NIGERIA-DISASTER-ECONOMY

Residents look at the site of an explosion of a fuel tanker that resulted in the death of almost 150 people in Majiya on October 16, 2024. An explosion tore through crowds of people who had rushed to collect fuel spilling from a crashed tanker in northern Nigeria, killing at least 147, officials told AFP on Wednesday. The tragedy is the latest such accident at a time when petrol has become a precious commodity in the country, which is suffering its worst economic crisis in a generation. The fuel tanker veered to avoid another vehicle and crashed in the town of Majiya, Jigawa state late on Tuesday, police said. (Photo by Aminu ABUBAKAR / AFP) (Photo by AMINU ABUBAKAR/AFP via Getty Images)