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A motorcycle rides past the remains of a fuel tanker whose explosion killed almost 150 people in Majiya, Jigawa state, 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 over 100 people.

A motorcycle rides past the remains of a fuel tanker whose explosion killed almost 150 people in Majiya, Jigawa state, 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 over 100 people.

Photo by Aminu Abubakar/AFP via Getty Images.

How Multiple Petrol Price Hikes Are Crippling Everyday Life in Nigeria

Hikes in petrol prices are worsening the cost of living crisis, and leading to people taking fatal risks.