Month May 2017

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has revealed that his administration would massively invest in the Oil Palm sector in its quest to diversify the state economy beyond crude oil.   The governor announced this yesterday at the Edo State…

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has indicated his administration’s readiness to support the Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC) to establish an Inland Container Depot and a Truck Transit Terminal, which would facilitate diversity in economic activities.   This was at…

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki has assured people that his administration was hard at work, formulating plausible strategies to ease conduct of business in the State. Besides, Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) and the British High Commission have said the state has…

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said his administration would work with the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) to reaccredit the School of Nursing and Midwifery in the state before October, and thereafter make it a…

Pursuant to his promise to decongest major roads in Benin City by relocating illegal street traders, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has inspected the proposed site for the planned ultramodern market in Benin City. Accompanied by his Deputy Governor,…

The sum of N1.8bn loan facility secured by Edo State Government from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund (MSMEDF) may already be yielding dividends as new opportunities are opening for beneficiaries to sustain themselves in gainful…

As Edo Gov tasks AAU alumni on education Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called on religious leaders in the state to collaborate with his administration to strengthen the state’s educational system as he hosted new executives of Christian…

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured staff of Edo State Polytechnic, Usen that his administration would pay the 10-month salary arrears owed them, and would enforce prompt salary payment in the institution. This was as he received executives…

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has restated his administration’s commitment to building a state that works for Edo people and improving the citizens’ standard of living. This was as he received executive members of Conference of Non-Governmental Organisations (CONGOS),…

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has restated his commitment to completing 3000km of roads within his first four years in office, adding that more youths would be trained in road design and construction using concrete technology. He stated this…