Two days after scores of people were burnt to death or injured when a fallen petrol tanker exploded in Niger State, another tanker fell in Bida town of Niger State on Monday. However, Fatimah Mohammed ...

The death toll from the explosion of a petrol tanker truck in Nigeria that killed people rushing to gather fuel has risen to 86, emergency services said Sunday.

Tanker trucks were more widely used by the 1940s, but oil tanker ships began to dominate the oil transport market as the oil industry expanded and oil was imported from other countries.

Nigerian rescuers on Monday raised the toll from the explosion of a petrol tanker truck that killed people rushing to gather fuel from 86 to 98.

A total of 86 people have died after a petrol tanker truck overturned and exploded in Niger state. Most of the victims were impoverished local residents who had rushed to scoop up the spilled petrol, ...

The blast happened in the early hours of Saturday near the Suleja area of Niger state after individuals attempted to transfer petrol from a crashed oil tanker into another truck using a generator.

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - At least 60 people were killed and more injured in northern Nigeria on Jan 18 when a petrol tanker truck overturned ... in Africa’s largest oil producer, killing dozens ...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Jan 18 (Reuters) - At least 70 people were killed and more injured in northern Nigeria on Saturday when a petrol tanker truck overturned ... Africa's largest oil producer ...

At least 70 people were killed and more injured in northern Nigeria on Saturday when a petrol tanker truck overturned ... become common in Africa's largest oil producer, killing dozens of people ...

At least 86 people have been confirmed dead following a petrol tanker explosion in Niger state, Nigeria, as reported by ...

The blast happened in the early hours of Saturday near the Suleja area of Niger state after individuals attempted to transfer gasoline from one tanker into another truck using a generator. The fuel ...

Niger state Governor, Umaru Bago has directed heavy-duty trucks to cease using the one-way route through Dikko Bridge following a catastrophic tanker explosion on Saturday that left over 70 people ...