The government of Edo state is set to establish 20 mini-stadia across the 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state to facilitate the rapid development of sports talents among youths. The state’s Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Paul Ohonbamu, disclosed this while briefing newsmen after the State Executive Council meeting in Benin on Wednesday. […]
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The Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has congratulated teachers on World Teachers Day, celebrated on October 5, each year. Obaseki assured that more capacity enhancement programmes were underway in view of the importance his administration attaches to teachers and the teaching profession. “We felicitate with Edo State teachers and their counterparts elsewhere in […]
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The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday in Auchi, Edo State inaugurated the Edo Fertilizer Plant and Chemical Company Limited. The plant, said to have the capacity to produce about 60,000 metric tonnes of fertilizer in a year, was revived through a public, private venture about 14 years after it was abandoned. According to a statement […]
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The World Bank Implementation Support Team, monitoring the implementation of State Employment and Expenditure for Results (SEEFOR) projects in the Niger Delta region, has ranked Edo State high on transparency and job creation for youths. The leader of the support team, Mr. Ismaila Ceesay, who led his members on a courtesy visit to the Governor […]
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The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that all the revenues collected by his administration as tax are used for the execution of capital projects across the state. The governor made the disclosure while playing host to the President and Chairman of Council, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Chief Cyril […]
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Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has declared that visually impaired students of Edo origin studying in tertiary institutions across the country will henceforth enjoy special bursary. Governor Obaseki gave the approval on Monday during a courtesy call by executive members of the state chapter of the Nigeria Association of the Blind (NAB) at the Government […]
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The Edo State Government yesterday announced the immediate ban on the use of all premises of public schools, roads and other public places for social events. The ban was contained in a press statement signed by the Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Hon. Paul Ohonbamu. The government explained that it frowns at the behavior and […]
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The election of Godwin Obaseki as governor of Edo State was unanimously upheld by a seven-man panel of judges of the Supreme Court on Monday. The panel of judges led by Walter Onnoghen, chief justice of Nigeria, dismissed the appeal filed by Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the […]
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The Edo State House of Assembly, today, confirmed 18 nominees sent to it by Governor Godwin Obaseki as commissioners. The nominees were cleared eight days after the list was read during plenary on June 20, 2017. Obaseki had in a letter dated June 19 and addressed to the Speaker, Dr. Justin Okonoboh, urged the House […]
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The Appeal Court sitting in Benin City, on Friday validated the election of Mr. Godwin Obaseki as the governor of Edo State. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Ize Iyamu, had challenged All Progressives Congress (APC) Godwin Obaseki’s election, alleging manipulation of the governorship election. The president of the five-man panel, Justice Monica […]
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