Tag: edo
Edo dispels rumour of strange disease, says tests show yellow fever
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has directed the State Ministry of Health to curtail the outbreak of yellow fever…
Over 1.5m PVCs collected in Edo – INEC
A of total of 1,519,350 Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) have been collected by registered voters in Edo ahead of the…
Edo’s ready to pay N30,000 new minimum wage – Obaseki
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured workers in the State that his administration will pay the new minimum…
Human Trafficking: Task Force embarks on door-to-door sensitisation in Edo
The Edo Government Task Force Against Human Trafficking on Sunday embarked on a door-to-door sensitisation of residents at Uromi community,…
Flood kills 6, sacks 35 Edo communities
Flooding killed six people and sacked no fewer than 35 communities in the Esan South East Local Government Area of…
Flood destroys 280 hectares of rice farms in Edo
Flood has destroyed 280 hectares of rice farm in Iguoriakhi and Iguomo in Ovia North-East and Ovia South-West local government…
Edo dedicates 2 courts to hear human trafficking offences
The Edo Chief Judge, Justice Esohe Ikponmwen, says two courts have been designated to hears human trafficking offences in order…
Edo to introduce scratch cards for revenue collection
Edo Government says it is planning to introduce the use of scratch cards as a mode of collecting revenues in…
Edo road crashes claim 32 lives
The Edo Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it recorded 32 deaths in road crashes across the…
Agency arrests 103 suspected drug traffickers
The Edo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has arrested 103 suspects for trafficking illicit drugs.
Civil Defence rescues 12 human trafficking victims
The Edo Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has rescued about 12 victims of…
6 die in Edo floods
Mr Victor Emuankhagbon, the Chairman of Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo, on Saturday confirmed that six deaths…
Civil Defence arrests 21 suspects for various offences in Edo
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Edo says it has arrested 21 suspects for various offences in…
APC expels Reps’ Deputy Chief Whip
The Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Mr Pally Iriase, has been expelled from the All Progressives Congress…
Edo secures electricity license for Benin Industrial Park
The Edo State Government has secured licence from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), to generate and use electricity in…
TCN installs two new 60MVA transformers in Edo, Ogun
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has installed two units of 60 Mega Volt Amp (MVA) 132/33kV power transformers at…
Flood destroys 1,000 houses, crops in Edo
Flood submerged no less than 1,000 residential houses in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo following Monday’s heavy down…
Edo monthly revenue hits N2 billion
Edo’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) has hit an average of N2 billion monthly from N1.55bn in 2016 when Gov. Godwin…
Edo received 3,883 Libyan returnees in 10 months
The Edo Government says it received 3,883 Libyan returnees between November 2017 and August 2018.
Muslim foundation empowers 71 poor faithful In Edo
A Muslim foundation, Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation (ZSF), on Sunday, empowered no fewer than 71 indigent people in Benin. The…
Edo, Delta must not shed blood over boundary dispute – Dep. Govs
The Deputy Governors of Edo and Delta States have said that residents of communities along boundaries of the two states…
IGP directs investigation into killing of 4 policemen
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has directed a thorough investigation into the killing of four policemen by suspected…
Edo set to re-organise Taxis operations
The Edo State Traffic Control and Management Agency (EDSTMA) says it will soon commence the re-organisation of the operations of…
34 persons convicted for traffic offences
A mobile court sitting in Okhuaihe, near Benin, on Tuesday, convicted 34 persons for various road traffic offences.
NSCDC destroys 16 illegal refineries
The Anti-Vandal Unit of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Edo has destroyed 16 illegal refineries in…
Edo worries over 4.1 percent HIV/AIDS prevalence rate
Edo State Government has expressed worry over high HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of 4.1 percent of the state's population, against the…
Osinbajo flags-off 1,727 housing units in Edo
Nigeria's Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday flagged off the construction of 1,727 Emotan Garden housing units in Egba,…
Eid-el-Fitr: AIG orders beef up of security in Edo, Delta, Bayelsa
Rasheed Akintunde, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 5, Benin, has directed that security be beefed up across commands in…
Obaseki pledges to make Edo agricultural hub
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says his administration will reposition the state as an agricultural hub of the nation that…
Residents warned against indiscriminate dumping of refuse
Mr Yakubu Musa, Chairman, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo, has cautioned residents against indiscriminate dumping of refuse in…