Niger tanker explosion death toll rises to 42 as residents blame bad road

The death toll from the petrol tanker explosion in Essa community, Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State, has risen to 42, while more than 60 others sustained injuries. The tragic incident occurred on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, when a...

Niger State Residents Should Defend Themselves; I’ll Not Pay Ransom To

Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger state has declared that he will neither negotiate with bandits nor pay ransom for kidnapped victims in the state. This was just as he also tasked the people to stand up and defend themselves against terrorist...

Niger gov mourns 35 persons killed in tanker explosion

The trial of detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), took a dramatic turn on Tuesday as he agreed to enter his defence. This development comes hours after Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential...

UPDATED: Death toll from Niger tanker explosion rises to 42 as residents decry “death trap” highway

Death toll from Tuesday’s devastating tanker explosion in Essa community, Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State, has climbed to 42, with more than 60 others nursing varying degrees of burns. The incident occurred on October 21, 2025, after a...

39 Dead 60 injured In Niger Tanker Explosion

The National Emergency Management Agency has deployed an emergency response following a petrol tanker explosion that claimed 39 lives and left more than 60 others with severe burns in the Essan community, Katcha Local Government Area of Niger...

FG Condoles With Niger State Over Petrol Tanker Explosion

The Federal Government has commiserated with the people of Niger State over the tragic petrol tanker explosion that occurred in Essa, Katcha Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. The government, in a statement signed by the Minister of...

FG Condoles Niger State Over Essa Tanker Explosion

The Federal Government expresses its deep sorrow over the tragic petrol tanker explosion that occurred in Essa, Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State, a few days ago, which claimed many innocent lives and left several others injured.... The...

American missionary latest westerner to be abducted in Niger capital

Breadcrumb Trail Links News World It marks the latest in a spate of kidnappings of westerners this year, in a country plagued by jihadist violence and governed by a military junta Author of the article: Published Oct 22, 2025 • Last updated 3...

Niger Assembly seeks stakeholders’ input on proposed College of Nursing

The Niger State House of Assembly has called on stakeholders to make contributions to the proposed private member bill for the establishment of the Niger State College of Nursing and Midwifery. The bill, sponsored by Hon. Comrade Murtala Adamu...

Niger Governor Bago Vows No Negotiation With Bandits Or Ransom For Kidnapped Victims

Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has vowed never to negotiate with bandits or pay ransom for kidnapped victims, saying that doing so would only embolden the criminals and worsen insecurity in the state. Bago stated this during a condolence...

Niger: Kevin Rideout, humanitarian pilot and American national, abducted in the city center

An American national, 48-year-old Kevin Rideout, was abducted on Tuesday night in Niamey, the capital of Niger. As a civilian pilot, he worked for Serving In Mission (SIM), an international evangelical organization engaged in humanitarian and...

Tanker explosion: Reps task FG on completion of Niger-Abuja  highway

The House of Representatives has tasked the Federal Government on the need to rehabilitate, expand and complete the Bida –Agaie –Lapai – Lambata -Diko Road in Niger. By EricJames Ochigbo The House of Representatives has tasked the Federal...

Tanker Accident: Sanwo-Olu Commiserates With Niger Governor, Victims’ Families

Niger state tanker explosion The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed sympathy to his Niger State counterpart, Governor Mohammed Bago, the government and people of Niger State over the tanker explosion that reportedly...

US missionary abducted in Niger capital

A US missionary working for evangelical Christian organisation SIM has been abducted in Niger's capital Niamey, officials said Wednesday. It marks the latest in a spate of kidnappings of westerners this year in northern Niger, a country plagued by...

FG Condoles with Niger State over Essa Petrol Tanker Explosion

The Federal Government has expressed its deep sorrow over the tragic petrol tanker explosion that occurred in Essa, Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State, a few days ago, which claimed many innocent lives and left several others injured....

American Missionary Pilot Abducted Near Presidential Palace In Niger Republic –Report

An American citizen has been kidnapped from his residence in Niamey, the capital of the Republic of Niger, by unknown armed men, multiple security sources in the West African country confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday. The incident, which...

Reps task FRSC on stricter tanker safety after explosion in Niger state

The house of representatives has asked the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to intensify enforcement of safety standards for tankers and heavy-duty vehicles. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion moved by Saidu Abdullahi, lawmaker...

Provide relief materials to Niger tanker explosion victims, Reps urge FG

The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to mobilise relief materials urgently and medical supplies to assist victims of Tuesday’s tanker explosion in Niger State, which claimed over 30 lives and left scores of others...

Reps Link Niger Tanker Explosions to Poor Roads, Lax Safety Rules

The House of Representatives has attributed the frequent tanker explosions and fatal accidents along the Bida–Agaie–Lapai–Lambata–Diko Road in Niger State to its deplorable state and inadequate enforcement of safety standards, resulting in...

Niger tragedy: 30 tankers fell in one month on same Agaie-Lapai road – NUPENG  

About a year after 48 people and 50 cows got burnt in an accident involving a petrol tanker and a truck along the Bida-Agaie-Lapai road in Lapai local government area of Niger state, a similar incident occurred on the same route Tuesday, killing...