Category: State News

Igbinedion Unveils Oti Hotel 
December 25, 2022 No Responses

Igbinedion Unveils Oti Hotel 

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has commissioned Oti Hotel, owned by a former governor of the state, Chief Lucky Igbinedion.   Commissioning the Hotel, located at Sapele Road, Benin City, Obaseki explained that the state government will sustain efforts at providing...
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Oyebanji Signs N21b Supplementary Budget
December 4, 2022 No Responses

Oyebanji Signs N21b Supplementary Budget

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, on Friday accented to the N21 billion supplementary budget duly passed by the state House of Assembly.   With the development, the Appropriation for the 2022 fiscal year stands at N122,669,039,657.27, (one hundr...
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Obaseki Meets Okomu Forest Reserve Host Communities, Rallies Support For preservation Of Assets
December 1, 2022 No Responses

Obaseki Meets Okomu Forest Reserve Host Communities, Rallies Support For preservation Of Assets

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, met with over 40 host communities of the Okomu Forest Reserve, urging the support and collaboration of all stakeholders towards the protection and preservation of forest assets in the state.  Obase...
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Osun Assembly Dismisses Adeleke’s Reversal Of Name, Anthem, Flag 
November 29, 2022 No Responses

Osun Assembly Dismisses Adeleke’s Reversal Of Name, Anthem, Flag 

The Osun House of Assembly has dismissed the order of Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun reversing the state’s name to the constitutionally recognised one.  The legislative insisted that the state anthem, crest and flag are an enactments of law and...
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Kano Seals Chinese Metal Recycling Firm
November 27, 2022 No Responses

Kano Seals Chinese Metal Recycling Firm

Kano State Committee on Sanitation shut a Chinese metal recycling plant in Kano on Saturday for operating during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise.  It also slammed a N5 million fine on the company for the transgression.  The committee’...
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Edo Receives N2.1b As Oil Derivation Fund 
November 24, 2022 No Responses

Edo Receives N2.1b As Oil Derivation Fund 

The Edo State Government received only N2.1 billion from the N28b that accrued to the state as 13 percent oil derivation fund for oil-producing states.  Edo State Commissioner for Budget and Finance, Mr. Joseph Eboigbe, disclosed this while briefing journalis...
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<strong>Oba Of Benin Pledges Support For Rubber Research Institute </strong>
November 22, 2022 No Responses

Oba Of Benin Pledges Support For Rubber Research Institute 

Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has pledged support for the development of Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria, Iyanomo in Edo.  He gave the pledge when the management of the institute, led by its Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr Leila...
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Edo Budgets N320.35b For 2023
November 17, 2022 No Responses

Edo Budgets N320.35b For 2023

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, presented a N320.35bn budget to the Edo State House of Assembly for the 2023 fiscal year, representing a 44.3 percent increase from the N222bn budgeted for the year 2022.  Obaseki, who pr...
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Edo Targets N60b IGR, Unveils Residency Card 
November 12, 2022 No Responses

Edo Targets N60b IGR, Unveils Residency Card 

Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki on Friday set an Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) target of N60 billion for 2023 fiscal year in the state.  Obaseki disclosed this during sixth edition of the yearly Alaghodaro Investment Summit in Benin.  &nbs...
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Edo Allocates 35,000 Hectares Of Land For Housing, Industrial Development Projects 
November 11, 2022 No Responses

Edo Allocates 35,000 Hectares Of Land For Housing, Industrial Development Projects 

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration has made available 35,000 hectares of land for housing and industrial development projects in various towns and cities across the State.  Obaseki said this when he received executive ...
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COVID-19: Akwa Ibom  Disburses N31m Grant To 401 Beneficiaries
November 6, 2022 No Responses

COVID-19: Akwa Ibom  Disburses N31m Grant To 401 Beneficiaries

The Akwa Ibom Government on Saturday disbursed N31 million to 401 entrepreneurs in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs),  to support their businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the funds which wer...
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Lagos Seeks Integrated Approach To Transportation Planning In Africa
November 3, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Seeks Integrated Approach To Transportation Planning In Africa

Lagos State Government has advocated a comprehensive, sophisticated and more integrated approach to transport planning in Africa, to achieve an efficient, equitable and environmentally sensitive system.  The state’s Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frede...
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LIRS Boss Lauds Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, Staff
November 1, 2022 No Responses

LIRS Boss Lauds Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, Staff

The executive chairman of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, Mr Ayodele Subair has attributed the success of the unprecedented tax revolution being witnessed in the state, where about 70 per cent of its income is internally generated, to...
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Edo Sacks Commissioner For Roads, Bridges
November 1, 2022 No Responses

Edo Sacks Commissioner For Roads, Bridges

The Edo State Government has announced the removal of the Commissioner for Roads and Bridges, Engr. Newton Okojie. In a statement sent to City Business News, the Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Mr. Chris Osa Nehikhare, said “The Hon. commissi...
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