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The Edo State Government at the maiden Alaghodaro Investment Summit, will be explore new investment frontiers to boost investment in real estate, public utilities, healthcare and tourism.   This was revealed yesterday in a statement by organisers of the investment…

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his administration is set to establish several job incubation centres in the state to upgrade the skills of job seekers to meet the needs of the present day labour market.   Obaseki said this at the Edojobs fair organised by the state government…

…As Alaghodaro Investment Summit kicks off Friday As business leaders storm Benin City, the Edo State capital, Friday, for the Alaghodaro Investment Summit, Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, on Thursday in Benin City said the Federal Government…

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that the goal of his administration is to have 100,000 hectares of oil palm plantation in the state within the next three years. He made this known when he received…

To attract more investments in agribusiness, governments must open up the space for smallholder farmers, ensure sufficient fund is provided for research and intensify efforts to remove investment bottlenecks. This was the submission of investors at the Plenary on Edo…

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured the people of Ovia South West Local Government Area of the state that the College of Agriculture, Iguoriakhi and Edo State Polytechnic Usen, will be revamped to enable it produce…

Targets private capital to boost universal health coverage   With just two days to the kick-off of the maiden edition of Alaghodaro Investment Summit, organisers have said the session on manufacturing at the event will crystalise ongoing plans to re-invent…

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured the old students of the state’s premier secondary school, Edo College Benin City, that their alma-mater will be re-built.   Obaseki gave the assurance on Monday when members of Edo College Old Boys…

Okay 8-man c’ttee to resolve arrears   In what can be described as a watershed in the running battle between pensioners and the Edo state government, Governor Godwin Obaseki on Monday met with the pension union executives and organised labour in the…

The Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said the improved method of revenue collection initiated by his administration will ensure Oredo Local Government Council generate as much as N250 million monthly from 2018.   The governor stated this on…