Edo Archives — Page 2 of 13 — City Business News

May 7, 2019 No Responses

Edo Production Centre Attains 95 Per Cent Completion

Manufacturers in Edo State are gearing to commence production at industrial scale with the assurance of stable power and other support structures as work at the Edo Production Centre has reached 95 per cent completion. The facility is a multipurpose, one-stop-shop for...

March 20, 2019 No Responses

Edo Seeks Revival Of Oil Palm Research Institute

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has made a case for the revival of the Nigerian Institute of Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) to strengthen the country’s capacity to produce quality, high-yielding seedlings and boost oil palm production. The gover...

February 25, 2019 No Responses

Catholic Bishop Lauds Violence-Free Polls In Edo

The Catholic Bishop of Uromi Diocese, Most Reverend Donatus Ogun, has commended the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki for ensuring violence-free conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly elections in the state. The Bishop gave the commendati...

January 28, 2019 No Responses

Edo, CBN Partner On Development Of 100,000-Hectare Plantation

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that the state government is in discussions with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to develop a programme that will see investors taking up 100,000 hectares of agricultural land in the...

November 11, 2018 No Responses

Obaseki Extols Late Apostle Hayford Alile’s Virtues

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has extolled the virtues of former Director General of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), late Apostle Hayford Ikponmwosa Alile, describing him as a colossus who contributed immensely to Nigeria’s development. Obaseki ...

October 31, 2018 No Responses

Edo Declares Three-Day Mourning For Anenih

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday declared a three-day mourning period in honour of late elder statesman, Chief Tony Anenih. Obaseki announced the mourning period after his visit to the family home of the late political icon in Abuja....

October 29, 2018 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Tony Anenih

President Muhammadu Buhari extends heartfelt condolences to the Anenih family on the death of its beloved patriarch and elder statesman, Chief Anthony Anenih. President Buhari also commiserates with the government and people of Edo State and the Peoples Democr...

October 29, 2018 No Responses

Obaseki: With Death Of Anenih, Edo State Has Suffered Huge Loss

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has expressed deep sadness over the passing of elder statesman, Chief Anthony Anenih, whose death was reported on Sunday. The governor, in a statement, said that Anenih’s death is a huge loss to...

September 23, 2018 No Responses

Edo Pleads Presidential Pardon For Ambrose Alli

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, said his administration is championing a plea for Presidential Pardon for the first Executive Governor of old Bendel State, late Prof. Ambrose Folorunsho Alli. Obaseki disclosed this during the 29th Memorial Day Ce...

September 15, 2018 No Responses

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Rev Fr. B. Uhomoibhi (6th from right) with children, grand children and in-laws of late Pa Luke Ebosele after a funeral service on Saturday, September 8th, 2018 at Atuagbo, Esan Central Local Government Area, Irrua, Edo State, Nigeria

September 1, 2018 No Responses

Missing Child At Christ Embassy: Edo Evacuates Children From Orphanage

The Edo State Government has evacuated 15 children from God’s Own Orphanage, in Benin City, pending conclusion of ongoing investigation of the case of a child that was allegedly stolen at Christ Embassy, Oregun, Lagos and found at the orphanage...

August 27, 2018 No Responses

Edo Approves N700m For Modular Refinery Take-Off

The Edo State Governor is scheduled to accompany President Muhammadu Buhari on an investment tour in China following the federal government’s listing of several Edo State government’s projects which are backed by Chinese investors, on its itinerary...

August 12, 2018 No Responses

Edo SUBEB To Graduate 5,000 Primary School Teachers

Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) is set to graduate three batches of 5, 000 teachers under the Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (Edo-BEST) Teachers’ Professional Development (TPD) phase II programme. In a statement, Acting Ch...

August 3, 2018 No Responses

Edo Slashes C-of-O Processing Fee To N50,000

Edo State Government has slashed to a minimum of N50,000 the cost for processing Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O), assuring a 30-day turnaround for processing land titles. The State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, who disclosed this during an inspection of ong...