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November 10, 2017 one Response

FG to approve three modular refineries in Edo

The Federal Government is processing applications received for the establishment of seven modular refineries in Edo State, Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has said. Speaking in Benin City on Thursday ahead of Alaghodaro Investment Summit scheduled to...

November 6, 2017 No Responses

Edo seeks new investor for Ava Cement Factory

The Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said the state is negotiating with the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to get a new investor for Ava Cement Factory located in the state. Obaseki announced this at Igarra,...

November 1, 2017 No Responses

No going back on Gelegele Seaport project, says Obaseki

The Edo State Government has assured the people of the state that work on the Gelegele Seaport is in progress as there is sufficient economic justification for its development. Speaking to journalists on the socio-economic gains of the planned...

October 22, 2017 No Responses

Photo News

(From left) Former Governor of old Bendel State, Lt. General Jeremiah Useni (rtd.); former Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole; Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu; Wife of the Governor, Betsy Obaseki; Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; Oba of.....

October 17, 2017 No Responses

Pensioners resume protest in Edo

Pensioners in Edo State on Monday resumed protest to demand for the payment of their pension arrears and gratuity. The pensioners in their numbers sang solidarity and derogatory songs as well as prayed to God to intervene on their behalf....

October 14, 2017 No Responses

Edo reviews 2017 budget downwards by 16.49 %

The Edo State Government has approved the downward review of the 2017 budget from the initial ₦153.187bn to ₦127.921billion, representing a 16.49% reduction. In a statement issued after an emergency Executive Council (EXCO) meeting held at Government Hou...

October 12, 2017 No Responses

Committee submits technical report on gelegele seaport

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has received the technical report on the proposed Gelegele Seaport, which is envisioned to serve as a key artery for the state’s economic diversification efforts. The governor received the report at the Government Hou...

October 10, 2017 No Responses

Group Protests in Abuja, asks Edo CP to comply with redeployment

Indigenes of Edo State under an umbrella group called Concerned Citizens of Edo State have demanded that the State’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Haliru Gwandu should immediately comply with his redeployment by the Police Service Commission (PSC). The gro...

October 5, 2017 No Responses

Experts brainstorm on institutional framework for Edo industrial park

The Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, and officials of the Malaysian East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC) are currently reviewing the progress report on the proposed institutional framework that will support the planned Edo Industria...

October 3, 2017 No Responses

Heritage Bank canvasses more support for creative industry

Heritage Bank Plc has reiterated its support for the creative industry as alternative to crude oil. The MD/CEO of the bank, Ifie Sekibo stated this on Sunday at the Exhibition Gallery of National Museum Benin. The event was organised ...

September 30, 2017 No Responses

Edo sacks Permanent Secretary, suspends three others over alleged N283m fraud

The Edo State Government on Friday sacked a permanent secretary in the State Ministry of Youth and Special Duties, Dr. (Ms) Osayuware Idahosa and three other civil servants over allegation of padding the budget for the conduct of primary school examinatio...

September 28, 2017 No Responses

Edo to partner FG on Benin Airport expansion

To expand and upgrade the Benin Airport for efficient service delivery and increase passenger traffic, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) have expressed readiness to partner with the Edo State go...

September 26, 2017 No Responses

FG condemns deadly attack on Benin Zoo

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has strongly condemned the attack on Ogba Zoo and Nature Park in Benin, Edo State, on Sunday, during which three policemen were killed and the Head of the Zoo, Dr. Andy Ehanire, was abducted...

September 22, 2017 No Responses

Edo proscribes road transport employers association

The Edo State Government has announced the immediate proscription of the state’s chapter of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN). The association has been ordered to close their offices across the state. A statement issued by the.....