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Edo Govt Commissions Renovated Staff Quarters at Government Technical College, Benin

October 14, 2025October 14, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The Edo State Government, through the Board for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (BTVE), has commissioned the newly renovated Principal and Staff Quarters at the Government Technical College, Benin City. The initiative underscores the government’s commitment to improving the welfare and living conditions of teachers in technical and vocational institutions across the state. Speaking […]

Petrol Price Rises to ₦955 per Litre amid Supply Shortages

October 14, 2025October 14, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, has risen by 6.8 percent to ₦955 per litre, up from ₦890 per litre recorded last week. A market survey at filling stations operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Independent Marketers in Lagos and Abuja showed that petrol is currently […]

Edo Security Squad Holds Awareness Road Walk Against Cultism, Kidnapping

October 14, 2025October 14, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The Edo State Special Security Squad, codenamed “Operation Flush Out Kidnappers and Cultists,” recently staged a road walk sensitization campaign across major streets of Benin City, the state capital, to raise public awareness about the dangers of cultism and kidnapping. The awareness walk, which attracted the attention of residents and passersby, commenced at the Edo […]

Edo’s New Road to Progress: How Governor Okpebholo Is Rewriting the State’s Infrastructure Story

October 14, 2025October 14, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

After eight agonizing years of stagnation under his predecessor, Edo State’s destiny in road infrastructure is finally taking shape. True, many federal roads across the state remain in disrepair, but Governor Monday Okpebholo has chosen action over blame. Rather than lament ownership or trade excuses, his administration is mobilizing heavy-duty trucks to sites across Edo, […]

PDP Postpones 103rd NEC Meeting

October 14, 2025October 14, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the postponement of its 103rd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, earlier scheduled to hold on Wednesday, October 15. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said a new date for the meeting would be communicated to members in due course. […]

Edo State Government Announces Swearing-In of Commissioner-Designates and Commission Members

October 12, 2025October 12, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The Edo State Government has announced that His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo, Governor of Edo State, will preside over the swearing-in ceremony for Commissioner-Designates as well as the Chairman and Members-Designate of several key commissions in the state. The commissions to be inaugurated include: In addition, Governor Okpebholo will inaugurate the Governing Board of the […]

Governor Okpebholo Approves Refund of Over ₦17 Million Uniform Debt Owed by Previous Administration

October 10, 2025October 10, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the payment of more than ₦17 million owed to executive principals of senior secondary schools in the state. The debt was incurred by the previous administration over unpaid uniform fees. The decision followed an appeal by a committee of executive principals from selected government schools, who visited […]

Governor Okpebholo Flags Off Construction of Second Flyover Bridge in Benin City

October 10, 2025October 10, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has officially flagged off the construction of a second flyover bridge in Benin City, located in the Edo South Senatorial District. The project, sited at the Adesuwa–Sapele Road intersection, is part of the government’s strategic infrastructure drive aimed at improving road connectivity, easing traffic congestion, and enhancing economic activities […]