Residents rush to scoop groundnut oil as tanker overturns in Niger
Residents in Bida, Niger State, rushed to collect groundnut oil on Tuesday morning after a tanker overturned near Shafa filling station in Esso area. This is coming just three days after a tragic tanker explosion claimed 98 lives in Suleja Local Government Area.
Residents scoop oil as another tanker falls in Niger
Such incidents are common in Niger State. On 8 September 2024, more than 50 travellers died in a midnight tanker explosion along the Agaie-Badeggi road. In 2022, another petrol-laden tanker exploded at Badeggi village near Bida. Although there were no casualties from the incident, the fire gutted two other vehicles.
Northern Senators Commiserate With Victims of Tanker Explosion in Niger
Senators of the nineteen northern states under the aegis of Northern Senators Forum, NSF have mourned the death of over eighty persons following the tragic tanker explosion that occurred on Saturday at Dikko Junction along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway in Niger State.
Niger tanker explosion: Death toll hits 98
"More deaths have been recorded from the fire incident. The latest figure is now 98 deaths, 69 injured, and 20 shops burnt down
Horror in Pictures: The Niger tanker explosion that killed many
While the authorities pointed fingers at residents for igniting the fire as they tried to scoop up spilling fuel, the former blamed it on hardship.
NEMA Distributes Relief Materials To Niger Tanker Explosion Victims
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has delivered food and non-food items including medical supplies for treatment of the injured victims and relief support for families of the affected persons in the tanker explosion that occured at Dikko Junction in Niger State last Saturday.
FG lauds Niger govt's swift response to tanker explosion disaster
The Federal Government has commended the Niger State Government for its quick response to the tanker explosion disaster at the Dikko Junction.The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris,
world-nuclear-news12h
Orano lodges second arbitration against Niger
Orano has announced it is lodging a second arbitration procedure against the State of Niger following its loss of operational ...
The Punch on MSN18h
Niger disclaims fake empowerment scheme, urges public caution
The Niger State Government has disowned an online portal circulating on social media that invites the state’s youths and ...
Niger journalist held after channel suspended, association says
A major journalist in Niger was in custody Saturday, an association said, a day after the private TV channel he runs was ...
PM NEWS Nigeria23h
NEMA donates relief items to fire disaster victims in Niger
General, NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, who led a delegation to the scene of the incident on Monday, expressed deep sympathy for the ...
Orano Initiates a Second Arbitration Procedure Vis à Vis the State of Niger Following the Loss of Operational Control Over SOMAÏR
Orano is lodging a second arbitration procedure vis à vis the State of Niger in order to assert its rights following the loss ...
Nigeria approves Shell's exit from Niger Delta
Nigeria approves Shell's watershed exit from oil-rich Niger Delta-but activists are not pleased. Tanzania's Samia Suluhu Hassan receives an early nomination for being the ruling party's presidential ...
Niger Frees News Editor Who Aired Junta-critical Story
Niger has freed an editor-in-chief arrested after his TV news channel aired a programme critical of the ruling junta, the broadcaster told AFP on Monday.
Daily Post Nigeria on MSN18h
Niger govt disclaims fraudulent youth empowerment, farmers’ grant portal
The Niger State Government has issued a warning regarding a fake online portal circulating on social media, claiming to be a ...