Nigeria to review gasoline transport safety protocols after deadly blast
Nigeria’s 5,000 kilometers of oil pipelines are often prone to vandalism, and petrol suppliers mostly rely on tankers to transport fuel around the country
Fuel tanker blast in Nigeria; almost 100 dead
A tragic fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has killed nearly 100 people and injured 50 others, according to police on Wednesday.
Mass funerals held for over 150 killed in Nigeria fuel tanker explosion
Many killed while scooping up spilled petrol from road, rising fuel prices forcing them to take ‘desperate measures’.
Nigeria tanker blast kills 147 in deadly fuel rush
MAJIYA: An explosion tore through crowds of people who had rushed to collect fuel spilling from a crashed tanker in northern Nigeria, killing at least 147, officials said on Wednesday.
Fuel tanker explosion kills 90 in northwestern Nigeria
At least 90 people were killed and 50 others injured when a truck carrying fuel exploded in northwestern Nigeria, police said Wednesday. The tanker exploded along the Kano-Hadejia expressway in the local government area of Taura in Jigawa state, police spokesman Lawan Adamu told Anadolu.
Behind Nigeria’s Deadliest Road Incident in Years, a Quest for Cheap Fuel
More than 160 people died when an overturned fuel tanker in northern Nigeria exploded. Witnesses and relatives of victims said poverty had driven most to try to collect the spilled gas.
Death toll in Nigeria fuel tanker explosion rises to 170
A fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has killed more than 170 people, with a further 70 receiving intensive care in hospital, police said on Friday. "At the Federal Medical Centers in Azare, Nguru,
Rights groups, activists in Nigeria blast police tactics against 'End SARS' memorial participants
Witnesses say police beat and fired tear gas at protesters as they tried to gather at Lekki toll gate in Lagos, site of ...
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‘We’ll never forget’: Town grieves after deadly Nigeria fuel tanker blast
Majia, Nigeria – Days after a fuel tanker explosion killed 170 mostly young people in Majia, a farming town in northern ...
Toll rises to 153 from Nigeria fuel tanker explosion
The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria has risen to at least 153 people and injured 100, police told ...
'My nephews died in tanker blast trying to stop petrol scoopers'
"My nephews, Nuradeen Rabiu, 16, and Dini Babalo, 17, were among those killed. They tried to stop people from getting too ...
At least 94 people killed and 50 others injured after fuel tanker explodes on highway in northern Nigeria
At least 94 people are dead and 50 others injured after a fuel tanker toppled over and exploded on a highway in northern ...
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Nigeria CNG Vehicle Blast in Edo Leaves Three Injured, Sparks Regulatory Concerns
An explosion involving a CNG-powered car at an Edo State gas station has injured three people. Authorities emphasize using ...