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The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has set up an assets management agency to oversee the maintenance of public property in the state. Obaseki, while speaking at a meeting with members of the executive committee, said the initiative was deemed necessary in the wake of increased investment in public property across the state. He said his administration would grow, develop ...

Residents who are leveraging on the simplified land registration procedure, an initiative of the Godwin Obaseki-led administration, have commended the governor for setting up the Edo State Geographic Information Service (EDOGIS) agency. They expressed excitement about the new sense of security associated with the process of acquiring landed property in Edo State, which has impacted on the ease of doing ...

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has approved a N9billion contract for the construction of integrated drainage system to address flooding in parts of Government Reservation Area (GRA) in Benin City, the state capital. Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Hon. Paul Ohonbamu, disclosed this after the weekly State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Godwin Obaseki, at Government House. ...

Chief Gen Donben Donyegha, President South South Solidarity Movement, has pleaded with Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State to take over the construction of the Udo Ufunama road in Ovia South West Local Government of the state from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) which, he alleged has failed to make progress after over 10 years of commencing work on ...

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, yesterday approved a unit of house from the prestigious Emotan Gardens for the Head Teacher of Emotan Primary School, Mrs. Noragbon Osaru. Osaru emerged the second-best school administrator in Nigeria and best teacher in the state recently. Emotan Gardens is an over 70-hectare estate being developed by the Edo State Government through the Edo ...

In a concerted effort to get the buy-in of the state’s Diaspora community, Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, will be showcasing the revolutionary Edo Basic Education Transformation (Edo-BEST) programme and the 1800-unit Emotan Gardens project, among other growth and development enablers at the Edo National Association Worldwide (ENAW) Convention in Canada. The four-day Toronto convention, the 27th in the ...

With less than four weeks to the 27th edition of the Edo National Association Worldwide Convention (ENAW), holding in Toronto, Canada, the Edo State Government is set to parade her achievements in the housing, education and other sectors at the event. The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, will lead the state’s delegation to the Toronto convention, which has become ...

Edo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the 2018 Governor Godwin Obaseki’s budget signed into law is full of deceit and duplication. It said the budget would inflict pains on people. PDP said the budget was padded to the tune of N2.5 billion and funds were allocated to projects already completed and inaugurated by ex-Governor Adams Oshiomhole. It said ...

“Every local government area must have a sporting arena. We do not need to buy a land but can look for a school that has vast land and redesign the pitch, put a racetrack, and, as money comes, upgrade it to meet international standards.” “In a bid to reposition sports in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki yesterday said that each ...

According to Vanguard, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has promised to complete over 3,000 kilometres of roads in his tenure, adding that the materials for the construction of the roads  will be sourced from the state and not outside. Obaseki, who disclosed this while commissioning the newly reconstructed Nevis Street in Benin with additional four link roads, said that ...