The Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) Plc has voiced serious concerns regarding the steep decline in power generation from Nigeria’s national grid, a development the company says is significantly hampering its operations, impacting customer satisfaction, and eroding revenue collection. Mr. Ogunleye Akinleye, Chief Commercial Officer of BEDC, addressing journalists in […]
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Edo State has recorded an impressive ₦79 billion in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) so far in 2025, according to the Executive Chairman of the Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS), Mr. Oladele Bankole-Balogun. He made the announcement during a strategic meeting with heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), permanent […]
The Edo State House of Assembly has summoned youths from Ikpeshi community in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area following a violent clash stemming from a kingship dispute and revenue collection disagreements. Speaker Blessing Agbebaku announced the summons during Tuesday’s plenary session, citing the intervention as a move to restore peace after […]
Edo State’s tax authority is seeking collaboration with the Nigerian Police, Edo Command, to boost tax compliance. Oladele Bankole-Balogun, Executive Chairman of the Edo Internal Revenue Service (EIRS), made the appeal during a courtesy visit to Edo Commissioner of Police, Betty Otimenyin, in Benin on Tuesday. During the meeting, Bankole-Balogun […]
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has directed that all revenue collection functions of Government will now come under the direct supervision of the Governor’s Office. At the end of the month of June, 2023, the Governor’s Office reviewed the year-to-date revenue status of the government, showing that earnings […]