Many traders were feared dead in an accident at the Mile 6 market in Taraba State on Saturday. Eyewitnesses told journalists on Sunday the accident occurred when a tipper truck carrying sand lost control and rammed into the market. “The vehicle was travelling at high speed when one of its front tyres suddenly burst, causing the driver to lose control. READ ALSO: Police kills five suspected kidnappers, rescues 4 hostages in Taraba The driver who was unable to regain control, swerved into the bu...

The Benue State chapter of the Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has issued a stern warning to Governor Hyacinth Alia over what it describes as the alarming rate of killings and kidnappings in Otukpo and Gwer West Local Government Areas and other parts of the state. In a statement issued on Sunday by the State Coordinator of CNG, Daniel Okwa, the group expressed its sadness and concerns over the situation as well as the government’s inadequate response to the growing wave of violence, and u...

The Federal Government on Thursday handed over 15 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered buses to transport unions in the country. The beneficiaries were the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), and the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO). In his address at the handover ceremony in Abuja, the Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Alkali, said the scheme was designed to ease the burden of fuel subsidy rem...

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Tinubu orders MDAs to buy only CNG vehicles President Bola Tinubu on Monday issued a directive to all government ministries, departments and agencies to end the purchase of petrol-powered vehicles and go for compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered vehicles.Read more 2. Obi visits Atiku, Lamido, Saraki in their Abuja homes The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Monday, visited visited former Vice Presiden...

The Federal Government has promised to compensate families of victims in last weekend’s gas explosion in Ogun State. Some people were killed when a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) truck lost control due to a brake failure and rammed into the road barricade in the Ita Oshin area of Abeokuta, the state capital, on Saturday. Several people were injured and properties were destroyed in the incident. The Minister of State for Petroleum (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, who addressed journalists during an on-the-...