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- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 10 Dec 2021
The Nigerian Capital Market Witnessed the Emergence of Its First Central Counterparty
The Nigerian Capital Market on Thursday, December 9, 2021, witnessed a monumental milestone as NG Clearing limited, the first Central Counterparty in West Africa, formally launched her operations.…
- 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…
- 16 Jul 2023
Our Regulation will Not Stifle Innovation, Inuwa tells Stakeholders
Kashifu Inuwa, director-general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), reassured stakeholders that the agency's regulations are not intended to stifle innovation but rather to…
- 25 Jan 2018
Chinese Firm seeks Slots in Benin Industrial Park
Barely a day after Chinese engineering firm, China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Ltd arrived Benin City, to commence preliminary work on the Gelegele Seaport Project, another Chinese company,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 5 May 2017
NTA Unveils New Television Series in Edo
The Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), Benin Zonal Network, has unveiled a new television series titled “100 ways to win a husband.” It said the television series would be styled like the famous…
- 13 Jul 2022
St Maria Goretti Old Girls Urge Edo State Govt to Return School to Catholic Mission
The Class of 1982 of Saint Maria Goretti Girls Grammar School Benin City have pleaded with the Edo State Government to consider returning the School to the Catholic Mission to enhance the education…
- 15 Apr 2018
Onu says Science, Technology Originated In Nigeria
Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, over the weekend argued that science and technology originated from Nigeria. Onu made the claim at the occasion of the public presentation of a…
- 6 Jul 2023
Edo, Gates Foundation Train 500 Youths in Digital Skills for Workplace
The Edo State Government in conjunction with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have trained 500 youths in the state to build their skills for the future workplace. The one-day programme tagged,…
- 10 May 2018
Amstel Malta Supports Okpekpe International Road Race 2018
All is set for the sixth edition of the Okpekpe Road Race scheduled to hold on Saturday May 12, 2018 in Edo state. The race will feature about 3,000 runners from Kenya, Eritrea, Ethiopia,…
- 26 Jul 2018
Edo Innovation Hub Maps Sustainability Path, Completes Training for 724 Entrepreneurs
The Edo State Government-backed Edo Innovation Hub, a cluster for innovators and inventors in Benin City, has trained at least 724 entrepreneurs in less than three months of operation and has now…
- 18 Jan 2021
Tizeti Rolls Out High-speed 4G LTE in Edo with N4000/month broadband service
As part of its commitment to ensuring access to affordable broadband connectivity in Africa’s underserved populations, Tizeti, West Africa’s pioneer solar-based internet service provider is rolling…
- 18 Jan 2021
Tizeti Rolls out High-speed 4G LTE in Edo
As part of its commitment to ensuring access to affordable broadband connectivity in Africa’s underserved populations, Tizeti, West Africa’s pioneer solar-based internet service provider is rolling…
- 18 Jan 2021
Tizeti Rolls Out High-Speed 4G LTE in Edo with N4000/m Broadband Service
Tizeti, West Africa’s pioneer solar-based internet service provider is rolling out its 4G LTE network in Edo State, with monthly fixed broadband costs pegged at four thousand Naira ($8). This is part…
- 7 Oct 2021
Kendall Ananyi, CEO Tizeti Awards Scholarships to UNIBEN Electrical Engineering Graduating Class
Kendall Ananyi, Chief Executive Officer of Tizeti, West Africa’s pioneer solar-based internet and voice service provider, has awarded a grant to the Class of 2021 of the Electrical and Electronics…
- 7 Aug 2019
Edo State, MainOne Partner to Train Edo Youth in Digital Skills & AI Technology
In a collaborative effort to groom a skilled generation and produce techpreneurs in Edo State, the Edo State Skills Development Agency (EdoJobs) has partnered with MainOne, West Africa’s leading…
- 2 Aug 2019
FG Pledges to Invest in Animation Industry
The Federal Government has promised to invest in the animation industry and other creative sectors to make jobs available for youths, boost GDP, and achieve economic growth. Vice President Yemi…
- 21 Dec 2018
NCDMB Supports Benin Industrial, Enterprise Park
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Mr. Simbi Wabote, has thrown his weight behind the Benin Industrial and Enterprise Park (BIEP), assuring that…