Senate Passes Bill Proposing N50,000 Fine for Hawking, Preaching in Commercial Vehicles
The amendments raise fines by up to 300% and add penalties for 52 offences, including N100,000 for drunk driving and reckless driving.
- On Thursday, the Nigerian Senate passed the Federal Road Safety Corps Act Bill, introducing stiffer penalties for 52 traffic offences to curb recklessness on Nigerian roads.
- Senators argued the increases are necessary to check recklessness, citing the Federal Road Safety Corps' complaints in recent years that weak penalties encourage traffic violations.
- Fines for several offences rose by up to 300% under the new provisions; reckless driving, speed limit violations, and driving under the influence now attract N100,000 fines with up to two years imprisonment.
- Transport operators in cities like Abuja and Lagos face new restrictions, as the bill imposes N50,000 fines or six months imprisonment for hawking or preaching in commercial vehicles.
- The legislation now awaits presidential assent before implementation; the second schedule of the amended Act lists 52 offences and their penalties, strengthening Federal Road Safety Corps enforcement capacity.
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FRSC Act: Senate raises traffic fines by 300%
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Senate Passes FRSC Amendment Bill: N50,000 Fine Now Awaits You for Preaching or Hawking in Buses
The Senate has passed the Federal Road Safety Corps (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and Nigerians who preach, hawk, or trade inside commercial buses could soon pay N50,000 for it. The bill cleared plenary on Thursday and has already been transmitted to the presidency for assent. Once President Tinubu signs it, the FRSC Act gets its biggest facelift in years, with fines for a wide range of traffic offences going up by as much as 300 percent. What exactly…
Senate Passes Bill to Sanction Trading, Preaching in Buses
By Modupe Gbadeyanka A bill aimed at prohibiting hawking, trading or preaching inside commercial vehicles in Nigeria has been passed by the Senate. The bill known as the Federal Road Safety Corps (Amendment) Bill, 2026, imposes fines between N50,000 and N100,000 for violations if assented to by the President. The piece of legislation was passed […]
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