Those who died were “burnt beyond recognition,” the spokesperson of the safety corps rescue teams, Olusegun Ogungbemide, said. Besides the 10 injured, rescuers extracted three others who were unharmed ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government wants tankers restricted to a maximum of 45,000 litres to reduce ...

The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country’s emergency response agency said on Sunday. The blast happened in the early hours of ...

First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu, through the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), donates N100m to victims of the Niger tanker ...

However, by 2024, the situation worsened, with 11 recorded incidents causing 341 fatalities and 124 injuries, according to the NMDPRA. So far in 2025, the country has already witnessed five road ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country’s emergency response agency said on Sunday. The blast happened in the ...

Jan. 18 (UPI) --More than 70 were killed and dozens more were injured in a fuel tanker fire and explosion along a highway in central Nigeria, authorities said Saturday. The deadly accident ...

A rice mill, fuel tanker and other properties have been destroyed in a gas explosion that rocked F&S Investment, a gas ...

Nigeria — At least 18 people died and 10 others were injured in southern Nigeria after a gasoline tanker exploded, officials said. The accident happened along the Enugu-Onitsha expressway in the ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country’s emergency response agency said on Sunday.