The Federal Road Safety Corpse (FRSC) has said that between the years 2025 and 2026, comparative data has shown that there was 56 percent reduction in road crashes involving Dangote Cement trucks, 36 percent decline in fatalities as well as 52 percent reduction in injuries caused by the company’s trucks.
FRSC attributed this to the introduction of innovative transport safety policies and operational reforms by the company.
The Corps described Dangote Cement as a benchmark for transport management and road safety practices, not only in Nigeria but across Africa.
Speaking during a recent visit by Dangote Cement Plc to the FRSC Headquarters, the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, praised the company for setting new standards in road safety management and urged the sustained implementation of initiatives that were reshaping Nigeria’s transport landscape.
According to the Corps Marshal, these outcomes clearly demonstrate the effective execution of Dangote Cement’s Gap Analysis and the strength of its internal transport safety policies, which were described as worthy of emulation by logistics operators across Africa.
He noted that Dangote Cement’s success reinforces the belief that when industry leaders get safety right, the benefits extend to the entire nation and the continent at large.
Earlier, the Head of Transport at Dangote Cement Plc, Murilo Silva, highlighted the company’s ongoing investments in advanced transport management systems, including automated inspection technologies and artificial intelligence–driven solutions designed to enhance both operational efficiency and road safety.
Murilo Silva explained that long-standing collaboration with the FRSC in the formulation and implementation of transport policies is now yielding tangible results.
“In addition to its dedicated transport safety policy, the company continues to prioritise driver recertification and continuous retraining.”
Also speaking the Group Chief, HSSE and Sustainability Officer for Dangote Industries Limited, Dr. James Adenuga, emphasised that these achievements were underpinned by strong leadership commitment and unwavering top management support for innovation.
Adenuga reaffirmed that Dangote Cement remained focused on continuous improvement, with sustained reforms, safety enhancements, and innovation-led initiatives aimed at strengthening efficiency, deepening compliance with global best practices, and delivering lasting value to stakeholders and host communities.
Similarly, Lead Fleet Safety, Nigeria, at Dangote Cement,Ozovehe Abraham, disclosed that the company had deployed advanced technologies to monitor and assess driver behaviour in real time.
According to him, these systems enhance compliance with safety standards, identify risky driving patterns early, and support continuous improvement in driver performance.
Abraham added that Dangote Cement is currently recalibrating and strengthening its speed limit policy as part of broader operational safety measures to further reduce road crashes and reinforce discipline and safer haulage practices.
Members of the Dangote Cement delegation to the FRSC Headquarters included the Divisional Director of Transport, Obajana Hemant Rana (Col Rtd.); Head of Pre-Trip Inspection, Charles Theophilus,and Dr. Jibrin Abubakar of the Group’s Branding and Communications Department
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