According to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), there were 12,077 road accidents of which 5,400 persons died in 2015. Guinness Nigeria, leading brewery company in Nigeria, as part of its corporate strategy for reducing alcohol-related road crashes, have set ambitious responsible drinking targets and is committed to measuring and reporting on every programme. This was the agenda at the UNITAR Road Safety Conference, which held recently in Abuja. The conference served as an outlet to discuss solutions and share best practices and learnings on road safety legislation and regulation that will help address the issues of road safety in Nigeria. At the conference, plans to unveil a series of major road safety engagements aimed at reducing traffic death and injuries; and improve road safety both globally and in Nigeria, were introduced.

Source: The Guardian February 16, 2019 03:11 UTC