Nigeria’s electricity industry continues to grapple with serious safety concerns, with no fewer than 192 people either killed or injured in power-related incidents in 2025. Data released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission shows that while there was a modest decline in overall casualties compared to the previous year, the numbers...
The leadership of the automobile market association in Ladipo, Mushin, Lagos, has called on the state government to construct a pedestrian bridge at Toyota Bus Stop along the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway to curb frequent accidents involving traders and customers. The President-General of the association, Prince Africanus Ogudoro, made the appeal du...
•FRSC officials at scene of an accident Two persons have been confirmed dead after a bicycle conveying two youths rammed into a commercial jeep along Okigwe Road, Owerri, Imo State, on Christmas Eve. Eyewitnesses said the victims were riding on a small bike after a football training session in Orji, Owerri North Local Government Area, [&hellip...
The federal government has announced stricter measures to enhance safety across Nigeria’s waterways, including the mandatory use of life jackets and the phasing out of dilapidated wooden boats. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, made this known during a stakeholders’ meeting on marine safety awareness held at the Governm...
•Fireworks Five people died across Germany and a police officer was seriously injured from accidents linked to the powerful fireworks Germans traditionally set off to celebrate the new year, police said in a preliminary count. Germans celebrate the new year with a particularly intense usage of fireworks, which spurs a recurrent debate about ou...
•Segun Obayendo Over 200 people lost their lives as a result of boat accidents in seven states in 2023, the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration declared today. It said findings by CIOTA showed that the accidents occurred in Kwara, Calabar, Nasarawa, Adamawa, Sokoto, Kebbi and Ondo states, adding that thousands had died from road cr...
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