A tanker has exploded after crashing in Nigeria, killing 77 people who had rushed to collect fuel from the scene, authorities ...

More than 70 were killed and dozens more were injured in a fuel tanker fire and explosion along a highway in central Nigeria, ...

By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -At least 60 people were killed and others injured in northern Nigeria on ...

At least 70 people were killed and more injured in northern Nigeria on Saturday when a fuel tanker truck overturned, spilling ...

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

The death toll likely to go up in the latest tanker explosion in Africa’s largest economy amid rising fuel cost.

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

A devastating petrol tanker explosion in Niger state, Nigeria, has resulted in at least 70 fatalities and numerous injuries.

MAIDUGURI: A petrol tanker truck exploded after flipping over in central Nigeria on Saturday, killing 70 people who had gathered to take the spilt fuel, the national road safety authority said. “The ...

"Large crowd of people gathered to scoop fuel despite concerted efforts to stop them," Tsukwam said in a statement.

The incident, which occurred after the truck overturned and spilled fuel, highlights the dangers of fuel scarcity and the ...