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… defaulters to undergo compulsory COVID-19 test   The Edo Government has deployed a batch of 200 constabulary police officers to three Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state to enforce strict compliance with the state’s coronavirus (COVID-19) safety protocol.…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sworn-in eight new judges appointed to serve in the Edo State High Court, assuring the judiciary of his administration’s support.   The governor gave the assurance while addressing the new judges during…

… Police constabulary personnel to arrest persons without facemasks in public The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that the state government would deploy the over 800 Police constabulary personnel across the state to enforce strict compliance with…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has built capacity to conduct 600 coronavirus (COVID-19) tests daily, as there are three additional Real Time-PCR Molecular Reference Laboratory operational in the state. The governor urged stakeholders and residents to support the…

The Edo State Government has said that the suspension of schools’ resumption is applicable to all educational institutions in the state. The government noted that the directive would be reviewed on February 1, 2021, when the outcome of efforts to…

The Edo State Government has urged stakeholders in the state’s hospitality sector to ensure compliance with the health and safety precautions rolled out to halt the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). The charge was made by the Edo State COVID-19 Risk…

Edo State has recorded eight new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and one death from the disease as at Thursday, January 14, while 53 healthcare workers have been infected with the virus since the second wave of the disease outbreak in the…

The Edo State Government has urged members of the state chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) not to pick passengers who are not wearing face masks, as part of measures to check the spread of the…

Edo State has recorded 18 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), as active cases being managed at the state’s isolation and treatment centres have climbed to 215.   The Edo COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, disclosed this in a briefing…

The Edo State Government has insisted that it will not allow workers and visitors without face masks into government offices as part of measures put in place to check the spread of the second wave of coronavirus (COVID-19).   In…