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FG, Tanker Drivers Split Over 60,000 Truck Ban Enforcement

Temitope Nlewemchi — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 07:40:06 +0000

A rift has emerged between the federal government and tanker drivers over the enforcement of a ban on 60,000 unfit trucks operating across the country. The government’s decision to take unsafe petroleum tankers off the roads has sparked resistance from the drivers’ union, which argues that the move could lead to job losses, fuel distribution [...]

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House of Representatives Donates N100 Million to Jigawa State Tanker Explosion Victims

Temitope Nlewemchi — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 21:20:19 +0000

The Nigerian House of Representatives has announced a donation of N100 million to support victims of the recent tragic tanker explosion in Jigawa State. This gesture aims to provide immediate financial relief to affected families and assist with ongoing medical treatments for those injured in the disaster. Background of the Tragedy The explosion, which occurred [...]

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NUPENG Is Not To Blame For Tanker Accidents – Comrade Williams Akporeha

David Folami — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 00:49:21 +0000

President of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, Comrade Williams Akporeha has begged the Federal Government to make roads motor-able, improve security on the highways and complement the efforts of the union in training Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTDs. According to him, reports that there is an increasing rate of accidents involving [...]

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No Going Back On Tanker Drivers’ Strike – NUPENG

David Folami — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 17:49:25 +0000

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has said its Petroleum Tanker Drivers had been mobilised to ensure no movement of petroleum tankers as their nationwide strike begins on Monday. Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, the South-West Chairman of NUPENG Lagos Council, made the assertion on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency [...]

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306 Nigerians Died In Petroleum Tanker Accidents This Year – FRSC

David Folami — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 08:05:19 +0000

Boboye Oyeyemi, Corp Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps recently disclosed that no less than 306 persons lost their lives in 2016 as a result of Petroleum tanker accidents across the country. Speaking at the flag off of the Special End of Year 2016 Patrol in Makurdi, Oyeyemi claimed that the losses from tanker [...]

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NPC Tanker Explodes In Abuja

David Folami — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 01:28:21 +0000

A petrol tanker belonging to Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) with 45,000 litres of petrol, caught fire on Tuesday while discharging the product at a filling station along Abdulsalami Abukakar Way, Apo, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there was no loss of life but the tanker was completely burnt down, while [...]

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One Murdered In Oyo State Petrol Tanker Fire

David Folami — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 19:10:01 +0000

One person was confirmed dead while properties worth millions of naira were destroyed in a tanker fire incident that occurred on Monday night at Takie area of Ogbomoso in Oyo State. . Eye witnesses reports that the fire was caused by a petrol tanker which crashed into a nearby park following brake failure. . Some [...]

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Total Panic As Tanker Catches Fire In Iganmu-Lagos

David Folami — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 14:24:10 +0000

Fire was all over the premises of Zoom, a telecommunications company close to the National Theatre in Iganmu-Lagos today, in the morning, after an explosion took place as some people were transferring fuel from one tanker into another. . Reports has it that the explosion, which occured shortly after 11AM caused panic in the areas [...]

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