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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...
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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...
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Provide relief materials to Niger tanker explosion victims, Reps urge FG
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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...
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Reps Link Niger Tanker Explosions to Poor Roads, Lax Safety Rules
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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...
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Niger State Tanker Explosion Claims 35 Lives
A fuel tanker explosion in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State has reportedly claimed at least 35 lives and left 46 others with severe injuries. The tragedy unfolded on Tuesday morning, October 21, 2025, when residents rushed to scoop fuel...
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Reps blame bad roads for recurring tanker explosions in Niger State
The House of Representatives has blamed the deplorable condition of the Bida–Agaie–Lapai–Lambata–Diko Road and weak enforcement of safety standards for recurring tanker explosions and fatal accidents in Niger State, which have claimed several...
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Fuel tanker explosion kills 31 in Nigeria’s Niger state
A tanker truck laden with gasoline exploded Tuesday in north-central Nigeria, killing at least 31 people, police said. The explosion occurred in the Bida area of Niger State after the truck fell and as residents rushed to the scene to scoop up...
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Nigerian Union NUPENG Mourns Victims Of Niger State Tanker Explosion, Demands Road Rehabilitation
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The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has expressed sorrow over the tragic tanker explosion that occurred along the Bida-Agaie road in Niger State on Tuesday, resulting in multiple deaths, injuries, and property...
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Niger: 35 Confirmed Killed, 40 Injured Scooping Petrol from Overturned Petrol Tanker
•NGF mourns victims, commiserates with Niger govt •Considerable property burnt Laleye Dipo in Minna At least 35 persons have been burnt to death while scooping for fuel from an overturned petrol Tanker at Essan village near Badeggi town in Katcha...
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Bago Mourns Victims of Niger Tanker Explosion
Niger State Governor Umaru Bago has expressed deep sorrow over the tanker explosion that claimed several lives in Essa, Katcha Local Government Area, describing the incident as tragic and avoidable. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary,...
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Tanker Explosion Kills 30 in Niger State, Injures 40
At least 30 people have died, and around 40 others sustained various injuries following a devastating tanker explosion on Tuesday in Niger State. The explosion occurred at about 11:00 a.m. in Essan and Badeggi communities along the Bida–Agaie road...
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FG Approves First Mining Site In Lapai, Niger State, As 23 Farmers Get Compensation
The federal government has approved the first mining site for Lapai Local Government Area in Niger State with not less than 23 farmers losing their farmlands and crops to the project. Each of the affected farmer in Takalifiya community in the...
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Niger Gov Bago condoles Essa community over devastating tanker explosion
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has condoled with the people of Essa community in Katcha LGA over a devastating tanker explosion that claimed several lives and left many injured. The governor in a statement issued by his Chief Press...
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Fuel Scooping Turns Tragic as 35 Die in Niger Tanker Blast
At least 35 people have been confirmed dead and 46 others injured after a petrol tanker exploded in Essa village, Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State, on Tuesday afternoon. The tragic incident occurred along the Agaie–Bida Road when...
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At Least 35 Killed, 40 Injured In Niger Petrol Tanker Explosion
At least 35 persons have been burnt to death while scooping for fuel from an overturned petrol Tanker at Essan village near Badeggi town in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State, while 40 others were reportedly injured in the accident which...
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Niger: 30 Feared Dead, 40 Injured In Tanker Explosion
No fewer than 30 people have reportedly lost their lives, while about 40 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a tragic tanker explosion that occurred in Niger State. New Telegraph gathered that the incident occured around 11:00 a.m. on...
Another tanker explosion kills 30, injures 40 in Niger
No fewer than 30 people have reportedly been killed and 40 others injured in fuel tanker explosion while scooping petroleum product in Badeggi area of Niger state. The accident occurred around 11 o’clock on Tuesday morning at Essan and Badeggi...
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35 Feared Dead, 40 Injured In Niger Tanker Explosion
1 MINNA – No fewer than 35 people reportedly lost their lives while about 40 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a tragic tanker explosion that occurred along the Essa axis of the Agaie–Bida Road in Katcha Local Government Area of...
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30 Dead, 40 Injured as Petrol Tanker Explodes in Niger State
121 By Oscar Okhifo No fewer than 30 persons have been confirmed dead and about 40 others sustained varying degrees of burns after a petrol-laden tanker exploded on Tuesday in Niger State. The tragic incident occurred around 11:00 a.m on Tuesday ,...
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Again, over 30 die, 40 injured in Niger tanker explosion
*NUPENG blames bad road, says over 30 tanker accidents recorded on same route in October *Gov Bago laments tragedy, decries fuel-scooping Barely eight months after over 90 people were roasted in a fire caused by a tanker explosion in Suleja, Niger...
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