In compliance with President Bola Tinubu’s directive, 20 victims of last Saturday’s devastating tanker explosion at Dikko Junction in Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State have been transferred to the Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital in Abuja for advanced medical treatment.

Kumar Tsukwam, the Niger State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), gave the update on the accident.

Death toll from Saturday's petrol tanker explosion has risen to 98 with 69 injured and 20 shops burnt to the ground.

The death toll in last Saturday's tanker explosion at Dikko Junction in Gurara local government area of Niger state has increased to 86 people as some of the injured victims died while receiving treatment.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday mourned the victims of the Saturday tragic petrol tanker explosion at Dikko Junction along Dikko-Maje Minna Road, Niger State. The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary,

In response to President Bola Tinubu's directive for the prompt transfer of victims of the Dikko Junction fuel tanker explosion to tertiary medical

The death toll from a petrol tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 98, the country’s emergency response agency said. The blast happened in the early hours of Saturday near the Suleja area of Niger state after individuals attempted to transfer petrol from a crashed oil tanker into another truck using a generator.

After the Suleja fuel tanker explosion that killed over 80 and injured many, President Tinubu ordered the swift transfer of victims to tertiary medical facilities.