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…3 kidnap victims freed, Otasowie’s killers nabbed in 8 days   Residents of Edo State are currently breathing a sigh of relief with the marked improvement in security across the state following the anti-crime strategy of the new Commissioner of…

Organisers of the maiden Edo Alaghodaro Investment Summit have said that the event, which marks the one-year anniversary of the Godwin Obaseki administration, would culminate in an inter-faith thanksgiving service on November 12.   In a statement, the state government…

…Kachikwu to meet with oil producing communities As part of activities lined up for the Alaghodaro Investment Summit, the Edo State Government will on November 11, hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the Edo Industrial Park. The Edo Industrial Park is a…

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, said his administration would commission the State’s General Hospital in Otuo before December 25, 2017.   He stated this in Afuze during his state-wide thank-you-tour of Owan East and West local government areas…

Alaghodaro to you all; *About Alaghodaro* The Edo State Investment Summit (Alaghodaro) is an initiative of the Edo State Government aimed at promoting innovation and boosting economic productivity in the state through collaboration with the private sector. It is in…

… Edo Industrial Park to be launched on Nov 11     With nine days to the commencement of the maiden Edo State Alaghodaro investment summit,  the World Bank Country Director, Rachid Benmessaoud, and former Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) boss, Ifueko…

 …as monthly pension payment hits N244million   The Edo State Government has approved the bill to enact the Edo State Trafficking in Persons Prohibition, Enforcement and Administration Law 2017.   The bill which was presented by the Attorney General and Commissioner…

No fewer than 600 youths will be trained on employability skills during the Edo Jobs 2017 summit holding from October 31 to November 8 in Benin City, the Edo State capital. The Coordinator of the Edo Jobs 2017 Summit, Mrs…

…resolves over 100 cases since inception   Standing firm on its resolve to curtail illegal activities of Community Development Associations (CDAs), Edo State Government has ordered the arrest of the Odionwere of Ohonre, Mr. Victor Ugiagbe, over his refusal to…

The Edo State Government has assured the people of the state that work on the Gelegele Seaport is in progress as there is sufficient economic justification for its development.   Speaking to journalists on the socio-economic gains of the planned…