Edo State Archives — Page 11 of 26

June 16, 2023 No Responses

Edo Modular Refineries Hit 300,000 bbls Crude Order

Duport Midstream Company Limited (DMCL), which operates the 2500 barrels per day (bpd) modular refinery in Egbokor, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State, has placed an order for 100,000 barrels of crude (bbls) from Oza oil OML 11, operated...

June 14, 2023 No Responses

Edo Govt Explains Free Wi-Fi Service

The Edo State Government has said its newly launched free Wi-Fi service across various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and other public places in the State will accommodate nearly 1000 users simultaneously from each location, and cover an extensive...

June 8, 2023 No Responses

Benin Port Project Groundbreaking Holds Third Quarter

The Chairman of the Benin Port Project, Engr. Greg Ogbeifun, has said the government is making steady progress with the development of the Benin Port Project, noting that the groundbreaking ceremony for the project will be performed in the third...

June 8, 2023 No Responses

Edo Unveils 10-Year Forest Recovery Plan, Inaugurates Commission

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, inaugurated the State’s Forestry Commission with a charge to bolster the government’s efforts at the conservation, management, and development of Edo forest assets. Obaseki, at the event, which...

June 7, 2023 No Responses

Edo Urges Collaboration To Safeguard Food Supply Chain, Reduce Foodborne Diseases, Others

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has emphasized the need for increased collaboration among global stakeholders to address vulnerabilities within the food supply chain, ensuring a more secure and resilient food system that guarantees that more people...

June 7, 2023 No Responses

Edo Reduces Workdays To Three Weekly

In the wake of the rise in prices of goods and services and overall cost of living occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government, Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has announced measures to ameliorate the sufferings ...

June 7, 2023 No Responses

Obaseki Inaugurates 18-man Committee To Implement Anti-Grazing Law In Edo

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, inaugurated an 18-man committee on cattle and livestock control to implement the state’s anti-grazing law. The governor during the inauguration of the Committee at the Executive Council (EXCO) Cham...

June 6, 2023 No Responses

Edo, World Bank, NUC Strengthen Collaboration

The Edo State Government is strengthening partnerships with the World Bank and the National University Commission (NUC) to deepen accountability and transparency in public procurement in the country through capacity building. The Managing Director and Chief Ex...

June 5, 2023 No Responses

Obaseki Seeks Multi-Sectoral Push, Tech Innovations To Protect Environment

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reiterated the need for multisectoral effort and technological innovations to protect the environment, calling on stakeholders to continue to explore innovations to solve pressing environmental challeng...

June 5, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Destroys Three Tons Of Skunk In Edo Forest

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA} has destroyed a large warehouse of skunks, used to store 231 jumbo bags of the psychotropic substance weighing 3,003 kilograms at Iwe forest in Owan West local government area of Edo state. A...

June 4, 2023 No Responses

Edo Partners Group, To Boost Capacity Of 3000 Workers

Edo state government has entered into a partnership with Technology for Social change and Development Initiative (Tech4dev) as part of measures to boost capacity of 3000 workers. Addressing journalists in Benin City, the Edo State Head of Service, Anthony Okun...

May 31, 2023 No Responses

Fuel: Price Hits N520 In Edo, Delta

Fuel pump price is now between N400 and N500 in Edo and Delta, as long queues on Tuesday morning, resurfaced in the few filling stations opened for business. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the sudden hike in...

May 21, 2023 No Responses

Edo To Reconstitutes Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said the state government will reconstitute the state Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board. He said this during a courtesy visit by the new leadership of the Edo State Chapter of the Christian Association...

May 20, 2023 No Responses

Obaseki Swears-In New Acting Chief Judge

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has sworn-in the new Acting Chief Judge of Edo State, Hon. Justice Daniel Iyobosa Okungbowa, assuring accelerated judicial reforms in the state. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony held at New Festival Hall in...