Tsukwam said a truck carrying 60,000 litres of gasoline had an accident around 10:00 am (0900 GMT) at the Dikko junction on ...

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said most of the victims were burnt beyond recognition. The fuel tanker ...

"The death toll stands at 70 so far," Kumar Tsukwam, the head of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger State, told ...

A fuel-laden tanker burst into flames in Niger state, northcentral Nigeria, on Saturday, January 18, sending shockwaves ...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -At least 70 people were killed and more injured in northern Nigeria on Saturday when a petrol ...

The blast took place in the early hours of Saturday morning after a group of people attempted to move fuel from one tanker ...

Kumar Tsukwam, the Niger State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), gave the update on the accident.

Over 50 persons lost their lives in a petrol tanker explosion along Dikko-Maje road, opposite Badeggi fuelling station, in ...

Niger State's Federal Road Safety Corps says scores of others were injured collecting spilled oil from the tanker ...

Niger is a largely Muslim state in Africa's most populous nation. Earlier, Kumar Tsukwam, the Federal Road Safety Corps ...

Kumar Tsukwam, the Niger State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), gave the update on the accident.