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- 26 Oct 2022
MTN’s Support Critical to the Success of EdoBEST Learning Programme - Gov Godwin Obaseki
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has commended ICT giant, MTN Nigeria for its immense support to the state and its contribution to the success of the Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation…
- 11 Apr 2021
FG Printed N60Bn to Share in March- Obaseki
Godwin Obaseki, Edo State governor, has said Nigeria is in “huge financial trouble” with the way the economy is run. Godwin Obaseki Obaseki lamented that Nigeria was the only country in the world…
- 9 Apr 2019
MainOne, Facebook Invest $20m on Edo Fiber- Obaseki
Godwin Obaseki, governor, Edo State, has disclosed that MainOne and Facebook have invested $20m for the development of terrestrial fiber infrastructure in the state. Obaseki made the…
- 27 Jan 2020
Digital Economy is Most Promising – Obaseki
Mr Godwin Obaseki, governor, Edo State, has called for the adoption of smart Information and Communications Technology tools and solutions as an alternative to oil in diversifying the Nigerian…
- 5 Nov 2024
Obaseki Commissions Edo State Data Center
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has said that reforms by his administration in the digital and technology space over the last eight years have revolutionised the state. The Governor who stated over…
- 21 Jun 2018
Obaseki Lauds ATC Nigeria Over Digital Village
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has commended the American Tower Company (ATC) Nigeria, for the laudable initiative in supporting the state government’s skills development programme for youth…
- 20 Nov 2017
Obaseki Hails TV Inventors, Counts Impact @ World Television
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has commended the inventors of television, who rose to the occasion when industrial revolution displaced traditional means of communication in Europe and America…
- 28 Jul 2022
Edo Mulls Resident Identity Card
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says the state government has concluded plans to launch a resident identification card for residents to tackle insecurity in the state. Obaseki made the announcement at the…
- 16 Jul 2019
Benin Industrial Park Secures $250m Investment
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says an investor, Anchor Tenant, has committed about 250 million dollars to the development of Benin Enterprise and Industrial Park project. Obaseki made this known when a…
- 15 Aug 2016
Obaseki Promises to Introduce e-Governance in Edo
Mr Godwin Obaseki, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo state, has said that he planned to eliminate wastage and block leakages by introducing e-governance.…
- 8 Sept 2017
Obaseki Urges Policy Makers to Prioritise ICT- Based Teaching
Mr. Godwin Obaseki, Governor of Edo State, has decried the prevalence of obsolete teaching methods in institutions of learning in Nigeria, which he said, accounted in part, for the high figures of…
- 29 Sept 2024
NBC Did not Withdraw EBS License — Edo Govt
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), did not withdraw the license of EBS TV, Edo state’s broadcasting television, according to Crusoe Osagie, special adviser to governor Godwin Obaseki on Media…
- 12 Oct 2021
Obaseki Hails Zinox as Edo Signs Partnership with Nigeria’s Tech Giant
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has expressed his delight at the opportunity of working with Zinox, Nigeria’s leading tech giant as a technology partner in the state’s transformation programme.…
- 18 May 2018
EdoJobs Partners First Bank, Interswitch to Train 42 New Employees
As part of Governor Godwin Obaseki’s drive to create jobs and improve financial inclusion, the Edo State Government has through Edo Jobs, employed 42 persons as enumerators and partnered with…
- 7 Oct 2018
Edo, MADE Partner on Hub’s Management, Youth Training
In what has been described as a proactive move to ensure sustainability in its operational efficiency, Edo Innovation Hub, a brainchild of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration in Edo State,…
- 16 Mar 2017
Edo, Siemens Sign MoU to Grow State Economy
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SIEMENS, an energy company, to develop the economy of the state. Obaseki said that the MoU would cover power,…
- 20 Jun 2019
Gov. Obaseki Commends NCC over Internet Code of Practice to Curb Cybercrimes
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has commended Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) for establishing an Internet Industry Code of Practice for internet service providers in the country to…
- 14 Nov 2021
Edo to Launch e-Governance Platform this Year
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has said his administration would launch its e-governance platform before the end of the year. Mr Obaseki disclosed this over the weekend at the opening ceremony of the…
- 26 Jun 2023
Obaseki says Ongoing Fibre Connectivity in the State will Impact Healthcare Delivery, Education
Mr. Godwin Obaseki, the Edo State Governor, has said that ongoing fibre connectivity across the state’s 18 local government areas as well as other digital infrastructure development projects in the…
- 11 Sept 2017
Edo, Mahindra Group Conclude Arrangement on Benin Industrial Park
All is set for the smooth take-off of the planned Benin Industrial Park with the receipt of the Preliminary Report by Governor Godwin Obaseki from the Mahindra Group in India, on Monday. A…
- 17 Jan 2019
Edo, NASRDA Collaborate on Technology Solutions
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has expressed his administration’s readiness to collaborate with the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) to accelerate the state’s technological…
- 6 Jan 2022
Edo to Provide Optical Fibre Connectivity Across 18 LGAs
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has assured residents that his government would sustain ongoing reforms and programmes aimed at achieving digital economy in the state, promising to provide fibre…
- 1 Nov 2024
Edo State Launches Data Centre in Benin
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has said that reforms by his administration in the digital and technology space over the last eight years have revolutionised the state. The Governor who stated this on…
- 23 Feb 2023
Edo Moves to Connect LGAs with Fibre Optic Cables
Mr. Godwin Obaseki, the Edo State Governor, has entered a new partnership with data centre and ICT infrastructure firm, Geniserve Limited, to connect all 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Edo State…
- 16 Jun 2019
Edo State Uses Technology to Protect Traders, Checks Double Taxation- Gov
Godwin Obaseki, Edo State governor, has said the state government’s insistence on the use of technology for tax collection as against non-state actors and consultants was to ensure that traders are…
- 20 Jun 2024
e-Governance Reform Saves Edo State N60Bn
Donatus Ojiefoh, Edo State Commissioner of Mines and Energy, has said Mr Godwin Obaseki, state governor, e-governance in the state civil service sector has saved the sum of N60 billion, an amount…
- 16 Apr 2021
CBN Confirms Obaseki’s Claim that Federal Government Printed N60Bn
Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has confirmed that the Federal Government printed money to augment March 2021 allocation to states. He argued, just as he did in January…
- 31 Aug 2021
Konga Partners Edo State Govt to Empower SMEs, Create Jobs
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has partnered with the Edo State government to create jobs for millions of youths in the state, while also empowering entrepreneurs, business…
- 7 Oct 2021
Shoprite Nigeria Partners Edo State Government on Construction of Benin Mall
Persianas Group, a co-investor of Ketron Investment Limited, has entered an agreement with the Edo State Government for the development and construction of a Shoprite outlet in Benin City, the Edo…
- 7 Oct 2018
FG Doles Out N4m as Start-up Seed Fund to 17 Innovators
The federal government has given out over four million naira as start-up seed fund to 17 young innovators under the Social Investment Programme at the South-South Innovation Hub in Benin City, the…