At least 42 people have been killed in an oil tanker explosion in Nigeria's central Niger state after the vehicle skidded off the road and crashed, spilling fuel, an aid worker has told the BBC.

The recent petrol tanker explosion that occurred along the Agaie-Bida road, once again, re-echoed the agony which many communities along all the failed sections of federal highways in the country have ...

A tanker truck laden with gasoline exploded Tuesday in north-central Nigeria, killing at least 31 people, police said. The explosion occurred in the Bida area of Niger State after the truck fell and ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A tanker truck laden with gasoline exploded Tuesday in north-central Nigeria, killing at least 31 people, police said. The explosion occurred in the Bida area of Niger State ...

A major disaster was averted, yesterday evening, after a fuel-laden tanker fell and spilled its contents in front of the Nigerian Maritime Resources Development Centre, a facility of the Nigerian ...

In the last 15 years, Nigeria has witnessed horrendous humanitarian consequences of armed conflict, and in addition, faces ...

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said it averted on Monday a major fire disaster after a gas-laden tanker overturned along the main carriageway at Chisco, inward Victoria Island, ...

US House to vote on deal to end longest government shutdown in history The House of Representatives will try to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, with a vote on a stopgap funding ...