Edo Archives — Page 8 of 14 — City Business News

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...

September 17, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki to visit Fashola over dilapidated Benin-Ekpoma-Auchi road

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has inspected about 10 on-going road projects in Edo Central Senatorial District of the state as well as the failed portions of the Benin- Ehor -Ekpoma- Auchi expressway. Obaseki, who was accompanied...

September 14, 2017 No Responses

Commuters to Obaseki: Negotiate MoU with FG on dilapidated Benin-Ekpoma-Auchi road

Worried by the dilapidated state of Benin-Ekpoma-Auchi road, commuters and motorists have appealed to the State Governor, Godwin Obaseki to negotiate what they described as detailed Memoradum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Government. According t...

September 12, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki, Mahindra Group conclude arrangement on Benin Industrial Park

All is set for the smooth take-off of the planned Benin Industrial Park with the receipt of the Preliminary Report by Governor Godwin Obaseki from the Mahindra Group in India, on Monday. A visibly elated Obaseki, who is accompanied by...

September 10, 2017 No Responses

Edo to develop 58 tourist sites

The Edo State Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Diaspora Affairs, Hon. Osaze Osemwegie-Ero has disclosed plans by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to revive and rebrand 58 tourist sites across the state. Osemwegie-Ero made the disclosure while r...

September 8, 2017 No Responses

Tolaram Group to invest $50m in Edo

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has taken his job creation and investment drive to Singapore, where arrangements are being fine tuned to attract a $50million worth of investment to the state. The proposed investment is in...

September 6, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki in Indonesia, explains commercial oil palm production agenda

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, is currently in Indonesia to “deepen his administration’s partnership with the Asian country, in a bid to revamp the agricultural sector and reposition the state as the oil palm capital of Nigeria”....

September 1, 2017 No Responses

Edo Local Councils share N2.146b for August

The Edo Joint Account and Allocation Committee (JAAC) has explained that the total allocation for the 18 Local Government Councils in the state for the month of August was N2, 146,235,377. Head of Owan East Local Government Administration, Mr. Akeena...

September 1, 2017 No Responses

Eid-el-Kabir: Obaseki facilitate with muslims

As our Muslim brothers and sisters celebrate Eid-el-Kabir today, I offer my felicitations on behalf of the government and good people of Edo State. We have put in place measures to guarantee that everyone is secure in the state during...

August 31, 2017 No Responses

BUA unveils $1b cement factory in Edo, to commission $300m Sokoto plant in 2018

One of Nigeria’s largest conglomerate,BUA Group, has unveiled its 1billion dollars Obu Cement factory in Okpella, Edo state at a commissioning ceremony performed by Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo. During the ceremony, the Vice President also performed ...

August 28, 2017 No Responses

Edo rehabilitates fertilizer plant, to ‘disrupt’ importation

The Edo State Government and WACOT Limited will receive the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo, on Tuesday, August 29, 2017, to commission the Edo State Fertilizer and Chemical Company Limited (ESFCCL) located in Auchi, Edo State. The Edo Fertilizer...

August 22, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki inaugurates 11-Man Committee to set up Edo Sports Commission

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has inaugurated an 11-man committee to assist with the modalities for setting up a sports commission that will help the state reclaim her top position in sports in the country. Inaugurating...

August 17, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki partners COREN to check inflated road contracts

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki on Wednesday demonstrated his administration’s commitment to the frugal allocation of the resources accruing to the state by setting up a contact group with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in...

August 15, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki to revamp Edo Broadcasting Service, Observer

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Monday paid an unscheduled inspection visit to the state radio and television stations, Edo Broadcasting Service and the Nigerian Observer, publishers of the Observer newspaper titles and hinted that the media....