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

The oil tanker truck was carrying 2,700 gallons and around 100 gallons were released onto the ground and into the soil, according to DEEP. A contractor was called in to remove more.

The death toll from a petrol tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 98, the country’s emergency response ...

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

At least 65 oil tankers have dropped anchor at multiple locations, including off the coasts of China and Russia, since the ...

Niger State Governor Mohammed Umar Bago has banned heavy-duty trucks from plying the Dikko Bridge, following the fatal tanker explosion on Saturday. He directed that vehicles coming from the Maje ...

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 ...