•People scooping diesel and the fallen tanker A tanker loaded with diesel has fallen on the Liverpool Bridge in the Apapa area of Lagos State, spilling its contents on the road. The incident, which occurred today, saw residents of the area scooping the inflammable contents without considering the associated risks, reports Channels TV. Disclosi...
•Tanker falls in Lagos The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) today diverted traffic to the new coastal road after a gas-laden tanker overturned on the main carriageway at Chisco, inward Victoria Island. A statement by the agency’s spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq, said the incident occurred in the early hours and involved a truck c...
•A fallen fuel tanker A tanker carrying 15,000 litres of Automotive Gas Oil (diesel) crashed and spilt its content at the Toll Gate area along the Ibadan-Ife Expressway. The incident occurredlast night when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, causing it to somersault and veer off the road, reports The PUNCH. Chairman of [&hellip...
Tragedy struck on Ifie Road in Warri South Local Government Area on Friday afternoon as a woman identified simply as Joy and one of her children were crushed to death by a fuel tanker. The deceased and her three children were said to be riding on a commercial motorcycle on their way home from school […]
•Scene of the accident Over 30 people have been confirmed dead following a petrol tanker explosion in Agaie Local Government Area of Niger State. The incident occurred when the tanker collided head-on with a trailer truck carrying passengers and cattle from Wudil, Kano State, en route to Lagos. Abdullahi Baba-Arab, Director General of the Nige...
•Tanker drivers The ongoing leadership tussle rocking the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), seems to have worsened as some aggrieved members of the Association held a parallel election in Abuja. A huge number of the Association members who are dissatisfied by the recent el...
An unconfirmed number of persons have been feared dead after a tanker carrying petroleum products burst into flames in Rivers State. The devastating incident happened last night along the Eleme axis of the East-West Road, which has long been neglected, increasing motorists’ risks, reports Channels TV. Reports suggest that the tragedy was trigg...
•The scene of the tanker accident at Ojuelegba, Lagos A tanker laden with oil overturned in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos yesterday. Despite the inherent danger, some residents of the area were spotted scooping the contents of the truck which spilled into the road, reports Channels TV. Emergencies authorities, however, said no casualties were re...
•Tanker drivers The meeting of the federal government, the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), and other stakeholders yesterday ended with no agreement reached. The meeting was called by the government over the suspension of operations by tanker drivers who stopped lifting of petroleum products yesterday amid harsh economic ...
•Organised Labour The organised Labour yesterday began mobilising its members for a nationwide protest slated for February 27 and 28 over the cost of living crisis in the country. Sources in the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress told our correspondents that the National Executive Council (NEC) met via Zoom on Friday, February 16, to [&...
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