Month October 2021

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has joined family members and well-wishers to celebrate Lady Amenaghawon Eghobamien, on her 80th birthday. Speaking at an event held in Benin City to celebrate Lady Eghobamien’s 80th birthday, Obaseki said, “We are…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has inaugurated a Board of Directors for Edo Innovates, to drive the next phase of development of the state’s innovation hub to launch and support careers in technology and innovation in the state.…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has approved 2021 promotions for workers in the state’s civil and public service. The approval was disclosed in a letter dated September 28, 2021 and signed by the Functioning Permanent Secretary, Directorate of…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has congratulated Dr. Osahon Enabulele on his emergence as the President of the World Medical Association (WMA). The governor, in a statement, described the feat as phenomenal and a testament of Dr. Enabulele’s…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the appointment of Prof. Faith Osamagioghomwenwi Osadolor as the Solicitor-General/Permanent Secretary, Edo State Ministry of Justice. The governor also appointed Ozavize E. Salami as the Executive Chairman of the Edo State…

The Edo State Government and Zinox Group will on Monday, October 11, 2021 sign an agreement for the supply of Information Communication Technology (ICT) tools to deepen reforms in the state’s civil and public service.   Addressing journalists in Benin City, Special Adviser to Edo State Governor…

The Edo State Government has warned residents against operating Creches, Children/Orphanage Homes, Elderly/Aged Persons’ Homes, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), among others without relevant registration certificates. In a statement, Secretary to the Edo State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., directed all facilities…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, joined his Lagos, Ogun and Kebbi State counterparts, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Dapo Abiodun and Abubakar Atiku Bagudu respectively, in paying glowing tributes to late business magnate, Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo, who died…

The Edo State Government, on Thursday, commenced another phase of demolition of illegal structures and eave extensions in parts of Benin Metropolis, in line with the government’s urban renewal drive. The exercise focused on the demolition of eave extensions, mostly…

The Edo State Government has rolled out a programme to offer 30 local businesses in Edo State free websites in a renewed e-commerce drive, in partnership with a German development agency, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). The two…