The formal process of returning stolen artifacts from Benin to Nigeria has started at a small museum in southeast London. The Horniman Museum, which holds a collection of seventy-two priceless artifacts that were forcibly removed from Benin City in 1897, officially gave the Nigerian government ownership of the artifacts on […]
Edo Updates
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has emphasized building and staffing the proposed 20 technical colleges and other vocational training centres across the state in 2023. Obaseki, who disclosed this while speaking to journalists in Benin City, said his government is prioritizing education, with emphasis on technical and vocational […]
The Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Obehi Akoria, has said the right nutrition, especially during the first 1,000 days in the life of every child, is the foundation for the development of the brain and immunity. Prof. Akoria said this in her office in Benin City, when the Permanent […]
The Edo State Police Command has rescued 14 passengers who were kidnapped on Thursday along the Lagos–Abuja Road, by Ekor and Ikeran Oke, in the Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State. The Police Public Relations Officer in Edo State, Chidi Nwabuzor, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. […]
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki mourns the passing of Olososo of Ososo, Oba Anselm Obaitan. “It is with sadness and great grief that I received the news of the passing of the Olososo of Ososo, Oba Anselm Adeloro Obaitan, Ichama II, JP, a committed bridge builder and royalty […]
The Edo State Government has given irrigation devices to more than 500 farmers in the state to improve dry-season farming in 2022. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Stephen Idehenre, spoke to program participants at Rubber Estate Nigeria Limited, Ovia South-West Local Government Area (LGA), and explained that the […]
The first Edo Innovates Tech Conference (#EITC2022), with the theme “Innovation, Solutions and Talent; Driving the Economies of the Future,” will be hosted by the Edo State Government through the state’s skills development agency, Edojobs. Google Developers Group, Globacom Limited, Songhai Labs, and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, or GIZ, […]
On Sunday, the Edo State Police Command announced that it had freed 17 people who had been kidnapped along the Benin-Lagos Expressway. Assuring the people of the state that efforts were underway to rescue the victims and apprehend the thugs, the command spokesperson, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, stated in a press […]
Previously known as Samuel Adegboyega University, Glorious Vision University is located in Ogwa, Esan West Local Government Area, Edo State. The university’s management has announced that students wishing to study Religious Studies and Philosophy will receive 100% tuition reimbursement, while B.Sc. Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics students will see a 50% […]
The Small and Medium Enterprises Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) through the National Skills Development programme has graduated 90 Edo Youth on various vocational skills. Speaking at the graduation ceremony in Benin the Commissioner for Business, Trade and Cooperatives, Hon. Afishetu Braimoh, said the goal of the Edo State Government is […]