Federal Road Safety Commission,FRSC, has stepped down its directive to ban all petroleum tanker drivers from embarking on night journeys from today.

Its Corp Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, who revealed the agency’s decision, said the decision was taken to ease the movement of goods across Nigeria during the yuletide, as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation gave assurance of adequate supply of petroleum products during the period.

Oyeyemi noted that in spite of the reversal, the FRSC would ensure that tanker drivers comply with the minimum safety standards.

The corp marshal stressed that the compliance would help to prevent issues of over speeding and avoidable loss of lives.