The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has signed the state’s 2021 Appropriation Bill pegged at N164.7bn into law, after due passage by the Edo State House of Assembly.
Obaseki said the budget christened ‘Making Edo Great Again (MEGA) budget’ is anchored on robustly responding to the dislocations caused by...
Inflationary trend, new N70,000 minimum wage influenced increase’
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has signed into law the 2024 revised supplementary budget of N404bn with an increase of 22 percent.
Speaking during the signing of the budget at the Government House, Benin City, Obaseki said the revised budget...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says the Nigeria's economy will remain vulnerable and weak if illegal bunkering and artisanal refining of crude oil continue unabated.
Governor Wike made the observation at the commissioning and presentation of 14 ballistic gunboats, donated by the Rivers State Government to the Nigerian Navy,...
directs immediate resumption of academic activities
Following the protest by students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, over the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Edo State Government at the State Executive Council meeting, on Wednesday, suspended all union activities across all state-owned institutions...
factory to be supported by over 2000 smallholder farmers
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has tasked youths to embrace opportunities in the agriculture value chain by deploying innovative ideas to initiate and develop agribusiness projects.
Obaseki made the submission after commissioning a 5,400mt per annum cashew processing factory,...
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has reassured the people of the State that COVID-19 pandemic will not stop the completion of all on-going projects.
He gave the assurance while on inspection tour of a number of projects in Port Harcourt and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas of the state.
The governor...
Edo State's Chief Judge, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, officially inaugurated Omobayo Godwin, aged 37, as the freshly minted deputy governor of the state. Godwin's appointment swiftly followed the impeachment of Philip Shaibu by Governor Godwin Obaseki.
The impeachment, propelled by a seven-man investigative panel convened by the Edo State House of...
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has expressed delight over the decision by three international oil companies to collaborate in establishing a COVID-19 Treatment Centre in Bonny Local Government Area of the state.
The companies are the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas company, NLNG, the Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, and...
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says it is unconstitutional for President Muhammadu Buhari to shift the power of securing life and property of Nigerians to the state governors.
According to Governor Wike, Mr. President is the Commander- In-Chief of the Armed Forces and cannot declare that governors are...
Governor Udom Emmanuel has called on the Federal Road Safety Corps to uphold their core mandate and not compromise the ordinance to reduce accidents on the highways.
Governor Emmanuel stated this during the inauguration of the New Office Complex RS 6.3, Akwa Ibom State Sector Command at Idoro Road, Uyo.
He...
