FG, drivers differ on petrol trucks ban, as tanker explosion claims 493 lives
[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 13/02/2025
The Nigerian government and the National Association of Road Transport Owners are not on the same page over the proposal to ban petroleum trucks with 60,000-litre capacity from operating on federal highways.On Wednesday, in a stakeholders meeting in Abuja, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority proposed a ban on trucks with 60,000-litre capacity to prevent incessant tanker explosion incidents, which had claimed 493 lives in the last three years.Consequently, the Nigerian government wants tankers restricted to a maximum of 45,000 litres as part of a (…)
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