Nigeria to Implement Tanker Ban Amid Rising Road Accidents that claim 3500 Lives
Nigeria’s Federal Government has announced on February 19 plans to phase out tanker trucks with capacities of 60,000 and 45,000 litres in an effort to […]
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Tanker truck explosion in Nigeria kills over 140
More than 140 people died in northern Nigeria after a fuel tanker overturned and exploded while a crowd was collecting spilled gasoline, according to officials […]
Nigeria: Strange deaths recorded in Kano are linked 60 percent to COVID-19
Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Osagie Ohanire, said that between 50% and 60% of the unexplained deaths in Kano State, or about 600 deaths, could well […]
Nigeria bans production, importation of codeine syrups
Nigerian government has announced a ban on the production and import of cough syrup containing codeine. Codeine is a medicine that is used to relieve […]
Nigeria: Dangote Launches 20,000-Ha Rice Production Scheme
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, last week launched 20,000 hectare rice production scheme in Jigawa state, aimed at making Nigeria self-sufficient in rice production and […]