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Tragic fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria's Jigawa state underscores safety risks and economic struggles in the country.

People were collecting fuel from tanker that had crashed when it blew up, according to local police

Nigerians took to the streets in August 2024 to voice their frustration at a series of government policies. These policies had been ostensibly designed to make Nigeria more attractive for outside investment.

More than 140 people, including children, have died and dozens were injured in Nigeria after an overturned gasoline tanker truck exploded in flames while they were trying to scoop up fuel pouring from the vehicle

The explosion happened after the tanker overturned in Jigawa state and people rushed the vehicle to scoop up the fuel

Devastating fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria's Jigawa state claims over 100 lives, highlighting urgent safety concerns.

Police say explosion on Jigawa state expressway happened as people rushed to the overturned vehicle to collect fuel.

An estimated 10 million children across Nigeria, Mali, Niger and the Democratic Republic of Congo are unable to attend school after devastating regional flooding, the charity Save the Children has said.

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African football chiefs launched an inquiry on Tuesday into an incident in which a plane carrying the Nigeria football squad and its technical advisers was diverted from its scheduled destination and landed at an airstrip hundreds of kilometres away from the venue of their Africa Cup of Nations clash against…

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