Tag: Diesel
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2 suffocate to death inside diesel reservoir in Kano
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of two people who suffocated while clearing a diesel reservoir on Saturday night in Kano. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in Kano by the Public Relations
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NRC explains reason for train delay on Abuja-Kaduna route
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), has apologised to passengers for the delay in rendering train services to passengers along the Abuja-Kaduna train route on Monday.
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BREAKING: Tension as diesel tanker bursts into flames in Lagos
There was palpable tension on Wednesday along the ever-busy Lekki-Epe expressway, at Jakande inward Chisco, in Lagos State after a diesel tanker burst into flames.
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IPMAN set to reduce scarcity of diesel
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has initiated plans to import the Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) diesel to cushion its scarcity. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the energy crisis has engulfed Nigeria, especially the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other states, since the scarcity of diesel. The Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) petrol has been very…
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Tanker explodes, goes up in flames on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
A tanker fully loaded with diesel went up in flames on the long Bridge, Warewa axis of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Ogun state. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said the crash occurred at about 10pm on Tuesday, involving three male adults.
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3 die, 2 injured as diesel tanker explodes in Kogi
No fewer than 3 persons were burnt to death while 2 others were rescued with burns on Monday evening when a Diesel Tanker exploded in Kogi. Corps Commander Stephen Dawulung, Kogi Sector of the Federal Road Safely Corps (FRSC), who confirmed the incident in Lokoja, said it occurred at Felele quarters on the Lokoja-Kabba road…
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Expensive Diesel and The Expansive Economic crisis – By Dakuku Peterside
Diesel has become a local symbol of the global energy crisis and Nigeria’s expansive economic woes. The astronomical rise in the price of diesel, the fuel that powers a large part of the industrial, commercial, and domestic activities in the Nigerian economy, has sent chills and ripples throughout the economy, from manufacturing giants through medium-sized…
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NARTO lauds FG over review of petrol freight rate
The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has lauded the Federal Government over the upward review of the freight rate for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). NARTO’s President, Alhaji Yusuf Othman, told newsmen on Friday in Lagos that the review would cushion the effect of the rising cost of diesel on the operations of transporters.
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![[Video] Petrol, diesel storage tanks explode in Niger](https://thenewsguru.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Tanker-explodes.jpg)
[Video] Petrol, diesel storage tanks explode in Niger
A fire outbreak on Monday engulfed a building in Javino, an area of Gauraka in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger. Some eyewitnesses told NAN that the inferno was caused by activities at the building where fuel was stored illegally.
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Petrol will be sold at 300 per liter soon -Primate Ayodele
founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has predicted that petrol and diesel would soon be sold for 300 and 1,000 Naira per litre respectively. Primate Ayodele said the rise would be due to an impending “economic disaster”.