NPF backs community policing in Edo, as Obaseki, IGP inaugurate advisory c’ttee
…say Edo not invaded by bandits Poised to address security challenges in the state, the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has secured the backing of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for its community policing scheme. The governor, disclosed this…
Salah celebration: Obaseki pays workers’ May salary early

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has paid workers May salary for the Salah celebrations amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In a statement, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, said the state…
Edo govt flays misleading video on Dangote truck intercepted by NDLEA

The Edo State Government has described as misleading a video making the rounds on social media with a footnote that a Dangote truck was impounded in Benin City recently by the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), for allegedly conveying…
COVID-19: Edo artisans produce hand sanitisers for China Habour Engineering, as govt ramps up local industrial capacity
A collective of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Edo State has been engaged to produce hand sanitisers for China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC), a big player in Nigeria’s maritime and shipping industry, as the Edo State Government ramps…
COVID-19: Victims Support Fund boosts Edo govt’s response with N154.5m worth of medical supplies, food items, others

The Edo State Government’s effort to cushion the effect of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the state has gotten a boost with the donation of medical supplies and food items worth N154.5 million from the Federal Government-backed Victims Support Fund (VSF).…
COVID-19: Edo govt decontaminates over 119 homes, offices of confirmed cases

The Edo State Government has revved up the ongoing fumigation and decontamination of homes and offices of the 119 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state, as part of measures by the government to prevent further spread of the…
Benin River Port: Edo govt assesses top transaction advisors for project
The Edo State Government has commenced evaluation exercise for top bidders for the provision of Transaction Advisory (TA) Services for the Benin City River Port Project, in Gelegele area of the state. Chairman, Benin City River Port-Project Technical Committee (BRP-PTC),…
Edo 2020: Cedar Club of Benin supports Obaseki’s re-election bid

…commends gov’s sterling performance in infrastructure, institutional reforms, others A socio-cultural and non-political organisation of Benin elites, the Cedar Club of Benin, has thrown its weight behind the reelection bid of Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on account of…
COVID-19: Edojobs engages Edo tailors on production of 8,000 facemasks

In fulfilment of Governor Godwin Obaseki’s resolve to engage local skilled workers in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the state, the Edo State Skills Development Agency (EdoJobs), has mobilised tailors and other micro and medium enterprises in the…