Gas explosion
22 Dec
Minister of Solid Mineral Development, Youth Development and the two ministers of state for oil and gas, yesterday, in Abuja unveiled a new technology that will halt rising cases of gas explosion and leakage across homes and industries. Nigeria had recorded gas cylinder explosions and other gas-related disasters, which usually claim lives and properties, but the…
4 Oct 2023
A move by Nigerian Navy Holdings, through its subsidiary, Admiralty Exchange Limited in partnership with AYM Shafa Holdings, promises to curb the gas explosion in Nigeria and enhance domestic utilisation of the commodity. The development will also reduce the supply gap in the country as the government seeks to boost LPG supply to three million…
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Four persons, a man and three women, yesterday, sustained injuries in a gas explosion at the Agege area of Lagos State.
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Four people were injured in a gas explosion in Lagos in the early hours of Monday. The incident occured at Ijaiye, beside the Apostolic Church, Agege, where it was discovered that a shop stored with gas cylinders caught fire. Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said investigations revealed that one of the gas cylinders exploded…
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