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The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has congratulated Otunba Dele Kelvin Oye Esq., on his elevation to the 1st Deputy President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA).   The governor, in a statement, urged Oye…

The Edo State Government has urged parents, religious leaders and educationists to deploy innovative measures to counter misinformation on drug abuse among children.   Addressing participants at a sensitisation programme in Benin City, Permanent Secretary, Edo State Ministry of Social…

… as school sets to conduct job assessment tests for graduates from Electrical, Mechanical Engineering depts   The Edo State Polytechnic, Usen, is set to conduct job assessment for holders of National Diploma (ND) between 2019 and 2021 from its…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called for increased collaboration between the government and all stakeholders in the health sector to redesign and strengthen the state’s healthcare system for quality service delivery to the people. Obaseki, during a…

Following the signing of a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) on the AMES-Edo Inland Container Dry Port between the Edo State Government and the Atlantique Marine and Engineering Services (AMES), promoters of the project, the firm, on Thursday, met with stakeholders…

A mobile court sitting in Benin City, headed by Chief Magistrate F.E. Okunrobo, on Thursday, convicted 11 traders for disobeying the directive of the Edo State Government on selling on walkways and other unauthorized places. The affected traders, who were…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration will establish a college of nursing sciences in the state, as part of the government’s plan to reposition the state into Nigeria’s medical hub. Obaseki stated this when he…

I received the news of the murder of Pa Joseph Ayomike and his wife, Chichi, in their Warri home, Delta State, with very heavy heart. With the details of the circumstances that led to their gruesome killing still sketchy, I…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state government is hiring forest guards that will be trained and armed to protect the state’s endangered forest reserves for future generations. The governor disclosed this during a courtesy visit…

On the back of ease of doing business reforms, by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration, Duport Midstream Company Limited (DMCL) has announced that the newly built energy park in Egbokor, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State will kick-start operations in October 2021. The Energy Park is the second industrial refinery facility in…