Archive: 2020

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state government is taking appropriate measures to check the spread of epidemics, drawing from the experiences in managing the first wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the state.   In a statement to commemorate the maiden International Day of Epidemic […]

The Edo State has recorded two deaths and 18 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of active cases in the state to 90.   In a tweet, Governor Godwin Obaseki, urged residents in the state to take personal responsibility to protect themselves and their loves so as to prevent […]

The Edo State Government has urged residents in the state to take responsibility for protecting elderly persons who are most vulnerable to coronavirus (COVID-19), in the wake of the second wave of the pandemic.   Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., in a statement, said with the resurgence […]

The Edo State Government has intensified the campaign to inform and educate the public about the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, admonishing them to abide by the public health and safety protocols outlined to safeguard them from contracting the disease.   The team of health workers, drawn from the […]

With new cases of coronavirus rising daily in the wake of the second wave of the pandemic, the Edo State Government has reactivated isolation and treatment centres in the state, four molecular PCR laboratories and its contact tracing network to ensure the pandemic is contained. The governor, in a broadcast, […]

Compliments of the season to you my great people of Edo State. The reason why I decided to address you today is to bring to your attention that a second wave of covid-19, which has been ravaging the world, has now hit us in Edo State. As at this morning, […]

…reviews curfew from 12am to 4am daily … facemasks now mandatory in public places; schools shut till Jan 18 … active COVID-19 cases now 32 The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has rolled out measures to halt the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the wake of the second wave […]

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has signed the state’s 2021 Appropriation Bill pegged at N164.7bn into law, after due passage by the Edo State House of Assembly. Obaseki said the budget christened ‘Making Edo Great Again (MEGA) budget’ is anchored on robustly responding to the dislocations caused by […]