Tag: Edo state government
Four arrested in Edo for selling donkey meat
Authorities of Edo State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, on Wednesday arrested four women in Benin City, the State…
Edo vigilante shoots man, woman dead
Two persons, a man and a woman, have been reportedly shot dead by a yet-to-be-identified member of the Edo state-owned…
Edo locks out officials of National Sports Festival
Edo State Government on Thursday afternoon made good its threat, as it shut down the office of the Main Organising…
Obaseki govt: Why Odubu, Ihonvbere’s houses were demolished
The Godwin Obaseki government has refuted claims that the properties of three close aides of former Governor Adams Oshiomhole, were…
Edo receives 81,080 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines
The Edo Government on Wednesday received 81,080 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for distribution in the state, the Permanent Secretary,…
Normalcy returns to Edo community where revenue collector stabbed to death
Normalcy has gradually returned to Ogheghe community, in Ikpoba-Okha local government area of Edo state, after a revenue collector simply…
COVID-19: Task force seals up Cold Stone, Domino Pizza as Edo records 59 new cases
Edo task force seals off Domino Pizza and Cold Stone Creamery in Benin city for allegedly flouting COVID-19 prevention protocols
Suspension of schools’ resumption applies to all educational institutions – Edo Govt
Edo State Government on Saturday said that the suspension of schools’ resumption is applicable to all educational institutions in the…
Don’t pick passengers without face masks, Edo govt. warns transporters
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin Alarmed by the increasing number of persons that have tested positive for the Coronavirus pandemic, the Edo…
Edo teachers commence indefinite strike on Monday
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin As schools across the country reopen for academic activities on Monday, January 18, public primary school students…
Edo arrests three illegal loggers, recovers 979 stolen timber species
Three notorious illegal loggers have been arrested at the Okomu High Conservation value area (HCV), Edo State, with over 35…
Edo school teachers issue 14-day strike notice to Obaseki
The Edo State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), has issued a 14-day strike notice to the Governor…
ASUU urges Edo govt to pay outstanding salaries
By Ruona Isikeh The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ambrose Alli University (AAU) Ekpoma Chapter, has called on the…
#EndSARS: Edo govt reviews curfew
By Jethro Ibileke The Edo Government has announced a review of the curfew imposed on the state following the violence…
Breaking: Edo Govt extends curfew indefinitely over #EndSARS protest
The Edo State Government has extended the 24-hour curfew imposed on the state over #EndSARS violent protest indefinitely.
Coronavirus: Edo constitutes mobile courts to try violators
Violators of guidelines put in place by Edo State Government to check the spread of infectious coronavirus disease in the…
Coronavirus: Edo warns of imminent increase
Edo State Government on Thursday warned that cases of coronavirus in the state might rise significantly in the next few…
Edo imposes compulsory face mask use, as Coronavirus cases hit 11
Edo State Government on Monday confirmed two new cases of Coronavirus, taking the state's overall figure to 11.
COVID-19: Edo announces total lockdown Friday
Edo State Government says it will begin a lockdown of the state by enforcing stay at home order from Friday,…
Coronavirus: Edo begins fumigation of state
To check the spreading of the coronavirus disease, the Edo State Government has kicked off the fumigation of the entire…
COVID-19: Edo deploys scanners, infrared thermometers to screen athletes
With less than a week to the hosting of the 20th edition of the National Sports Festival (NSF) in Benin…
‘Edo bomb attacks an attempt to frame-up Obaseki’
Edo State Government has said that the alleged bomb explosions that rocked homes of some members of the All Progressives…
Edo begins enrollment of residents for health insurance scheme
The Edo State Government has begun enrollment of residents into the state's primary health insurance scheme.
Edo Govt. takes over forgery case against lawmakers-elect
The Edo State Government on Friday informed the State Criminal Court, of its decision to take over a case of…
Edo begins demolition of illegal structures
The Edo State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development on Wednesday began demolition of illegal structures erected under high…
Edo’s 6,000 bp/d modular refinery set to begin operation
The Edo Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited, says it will soon commence operation at its 6,000 barrels per day (bpd) modular…
LG chairman suspended over N46m payroll fraud – Edo Govt
The Edo State Government has said that the Chairman of Etsako West local government area of Edo State, Yakubu Musa,…
Edo Deputy Gov. warns traders against anti-environmental act
The Edo Government has warned traders in the spare parts market in Uwelu, Egor Local Government Area of state, to…
Sand miners fault Edo govt over closure of burrow pits
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Licensed sand burrow pit owners in Edo State have protested the closure of their sites by the State…
Edo Govt. to engage 1,000 street sweepers
No fewer than 1,000 street sweepers would be engaged by the Edo Government to keep the state clean, the Deputy…