WHO, FRSC Strengthen Partnership To Tackle Nigeria’s Road Safety Crisis
Every road crash statistic represents a life cut short, a family shattered, and a future altered forever.
Yet experts insist that many of these tragedies can be prevented through better data, stronger policies and coordinated action among key stakeholders.
In a renewed effort to reduce road traffic fatalities in Nigeria, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have reinforced their collaboration aimed at making the nation’s roads safer for all users.
The commitment was reaffirmed during a meeting between WHO Country Representative, Dr. Pavel Ursu, and Deputy Corps Marshal Clement Oladele, where both sides explored ways to strengthen road safety interventions and enhance data-driven decision-making.
Road traffic injuries remain one of the world’s most pressing public health challenges.
According to WHO estimates, approximately 1.19 million people die annually from road crashes worldwide, with 90 per cent of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries.
Nigeria continues to face a significant burden, recording an estimated 17.2 road traffic deaths per 100,000 population, with men accounting for a disproportionate share of fatalities and injuries.
As part of the partnership, WHO is supporting FRSC and other stakeholders to strengthen road safety data systems, improve evidence-based policymaking and enhance targeted enforcement measures designed to protect vulnerable road users, including pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.
Stakeholders believe that reliable data remains critical to understanding crash patterns, identifying high-risk areas and developing interventions that can significantly reduce fatalities and serious injuries on Nigerian roads.
The collaboration also aligns with the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030, a global initiative aimed at reducing road traffic deaths and injuries through improved road safety management, safer infrastructure and stronger enforcement.
With thousands of lives lost to road crashes each year, officials say sustained partnerships and data-driven solutions will be essential to creating safer roads and preventing avoidable deaths across Nigeria.
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