Archive: January 2021

Edo State has recorded 15 new confirmed cases and three more deaths from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the state government ramps up measures to halt spread of the second wave of the pandemic. With the new deaths, the state has now recorded a total of 18 deaths since December 1, […]

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has urged security agencies to mobilise their operatives in the state to ensure compliance with the COVID-19 safety protocols.   The governor said this after a closed-door meeting with heads of security agencies in the state, noting, “We deliberated on the security situation […]

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration will collaborate with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), to improve accounting best practices among civil servants in the state.   The governor gave the assurance during a courtesy visit by the President of ICAN, Dame Onome […]

… 59 new cases recorded, as active cases rise to 353 The Edo State Government has said it is putting adequate measures in place ahead of the reopening of schools in the state to check the spread of the second wave of coronavirus (COVID-19). Addressing journalists at the COVID-19 Edo […]

Edo State has recorded 72 new cases of coronavirus in the last 72 hours, even as the number of health workers infected with the virus has risen to 143 in the state, in the wake of the second wave of the pandemic. The Edo State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew […]

… defaulters to undergo compulsory COVID-19 test   The Edo Government has deployed a batch of 200 constabulary police officers to three Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state to enforce strict compliance with the state’s coronavirus (COVID-19) safety protocol.   The enforcement team stormed markets, parks, eateries and banks […]

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sworn-in eight new judges appointed to serve in the Edo State High Court, assuring the judiciary of his administration’s support.   The governor gave the assurance while addressing the new judges during their swearing-in ceremony at Government House, in Benin City.   […]

… Police constabulary personnel to arrest persons without facemasks in public The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that the state government would deploy the over 800 Police constabulary personnel across the state to enforce strict compliance with the state’s regulations to check the spread of the coronavirus […]

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has built capacity to conduct 600 coronavirus (COVID-19) tests daily, as there are three additional Real Time-PCR Molecular Reference Laboratory operational in the state. The governor urged stakeholders and residents to support the government’s efforts to contain the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

The Edo State Government has said that the suspension of schools’ resumption is applicable to all educational institutions in the state. The government noted that the directive would be reviewed on February 1, 2021, when the outcome of efforts to check the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state would […]