Mota Engil Nigeria, the preferred bidder for the Benin Port Project, has received a new batch of equipment at the PTML terminal in Lagos to commence the development of the port project. Logistics Manager, Mota-Engil Nigeria, Mr. Nuno Colaço who led the company’s team and some maritime journalists to inspect […]
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The Edo State Government through the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) has disbursed a second round of grants to 362 beneficiaries whose businesses were negatively impacted by COVID-19 in five local government areas across the three senatorial districts of the State. In a statement, the Head, Delivery […]
The Edo State Government has carried out a data analysis and interpretation training program as part of measures to sustain the ongoing institutional reforms in the State Civil and Public service. The training aimed at improving the analytical skills of public servants and equipping them with the necessary tools to […]
The Edo State Government has attracted over $531 million in the last nine months to the oil palm sector through the Edo State Oil Palm Programme (ESOPP). Edo State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Mr. Stephen Idehenre, disclosed this to journalists at the inauguration of FOARE Mushroom Production Centre […]
The Edo State Commissioner for Business Trade and Cooperatives, Hon. Afishetu Braimoh, has promised to collaborate with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State Council in promoting made in Edo products. The Commissioner who made this promise during the launching of NUJ Food Mart in the Union’s Secretariat in […]
The Edo Food and Agricultural Cluster (EdoFAC), has trained 150 farmers in Edo State. The training, focused on agribusiness, empowered participants in various areas such as social media marketing, financial management, pricing and negotiation, branding and packaging, sales and marketing, and access to marketing. The training program offered participants access […]
The Edo State Government has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to address the challenges people are facing with electronic transactions(e-banking) in the country. The call was made by the Managing Director of Edo State Investment Promotion Office (ESIPO), Mr. Kelvin Uwaibi in Benin City while responding to the […]
The World Bank has cautioned that the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) development finance interventions are exacerbating inflationary pressures in the short term and undermining the bank’s ability to effectively control inflation. In its latest Nigeria Development Update report, the World Bank noted that the CBN’s continued provision of subsidized […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has finally ordered the use to of old N200, N500 and N1000 banknotes as legal tender in the country, saying they remain legal tender until December 31, 2023. CBN’s acting director of Communication, Isa Abdulmumin, disclosed the development in a statement on Monday night. […]
The Edo State Government has entered a new partnership with a development partner, the United Kingdom Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility (UKNIAF), to build a Public Private Partnership (PPP) framework that fosters transparency in PPP project transactions in the State. The Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq. signed on […]