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The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has appointed two Special Advisers and forwarded the names of eleven commissioner-nominees to the Edo State House of Assembly for confirmation. In a statement, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said…

The Edo State real estate sector has gotten a major boost, as six firms have inked deals with the Edo Property and Development Agency (EDPA) to develop Emotan Gardens Phase II. Executive Chairman, EDPA, Isoken Omo, in a statement, said…

…urges full dose vaccination to reduce fatalities Edo is recording a gradual reduction in the number of COVID-19 infections following ongoing massive vaccination of residents across the 18 local government councils of the state, as the government urges more citizens…

To provide a viable ecosystem to get more Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to the digital space, the Edo State Government and private partners have agreed to deploy tested platforms to encourage small businesses to bring their businesses online.…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, have reiterated the need for more persons to get vaccinated against the deadly COVID-19 virus. They spoke during the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 Vaccination, South-South Zone Townhall Meeting, at the Government…

The Edo State Government has said it would be organising a state burial for late music maestro, Sir Prof. Victor Uwaifo, who passed last month. In a statement, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Osaigbovo Iyoha, said the government is…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said his administration has trained over 11,365 teachers in the state since the introduction of Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (EDOBEST) in 2018, deploying digital teaching tools to provide functional basic education…

The Edo State Skills Development Agency (EdoJobs) in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ)’s Skills Development for Youth Employment (SKYE) has launched cash for work scheme for 225 artisans in the state. Addressing journalists after launching the programme, Managing…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has felicitated with the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., on his birthday.   The governor, in a statement, described Ogie as a kindhearted, meek and trustworthy brother and friend, who…

Officials of the Public Works Volunteers (PUWOV) in Edo State, headed Mukhtar Yusuf-Osagie, in collaboration with other security agencies in the state have arrested one Chinedu Ogu, a fugitive who escaped from maximum-security prison at Oko, Benin City, during the…