Nigeria: Of Motorcycles and Calabashes


NEWS  —  Nigeria:   Helmet Scarcity Bites Amid Tales of Woes
This Day (Lagos)
6 January 2009

The enforcement of the January 1 deadline for the use of crash helmets by motorcycle riders and their passengers in the country is creating scenes and dramas around the country. [read more]

NEWS  —  Nigeria:   Motorcyclists Defy Directive On Helmet in Niger
Daily Trust (Abuja)
7 January 2009

Motorcyclists in Niger State go about their business oblivious of the directive on compulsory use of crash helmet by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). [read more]

NEWS  —  Nigeria:   FRSC Arrests 111 in Abeokuta Over Crash Helmet
Daily Independent (Lagos)
6 January 2009

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Abeokuta has arrested no fewer than 111 commercial motorcyclists who failed to wear crash helmets. [read more]

NEWS  —  Nigeria:   Okada Flout Helmet Use Order At Bwari
Daily Trust (Abuja)
6 January 2009

Commercial motorcyclists, popularly called okada riders, have continued to operate at Bwari without the use of crash helmets as directed by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). [read more]

NEWS  —  Nigeria:   Adamawa Pledge 4,000 Helmets
Leadership (Abuja)
4 January 2009

The Adamawa State government has promised to provide 4,000 preventive crash-helmets for onward distribution to the commercial Achaba motorcycle riders in the state, so as to succeed in the campaign ... [read more]

NEWS  —  Nigeria:   Price of Crash Helmet Skyrockets
Leadership (Abuja)
4 January 2009

As the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) enforces the use of crash helmet by commercial motorcyclist in Maiduguri, the price of the product has increased. [read more]

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