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Edo has been adjudged as the best-performing state in routine immunisation coverage in Nigeria, with no variation between its administrative data and the outcome of the National Immunisation Coverage Survey conducted in 2016. This was disclosed by the World Health…

The Benin Monarch, Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, on Friday hosted the former governor of Edo, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, to a grand reception in Benin City, for his outstanding achievements while in office. Welcoming his guest to…

Award-winning Nollywood star, Adesua Etomi on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, at the Government House in Benin City.   The actress, who hails from Edo State, commended the Obaseki-led administration for the…

The Edo State Government has announced the immediate proscription of the state’s chapter of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN).   The association has been ordered to close their offices across the state.   The ban became necessary to…

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has harped on the need for tolerance, dialogue and good neighbourliness among the citizenry and nations as an essential ingredient for attaining global peace.   Obaseki said this in commemoration of the…

…to remove illegal buildings on school land from Dec. 1   The Edo State Government has read the riot act to principals of public schools who have been collecting illegal fees from students for the purchase of uniforms and other items.…

  *Kick-starts reconstruction of old Benin Tech College    The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, said that vocational education is a proven route to sustainable economic empowerment, which offers a broader segment of the society the opportunity…

The Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, flagged off the 2017 routine immunisation intensification project in Egor Local Government Area of the state.   As an expression of his administration’s high premium on the immunisation project, Obaseki rewarded three local government areas…

Civil servants in Edo State have been urged to prioritise career advancement and explore opportunities to get trained for optimum service delivery to the people of the state. The Australian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Paul Lehmann, was quoted in…

The Private Property Protection Taskforce set up by the Governor Obaseki-led administration has apprehended and handed over Mr Osarobo Idahosa to security agency for violating the law prohibiting forceful entry and illegal occupation of landed property in the state.  …