Edo State Archives — Page 3 of 20

December 18, 2023 No Responses

Photo News

L-R: Former Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba; Chairman Lee Engineering and Construction Company Chief (Dr.) Leemon Ikpea; Canadian Defence Attache to Nigeria Roberto Aboumitria and Former Speaker Edo State House of Assembly Barrister Matthew Egbadon, at the...

December 6, 2023 No Responses

Edo Budgets N325.3b For 2024

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, presented a N325.3bn budget to the Edo State House of Assembly, for the 2024 fiscal year, which is a slight increase from the N320bn budgeted for the year 2023. Obaseki, who...

December 4, 2023 No Responses

Edo Explains Fresh Agenda For Film Festival

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said the Edo State International Film Festival (ESIFF) was initiated by his administration to create a marketplace for films and movies. The governor made the remarks at the 2024 ESIFF Grand Finale...

November 27, 2023 No Responses

Obaseki In China, Woos Investors

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has continued his foreign investment drive, rallying investors to take advantage of the business-friendly environment and other incentives provided by his administration to invest in new frontiers and expand the...

November 7, 2023 No Responses

Osime, Ogbeifun, Osayande, Others For Edo Investment Summit

The Chairman, Edo Refinery and Petrochemical Company Limited, Mr. Michael A. Osime; Chairman, Benin River Port Project, Engr. Greg Ogbeifun, and the Managing Director, Benin Enterprise Park Limited, Mr. Edward Osayande, are expected to lead the cast of pa...

October 5, 2023 No Responses

At Okomu Oil, Edo Govt Reiterates Support For Investors, Ease Of Doing Business

The Edo State Government has assured private businesses and investors of its plans to remove all encumbrances associated with the ease of doing business in the State. The Edo State Commissioner for the Ministry of Business, Trade and Cooperatives, Hon....

October 2, 2023 No Responses

Edo To Review N40,000 Minimum Wage

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration has begun to review the N40,000 minimum wage to the State workers. This is with a view to further increasing it as part of measures to cushion the impact...

September 29, 2023 No Responses

Obaseki Accepts Shaibu’s Apology

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has accepted the apology issued by his deputy, Philip Shaibu, saying to err is human but forgiving is divine. Both leaders have been at loggerheads over Shaibu’s ambition to govern the state. Last week, the deputy...

September 23, 2023 No Responses

Edo Unveils New City Project

The Edo State Commissioner for Housing, Urban and Regional Planning and Development, Isoken Omo, has said that a new city project, CORAL City, is being developed to decongest Benin City. She noted that about 467 plots in CORA City are now&n...

September 14, 2023 No Responses

Edo, Namibia Explore Investment Opportunities

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has initiated talks with the Namibian Government to explore trade and investment opportunities in livestock production, technology, and management services, among others between the Country and Edo State. The governo...

September 8, 2023 No Responses

Alaghodaro 2023: Edo Inaugurates Planning C’ttee, Unveils Theme

The Chairman, Alaghodaro Economic Summit Limited/Gte, Mr. Asue Ighodalo, has said the seventh edition of the Alaghodaro Summit will be used to showcase the innovative policies and gains of reforms implemented by the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, to ...

September 5, 2023 No Responses

Edo Begins Free Transport Service Sept 11

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved free transport service for passengers across all Edo City Transport Ltd (ECTS) routes to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal by the federal government on people of the State....

August 28, 2023 No Responses

Edo @32: Times Are Bleak, But We Must Not Lose Hope, Says Obaseki

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the nation is experiencing harrowing times with the future looking bleak amid the current socio-economic challenges but urged Nigerians not to lose hope in the country despite the prevailing c...

August 23, 2023 No Responses

Seplat Energy Photo News

L-R: Base Manager, Western Assets, Seplat Energy Plc, Mr. Emmanuel Otokhine; Director, External Affairs & Sustainability, Mrs. Chioma Afe, Seplat Energy; Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; Independent Non-Executive Chairman, Seplat Energy, Mr. Basi...