Obaseki Archives — Page 12 of 18

December 21, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki inaugurates pension committee, fine-tunes strategy to clear N3.9bn arrears

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state has put up structures to clear pension arrears accumulated from 1996 to 2000, noting that the migration of public servants to the contributory pension scheme will forestall a...

December 14, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki inaugurates traditional council

The Benin Monarch, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has thrown his weight and that of the Edo State Traditional Council behind the fight against illegal migration and human trafficking, which have claimed the lives of thousands of...

December 11, 2017 No Responses

Edo farmers, investors to get N500m Agric Credit

To provide guarantee for agribusiness investments in the state, the Edo State Government has partnered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to set up a N500 million Commercial Agricultural Credit Scheme (CACS). Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, reveale...

December 8, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki commissions glass factory

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has commissioned Rongsheng Glass Nigeria Limited in Utesi, Benin City. The factory is located in Utesi Village, by Benin By-Pass, Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area. Speaking at the unveiling ceremony, the Governor ex...

December 1, 2017 No Responses

Photo News

Odion Ighalo (left), Footballer with Chinese club, Changchun Yatai F.C. and the Nigerian National team presents his club jersey to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State during a visit to the governor to solicit support for the establishment of an...

November 18, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki approves N500m for infrastructure projects, to access World Bank’s N2b facility

The Edo State Government has approved N500 million as counterpart funding for the state’s SEEFOR public works programme, which will enable it access N2bn from the World Bank for infrastructural projects in the state. The Commissioner for Communication and...

November 11, 2017 No Responses

At Alaghodaro summit, Omoigui-Okauru, Akpata, Ihonvbere, others tackle institutional barriers to investments

As the Alaghodaro Investment Summit got underway on Friday in Benin City, the Edo State capital, investment experts and heads of federal government regulatory agencies proffered solutions to the bureaucratic bottlenecks in government that are hindering the gro...

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 24, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki to FG: Deregulate petroleum sector now

The former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), Dr Jackson Gaius-Obaseki, has advised the Federal Government to consider full deregulation of the value chains of the nation’s petroleum sector. Gauis-Obaseki, who is cur...

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...