSAC) on 16 February, 2017.
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Nigeria’s efforts at tackling the challenges of safety on the roads commenced in 1913 with the promulgation of the first transport law – the Highway (Motor Traffic) Ordinance with the main objective of “reducing the incidents of road traffic accidents to the barest minimum” in the Southern Protectorate.
Feb 18, 2021 · In pursuit of aggressive public enlightenment programme, the FRSC management under Oyeyemi established the National Traffic Radio 107.1 FM in October, 2019 as a medium for educating members...
With the focus of the Country on being the 20th Safest Road in the world by year 2020 and other implementation of global targets like the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is projected to rise astronomically in coming years.
Oct 31, 2018 · By joining the UN road safety Conventions, the Government of Nigeria has reaffirmed its strong commitment to improving road safety, taking bold action to seize the lifesaving potential of these agreements.
The diagnosis of the road safety situation in Nigeria reveals several distressing issues that have contributed to the current rate of road carnage resulting in the loss of over 4,000 lives and an estimated loss of US$8b in 2012 alone.
Jul 27, 2022 · Results showed that poor road design, organisation and implementation of road safety legislation, road user behaviour and inadequate research were impeding the improvement of road safety in Nigeria.