A proud moment for the Federal Road Safety Corps as the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, mni, was today honoured with the Outstanding Leadership in Road Safety Management Award by @prtimesafrica in recognition of his visionary leadership, commitment to safer roads, and transformative strides in advancing road safety administration across Nigeria.
The prestigious award was presented at the Corps Marshal's office by the Publisher/CEO of PR Times Africa, Mr. Kabir Yusuf, who commended the Corps Marshal's remarkable contributions to public safety and institutional excellence.
PR Times Africa is a leading Pan-African multimedia and strategic communications platform dedicated to promoting leadership, diplomacy, trade, investment, and impactful governance across the continent. Through this recognition, the organisation celebrates leaders whose vision and service continue to inspire positive change.
FRSC TAKES NIGERIA’S ROAD SAFETY DIPLOMACY TO THE GLOBAL STAGE: HOW SHEHU MOHAMMED’S UN PRESENTATION UNDERSCORES THE CORPS’ STRATEGIC ROLE IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF SAFER ROADS
By Ohaeri Osondu
When the world gathered at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to confront one of the most persistent but often underestimated global development challenges, road traffic deaths and injuries, Nigeria was not merely represented. It was strategically positioned to contribute to the conversation.
At the centre of Nigeria’s participation was the Corps Marshal of FRSC, Shehu Mohammed, who led Nigeria’s delegation to the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Improving Global Road Safety and presented Nigeria’s national statement on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The significance of the assignment extends beyond the personality of the Corps Marshal or the institution he leads. It represents a growing recognition that road safety is no longer simply a matter of traffic enforcement. It is a global public health, economic, governance, infrastructure, mobility and sustainable development issue.
The UN High-Level Meeting, held on 20–21 July 2026, focused on “Scaling up and accelerating implementation of commitments to halving road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030.” The meeting brought together heads of government, ministers, policymakers, international organisations, civil society, the private sector and road safety experts to assess progress and accelerate action under the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021–2030.
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From road enforcement to global policy leadership
The participation of the FRSC Corps Marshal at such a high-level international forum is a reflection of the changing strategic identity of the Corps.
Created to address Nigeria’s road safety challenges, the FRSC has progressively evolved into an institution whose work intersects with global road safety governance. Its responsibilities now extend across enforcement, driver licensing, public education, emergency response, data, technology, road infrastructure safety and inter-agency collaboration.
At the UN meeting, the Corps Marshal presented Nigeria’s road safety experience as part of the global search for practical solutions to a crisis that claims nearly 1.2 million lives annually and disproportionately affects low and middle-income countries. Road crashes remain a leading cause of death among children and young people aged 5–29.
The presentation therefore placed Nigeria’s road safety realities within a broader international framework, demonstrating that the challenges confronting Nigerian motorists and road users are part of a global road safety crisis requiring shared knowledge, financing, innovation and political commitment.
The strategic meaning of the Corps Marshal’s assignment
The decision by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to direct the FRSC Corps Marshal to lead Nigeria’s delegation to the UN High-Level Meeting is a significant political statement about the importance of road safety to national development. It also signals confidence in the FRSC as Nigeria’s leading road safety institution and in its ability to articulate the country’s road safety priorities before the international community.
At a time when road crashes continue to impose enormous human and economic costs on nations, the role of the FRSC is becoming increasingly strategic. Every crash prevented protects not only a life but also a family, a workforce, an investment and a component of national productivity.
This is why road safety must be viewed beyond the traditional image of traffic officers on highways. The modern road safety institution is simultaneously an enforcement agency, a public education platform, an emergency response partner, a data institution, a policy contributor and an international development stakeholder.
The FRSC’s presence at the UN meeting reflects this broader reality.
A national institution with continental relevance
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