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FRSC inaugurates special intervention patrol, unveils 12 code-named operations
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has inaugurated a nationwide zonal special intervention patrol and unveiled 12 intelligence-driven operations across zonal commands to tackle persistent causes of road crashes.
The FRSC’s public education officer, Osondu Ohaeri, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the development was one of the agency’s most audacious and coordinated operational strategies in recent times.
Mr Ohaeri said that, effective Monday, all 12 zonal commands of the corps would simultaneously execute specially designed, code-named operations tailored to address the peculiar road safety challenges within their jurisdictions.
He said the specially designed code-named operations include “Operation Fushin Zuma” (Anger of the Bee) in Kaduna, “Operation Ride Safe” in Bauchi, “Operation Shark Smile” in Port Harcourt, “Operation ABO” (Safe Passage) in Lagos, and “Operation Sauka Lafia” in Abuja.
Others, he said, were “Operation Kasolayo” in Ilorin, “Operation Kwushi Ihe Mberede” in Enugu, “Operation Sanity” in Osogbo, “Operation Total Compliance” in Benin, “Operation Harbin Kunama” (Scorpion Sting) in Yola, “Operation Hadarin Kalangu” in Jos and Operation Daidaita Loading” in Zone 10.
According to him, the coordinated intervention manifests the corps’ resolve to confront specific traffic violations through intelligence-driven enforcement, robust public enlightenment, enhanced operational visibility, stakeholder engagement and strategic collaboration with sister security agencies.
“The operations and interventions deployed all have one overriding objective: to reduce road traffic crashes, save lives, and make Nigerian roads safer for all,” he said.
He added that the special intervention patrol was a strategic operational initiative approved by the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, to enable every zonal command to address its peculiar crash trends.
“This will be done through intensive enforcement, sustained public education, stakeholder engagement, rescue preparedness and enhanced operational visibility.
“It is designed to achieve measurable reductions in road traffic crashes by focusing on offences that have continued to claim innocent lives on Nigerian roads,” he said.
Mr Ohaeri quoted the corps marshal as describing the initiative as a decisive shift from conventional enforcement to targeted, intelligence-led operations capable of delivering greater impact.
According to Mr Mohammed, every operation has been carefully designed to confront specific dangerous behaviours responsible for avoidable deaths and injuries.
The corps marshal disclosed that the operations would involve massive deployment of personnel to highways, motor parks, loading points and other critical corridors.
“Complemented by sustained public enlightenment, stakeholder engagement and close collaboration with sister security agencies, this operation will guarantee effective enforcement and rapid emergency response,” he said.
He warned motorists, commercial vehicle operators and fleet owners to strictly comply with all traffic regulations, emphasising that violators would face firm but professional enforcement in line with the corps’ statutory mandate.
The corps marshal reassured Nigerians that the operations were not intended to punish law-abiding road users but to protect lives and property.
He called on members of the public to cooperate with patrol teams by obeying traffic regulations, avoiding dangerous practices such as overloading and mixed loading, and reporting reckless driving and other unsafe behaviours.
He further urged transport operators to embrace voluntary compliance, noting that road safety was a shared responsibility that demanded collective action from government, transport stakeholders and every road user.
He reaffirmed that every zone had a mission, and every patrol a purpose.
“Every operation is a commitment to saving lives,” he said.
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Crisis has hit the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, over the role of Governor Ademola Adeleke in the 2027 campaign of President Bola Tinubu.
The state APC shunned Adeleke and set up its own separate 168-member Presidential and Parliamentary Campaign Council for Tinubu's re-election and other candidates in the state.
The development comes a few days after Adeleke, who is now in the Accord Party, inaugurated a 344-member Presidential Campaign Council in Osogbo and named himself coordinator for Tinubu's campaign in the state.
Adeleke's inauguration sparked controversy as top APC leaders including former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, APC guber candidate, Bola Oyebamiji and state chairman Tajudeen Lawal were absent.
In a statement on Monday, Osun APC chairman Tajudeen Lawal said the new council was formed to bolster efforts to deliver massive votes for Tinubu and all APC National and State Assembly candidates.
According to the statement, Oyebamiji will serve as Director-General of the new council, while Lawal will serve as Deputy Director-General.
The council also includes all three APC senatorial candidates, nine House of Reps candidates, four former deputy governors, Gen. Alani Akinrinade, Femi Fani-Kayode and other party chieftains.
Lawal said Adeleke had declared he would only work for Tinubu and not for other APC candidates, a position the party rejected.
“We have, therefore, carefully selected All Progressives Congress, APC, leaders and members in Osun State to actualise our collective desire of ensuring all-round victory for the President as well as our National and State Assembly candidates,” the statement said.
2027: Osun APC dumps Adeleke, sets up new campaign council for Tinubu
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has urged investors to take advantage of Nigeria’s 2026 oil and gas licensing round, highlighting the country’s improving investment climate amid growing global energy uncertainties.
The Commission Chief Executive, Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, made the call on Monday during a roundtable discussion titled ‘Energy Sovereignty in an Interconnected World: Aligning National Priorities, Markets and Global Security’, at the 2026 ADIPEC Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi.
Ms Eyesan told investors that Nigeria offers a stable investment environment and announced that the licensing round portal would officially open on 20 November 2026.
She urged prospective investors to explore the opportunities presented by the 2026 Licensing Round, which offers 40 oil and gas blocks.
“We are expecting investors to turn to Nigeria. We are going into another licensing round, and we will launch our bid portal on November 20. We expect to see interested investors because the environment is a lot more competitive,” she said.
“We have set a very attractive fiscal framework for investors. The overall environment is much more secure. We have been able to manage costs with a lot of incentives for investors, and we expect to see investors take up the offer when we open the portal.”
The NUPRC chief executive said Nigeria’s investment climate had improved following the enactment of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) in 2021 and the executive orders signed by President Bola Tinubu.
According to her, between 2021 and 2026, the commission conducted at least four successful licensing rounds, attracting additional investments into the country.
She said this represented a departure from the pre-PIA era, when licensing rounds were less frequent.
Ms Eyesan also highlighted Nigeria’s enormous gas potential, noting that the country holds an estimated 215 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of gas reserves but produces barely seven billion cubic feet (bcf) daily.
She said the gap between available reserves and current production presented significant opportunities for investors, particularly with major gas infrastructure projects in the pipeline.
“The stars are already aligned. For gas infrastructure, we just completed very major infrastructure projects that will unlock gas supply in the country and the sub-region.
“We talk about two major projects on the drawing board to move gas through the Nigeria-Morocco Atlantic Gas Pipeline and Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline. Again, this gas will go to Europe and will also meet regional demand. So, Nigeria is positioned to meet not just domestic supply,” the NUPRC chief executive said.
Ms Eyesan maintained that competition for investment in the global petroleum industry had intensified as more countries discovered oil and gas resources.
She said Nigeria had taken steps to position itself ahead of the competition by introducing reforms and making adjustments to attract the right category of investment.
“We understand that investors will prize execution risk, cost, delays and also uncertainty, and so what we have done in Nigeria is to ensure that we guard against these risks and then attract the investment required to enable us to unlock the huge resources we sit on,” she said.
2026 Licensing Round
On 7 October, the NUPRC announced the 2026 Licensing Round, offering 40 oil and gas blocks to prospective investors.
The announcement came less than three months after the commission concluded the bidding programme for its 2025 licensing round.
PREMIUM TIMES reported that 31 companies emerged as winners of 37 oil and gas blocks in the 2025 Licensing Round after the commercial bid conference held in Abuja in July.
The bidding process, conducted at the Transcorp Event Centre, attracted 143 companies, which submitted about 200 bids for 37 of the 50 oil and gas blocks offered by the commission.
The blocks span several terrains, including the Niger Delta onshore, shallow-water and deep-offshore areas, as well as the Benin, Anambra and Chad basins and the Benue Trough.
While 37 blocks attracted bids, the remaining 13 received no offers.
The NUPRC described the outcome as significant, noting that it was the first time Nigeria’s frontier basins, including the Benue Trough, Chad Basin, Anambra Basin and Benin Basin, had attracted such strong investor interest.
Following the 2025 licensing round, the commission also outlined plans to increase crude oil production by restoring more than 788,000 barrels per day of shut-in production and advancing offshore projects valued at an estimated $30 billion to $50 billion towards final investment decisions.
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