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The Edo State Government has approved N500 million as counterpart funding for the state’s SEEFOR public works programme, which will enable it access N2bn from the World Bank for infrastructural projects in the state.   The Commissioner for Communication and Orientation,…

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called on Ijaws of Edo State, not to take the State Government’s tolerance for granted. Obaseki who made the call in commemoration of the International Day for Tolerance, marked on November…

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said that a new security arrangement that will enhance the operation of the police and other security agencies in the state will be launched by December 1.   Obaseki disclosed this on Thursday…

The Edo Development and Property Authority (EDPA) will from November 27 to January 22, 2018, embark on recertification and rent recovery exercise for residents in its estates spread across the state.   In a statement, the Executive Chairman, EDPA, Isoken…

To address Nigeria’s infrastructural deficit, government must adopt proactive legislation and ensure transparency in accessing relevant information to boost investors’ confidence   This was the submission of stakeholders, at a plenary session on Infrastructural Development Imperatives of Edo Economic Development…

…directs law enforcement agencies to arrest culprits, abort process to forestall crisis The Edo State Government has described as egregiously abominable, sacrilegious and criminal, the planned coronation of one Godwin Oguyenbo as the “Pere of Olodiama Kingdom,” in Ovia North…

Experts in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), welding and fabrication and other allied sectors have urged Nigerian policymakers to create the enabling environment, support infrastructure and incentives for young innovative Nigerians to express themselves.  They made the call at the…

To improve quality and reduce cost of accessing healthcare, federal and state governments should direct reforms and policies to deliver primary healthcare, provide health insurance for the poor and allow for private sector actors to handle tertiary and emergency healthcare.…

…says Edo has since moved on to Alaghodaro  The Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration is forward looking and has since moved on with result-oriented  governance, backed by millions of discerning Edo people, the Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, to the…

The Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has challenged world leaders, researchers and charitable organisations to join efforts in finding a cure for diabetes. Obaseki made the call on Monday, in commemoration of the United Nations World Diabetes Day, celebrated…