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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…
- 20 Oct 2022
Pantami Woos State Governors on Broadband, Obaseki Shares Experience
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Thursday in Abuja, told a gathering designed for State Governors that the potentials of broadband are so enormous…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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 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…
- 10 Jun 2022
Buhari Inaugurates Council on e-government
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja inaugurated the Presidential Council on Digital Economy and E-government, promising that his administration will continue to take advantage of digital…
- 30 Nov 2021
Osibanjo, Lawan, Others Seek Digitisation of NGX
Vice President, Prof Yemi Osibanjo, former Central Bank of Nigeria CBN Governor, Mr Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and a host…
- 1 Dec 2016
Guinness Nigeria Floats New Production Line
In a move aimed at reducing the import dependent profile of the Nigerian economy, creating more jobs and boosting the local sourcing of raw materials, leading manufacturer and Nigeria’s only total…
- 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…
- 20 Aug 2019
Stakeholders seek long-term sustainable development plan for oil palm production in Africa
Stakeholders at the third Sustainable Palm Oil Conference have advocated for urgent need for a long-term sustainable development plan for oil palm production in Africa. The conference hosted…