FRSC, MEMAN intensify collaboration to curb tanker accidents nationwide

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) have strengthened their partnership to reduce petroleum tanker-related accidents across the country through a nationwide Safe-To-Load (S-T-L) training programme.

The initiative, which builds on a collaboration that began in 2019, is designed to improve safety compliance within Nigeria’s downstream petroleum transport sector and enhance overall road safety performance on major highways.

Speaking at the South-South regional training held in Port Harcourt, MEMAN reiterated its commitment to raising safety standards in the movement of petroleum products. The association noted that the Safe-To-Load programme aligns with the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety, which targets a significant reduction in road traffic fatalities and injuries globally.

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Officials stressed that achieving safer tanker operations requires attention to key safety pillars, including improved road infrastructure, safer vehicles, responsible driving behaviour, stronger post-crash response, and effective road safety management systems.

FRSC representatives, alongside officials of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority and state sector commanders, commended the training initiative, describing it as critical to equipping enforcement officers with the technical capacity needed for effective regulation of tanker operations.

The 2026 Safe-To-Load training programme, which commenced in Lagos on April 9, has continued in Port Harcourt and is expected to conclude in the Federal Capital Territory on April 17.

Stakeholders expressed optimism that the ongoing training would improve compliance among petroleum haulage operators and significantly reduce the frequency of tanker-related crashes on Nigerian roads.