Year 2021

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…

The Edo State Government has alerted residents to the activities of fraudsters selling fake hard copy admission forms into Edo State College of Nursing Sciences. Permanent Secretary, Edo State Ministry of Health, Dr. Osamwonyi Irowa, said there are no physical forms…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has sworn-in Hon. Justice Joe Acha as the new Edo State Chief Judge. During the swearing-in ceremony at the Government House in Benin City, the governor stressed the need for collaboration among the…

iouypu…assigns portfolios to commissioners The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sworn-in 11 commissioners and two Special Advisers as members of the Edo State Executive Council (EXCO). The commissioners and their portfolios include: Joseph Eboigbe is the Commissioner for…

The Edo State Government has clarified that the recent announcement for Alaghodaro was for the composition of the Board of Trustees for Alaghodaro and not the committee to organize Governor Godwin Obaseki’s fifth anniversary in office. In a statement, Secretary…

The Edo State First Lady, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki has said the just-concluded Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT) will guarantee better opportunities for the girl-child, reassuring the government’s commitment to ensuring that every female child in the state realizes her…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, unveiled 1000 newly trained Edo Supporting Teachers To Achieve Results (EdoSTAR) teaching fellows, to strengthen the teaching corps in the state. The governor also assured that his administration will continue to…

The Edo State Government has ramped up the vaccination of more residents with the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, noting that at least 136,082 persons across the 18 local councils of the state have been inoculated with one dose of the vaccine…