President Bola Tinubu has asked the National Assembly to increase the proposed 2025 Budget from N49.7 trillion to N54.2 trillion. The Constitution gives the National Assembly the power to either increase or reduce the financial estimates for the fiscal year through proper legislative procedures. In two separate letters addressed to the Senate and…
Hydrogen-powered semitrucks are now navigating roads along Georgia’s coast, ferrying supplies and goods from the state’s ports to inland auto factories and construction sites. Just like their diesel counterparts, those trucks need places to refuel. A company announced Tuesday it will soon provide such a place. North Carolina-based HydroFleet said it will invest nearly $33 million to…
Kano-based politician Naja’atu Mohammed has challenged National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu to sue her if he wishes, declaring her readiness to meet him in court. Mohammed’s defiant stance follows Ribadu’s demand for a public apology and retraction over a TikTok video she posted, which he described as malicious. In the video, Mohammed…
A printing malfunction caused about 6,000 1099-G forms to end up at the wrong addresses, a notice posted by the Maryland comptroller’s office warned Tuesday. The printing error was limited to the 1099-G forms, the comptroller’s office said. Marylanders who receive a form that is not theirs are advised to “destroy the document immediately.” The malfunction was…
Organisers of the 2025 ECOWAS Abuja International Marathon have called out for interested persons who would like to work as volunteers at the event. In a statement made available to Ripples Nigeria, the race director revealed that key figures in the sports and fitness industry have already expressed their interest as volunteers. The marathon, set…
Former Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has intervened in the escalating dispute between National Security Adviser (NSA) Malam Nuhu Ribadu and Hajia Naja’atu Muhammad, a former Commissioner at the Police Service Commission (PSC). The controversy began when Ribadu demanded a public apology and retraction from Muhammad over a TikTok video in which she…
