Donatus Igiekhume

…vows to apprehend perpetrators The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, met with heads of security agencies to strengthen the state’s security architecture and ensure that those behind the recent armed robbery and killings in Uromi, Esan North…

The Edo State Government, as part of the process for the implementation and on-boarding of junior secondary schools into the Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (EdoBEST) programme, has completed the training of more than 2,000 junior school teachers on digital…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has urged stakeholders to support government policies on forest regeneration. Addressing stakeholders during a workshop at the Government House in Benin City, the governor said the state government will strengthen collaboration with stakeholders including timber and…

… plan multi-billion dollars funding window   The Edo State Government is in talks with the Government of Canada to harness the huge potentials in the state’s mining and tech space to boost economic growth and development. The Edo State…

The Edo State Government has approved the execution of micro-infrastructure projects in 16 communities drawn from 11 local councils in the state. The projects are to be financed by the state through the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus…

 …increases surveillance in Uromi The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, led other top government functionaries for on-the-spot assessment of the scene of the robbery incident in Uromi, the administrative headquarters of Esan North East Local Government Area…

Officials of the Edo State Public Works Volunteers have apprehended one Mr. Festus Okosun, a suspected impersonator of the scheme, who is in the business of extorting and molesting residents around the Oba Ovonranmwen Square within the Benin metropolis. The PUWOV State Commander, Mukhtar…

The Edo State Government in partnership with Udacity, a global online education platform, has launched the EdoWorX programme to train the next generation of digital work professionals so as to exploit opportunities in the digital economy. Through the partnership, over 800…

…govt reads riot act to land grabbers Tougher days await criminals lurking in some parts of Edo’s forests to perpetrate their heinous crimes as the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, and heads of the various security agencies in the…