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May 20, 2018 No Responses

EDO APC Affirms Anslem Ojezua As Chairman

Anslem Ojezua has been affirmed the State Chairman of the Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the party’s state congress held at Imaguero College Hall, on Sapele Road in Benin City, Edo State on Saturday. Ojezua...

May 15, 2018 No Responses

Okpekpe Race: Organisers Laud Ecobank Support For Youth Development

The organisers of Okpekpe International 10 km Road Race, Pamodzi Sports Marketing, at the weekend lauded the consistent support of Ecobank Nigeria to the competition, saying the Bank has contributed immensely to the huge success recorded in the race. ...

May 13, 2018 No Responses

Edo Parleys Host Communities On Benin Industrial Park, Pledges Compensation

The Edo State Government has assured communities hosting the Benin Industrial Park project that adequate compensation will be paid to groups or individuals with legal claim to land and structures within the area where the park is being developed. Secretary...

May 8, 2018 No Responses

Obaseki Visits Gelegele Port Community, To Strengthen Security Ties With Police, Navy

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state is working with the Nigeria Police Force as well as the Nigeria Navy to ensure a robust security architecture in Gelegele community as work progresses on the Benin River Port...

May 4, 2018 No Responses

Edo Secures Preliminary Financing Approval For Gelegele Seaport

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said the state government has secured preliminary approvals for financing the development of the Benin River Port in Gelegele. Obaseki disclosed this when he received the Flag Officer Commanding Central Naval Command...

April 29, 2018 No Responses

Edo, Lagos To Host 11 World Bank Executive Directors

Plans have been concluded for eleven senior World Bank officials to visit Edo and Lagos states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on an impact assessment tour of the bank’s developmental projects in the country. The states, will play...

April 26, 2018 No Responses

Edo Explains Agenda For 200, 000ha For Oil Palm Plantation, Council

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration plans to earmark not less than 200,000 hectares of land for organised oil palm plantation to diversify the state’s economy and create jobs for its teeming youth population. Obaseki disc...

April 24, 2018 No Responses

Okomu Oil Palm Explains Expansion Agenda, Support For Gelegele Seaport

Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc is to sustain ongoing expansion agenda, Managing Director, Mr. Graham Heferhas said. Already, the company has commissioned 11,400 hectare of oil palm plantation covering over 10 communities in Edo State. In a chat...

April 2, 2018 one Response

Presco Targets 15,000 Hectares In Edo, Explains Investment In Green Energy

As part of its ongoing expansion drive, Presco Plc has set aside 15,000 hectares for cultivation in Edo State. Speaking during an interactive session with Journalists in Benin City, Edo State, Managing Director, Mr. Felix Nwabuko explained that with the...

March 19, 2018 No Responses

Edo Partners Oxfam On Automobile Engineering, Capacity Building, Others

To prepare graduates with skills to contribute to the state’s economy and become self-reliant, EdoJobs has partnered with Oxfam in the Career Kickstart programme and Leanna Garage to train over 155 youths in Edo State on employability skills and automobile.....

March 16, 2018 No Responses

Industrial Park: NEXIM Bank offers Edo N553b Funding Window

The Nigerian Export-Import (NEXIM) Bank has thrown its weight behind the Benin Industrial Park project with three funding windows running into N553 billion and building of local capacity to meet export standards. The management of NEXIM bank led by its...

March 15, 2018 No Responses

Okomu Oil Palm Unveils 11,400ha Plantation, Targets 2,000 Jobs

Okomu Oil Palm Plc has commissioned 11,400 hectare of oil palm plantation covering over 10 communities in Edo State. The commissioning of the plant held on Wednesday, at the Okomu Extension 2 Plantation in Ovia South West Local Government Area,...

March 6, 2018 No Responses

FG approves upgrade of Benin Airport to International standard with cargo terminal

The Federal Government has approved the upgrade of the Benin Airport to international standard with a cargo terminal. This disclosure was made by the Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika during courtesy visit to Edo state governor, Godwin...