As Obaseki commends health workers’ resilience, commitment The Edo State Government has announced the discharge of 11 more Coronaviruses (COVID-19) patients, who have tested negative for the virus and cleared from the state’s isolation centres to return to their families. The state also recorded two more COVID-19-related deaths and exited 1159 suspected cases, including 340 […]

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has expressed concern over the rising cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state, noting that the recent upsurge suggests that the community spread of the virus is alarming. Obaseki, who spoke to journalists in Benin City, reassured that the state government remains committed to containing the COVID-19 pandemic […]

With the completion of the installation of 33KVA lines and a sub-station at the Edo State Secretariat complex, the much-awaited 55MW CCTEC-Ossiomo Power Plant is set for a test run in the next couple of weeks, opening up the state’s power sector for competition for the benefit of residential and industrial consumers. The CCETC-Ossiomo benefits […]

The Edo State Government has described as misleading a video making the rounds on social media with a footnote that a Dangote truck was impounded in Benin City recently by the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), for allegedly conveying arms and ammunition and other contraband materials. In a statement, the Special Adviser to the […]

A month after the death of Mallam Abba Kyari, the peace pact that he weaved between warring political actors in Edo State even while carrying the novel coronavirus in his body has died a natural death.