Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- The Western Zone of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has announced a new regulation limiting tankers to a maximum load of 45,000 litres, effective October 1.

This decision was made to reduce the increasing number of petroleum tanker accidents, according to Chief Oyewole Akanni, the Chairman of the zone.

In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan, Akanni shared that this measure resulted from a collaborative meeting involving IPMAN, government officials, and other key stakeholders, which included the Petroleum Tanker Drivers and the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners.

"Before now, some tankers carried up to 90,000 or 60,000 litres, which was dangerous," Akann...