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The Federal Government has bowed to pressure, and taken action to prevent the closure of universities across the country after members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) gave the federal government a two-week ultimatum. The government is said to have released the salaries of SSANU members which were cut because they threatened to paralyze academic activities on …

A Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashed on farmland in Makurdi, the capital of Benue State. This comes after a NAF plane recently crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State, leaving about 25 passengers and crew dead.Confirming the latest incident, the Nigerian Air Force said the helicopter was returning from an operation against suspected kidnappers along the Enugu-Benue border. It was learned that …

The World Bank has raised its 2026 growth forecast for Nigeria to 4.3 percent from 4.0% in 2025, citing improving macroeconomic stability, recovering investor confidence and a gradual revival of private investment. But the World Bank warned that increased government spending ahead of elections in 2027 could weaken the momentum of recent economic reforms. The projections were contained in the …

Ahead of the 2027 elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) revealed that Lagos, Kano and Kaduna top the list of states with the highest number of registered voters. The chairman of the commission, Prof Joash Amupitan, stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, during a press conference, adding, that Nigeria is the largest democracy in Africa with over 103 million …

Following the crash of a Nigerian Air Force plane in Ondo, which killed many people, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has questioned how funds spent on maintenance of the force’s fleet are being used. The party called for an audit of the funds, although they compared funds spent on maintenance of the Nigerian Air Force fleet and funds spent on …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has released the names of the personnel and passengers of downed NAF flight 931, which crashed on Monday in Igbokoda, Ondo State. This was stated in a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Tuesday in Abuja. Ripples Nigeria recalls the crew and passengers who lost their …

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has revealed that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) plane that crashed in the Igbokoda area of ​​Ondo State was carrying 25 passengers and 7 crew members. Confirming the incident on Monday, the minister said the plane, with tail number NGR 931, disappeared after air traffic controllers lost contact with it at …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday said that the country’s national voter roll now stands at 103 million ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan disclosed this in a keynote address at a strategic workshop for editors organized by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) in collaboration with INEC in Abuja. Amupitan said, in …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has launched a scathing attack on former Rivers State Governor and Vice Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rotimi Amaechi, saying he is unfit to be president. The APC, in a statement on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, argued that if Amaechi, by his own admission, cannot feed or provide …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to direct the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF), Abuja and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to immediately account for over ₦94.4 billion of public funds reportedly diverted, unremitted, unaccounted for or irregularly spent.” These grave allegations were documented in the 2024 Annual Report (Volume …