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Stakeholders have expressed fears over increasing tanker accidents in the downstream sector of Nigeria’s petroleum industry, stressing that it could further impact negatively on the economy.
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Fallen fuel tanker spilling content on the road along Alapere Ogudu area of the state. Standstill traffic situation presently.
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By Bose Adelaja Lagos State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA, Sunday, lamented incessant attacks on its officials just as another tanker has overturned at Festac area. The tanker-laden with 33,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), was said to have overturned at about 6am, around Festac Link Bridge spilling its content on the road. The incident
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•Cleanup, remediation of 66 spill incidents to cost N25trn — Expert •PCOVID-19 slows down firms’ response By Michael Eboh OIL and gas companies operating in Niger Delta spilled 3,346.94 barrels of crude oil, an equivalent of 532,078 litres, in eight months, from January to August 2020, according to data obtained from the National Oil Spill
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…as fallen tanker disrupts vehicular activities By Bose Adelaja Property worth millions of Naira was lost Thursday, during a fire outbreak at a warehouse located on Wempco Road, Ogba, Ikeja area of Lagos. The incident occurred at about 2.30 am when the warehouse stocked with plastic crates, belonging to Guinness Nig Ltd was engulfed in
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By Perez Brisibe – Oghara The Delta State sector command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, and the state police command placed the number of deaths that occurred as a result of an inferno that engulfed a fuel tanker between Ologbo and Koko communities in Delta State at three. The commands also debunked claims
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By Paul Olayemi A tanker carrying petroleum products along the Benin/Sapele highway, around Koko Junction, Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State today (Wednesday) exploded, burning to death more than 25 people. The inferno which also consumed other 10 vehicles was said to have happened at about 10:27 am. Mr Friday Akowe, who claimed
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By Olasunkanmi Akoni Tragedy struck on Friday evening when a 45,000 capacity laden truck with Automotive Gas Oil, AGO, otherwise called, Diesel, suddenly caught fire opposite a fuel station at Obalende roundabout, Lagos Island, killing one person and injured 16 in a lone accident. Recall that a few days ago, a fuel station located along
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By Olasunkanmi Akoni In what could have degenerated into fire explosion has been averted by emergency responders on Lagos when a tanker laden with Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, had its rear content detached from the vehicle on Otedola Bridge, outward Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Sunday morning. The road has been cordoned off. Traffic already building up due
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