The government in Edo says it has supplied 780,000 litres of petrol as part of efforts to address the scarcity of petrol in the state. It also said it had set up of a task force to monitor the product’s…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has dismissed reports of the suspension of train services on the Itakpe-Warri axis following an attack by gunmen on Ekehen Train Station in the Igbuebem Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo State.…
A Pan-Yoruba group, Yoruba Koya Leadership and Training Foundation (YKLTF), has dragged the governors of Southwest states to court over the state of insecurity of the inhabitants of the region. The group also joined Kwara, Kogi and Edo states, with…
An NGO, Anamero Idofe Anamero Foundation paid for the registration of 1,000 students of public schools to write their 2023 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) in Etsako Federal Constituency in Edo. Founder of the NGO, Mr Anamero Dekeri, presented letters…
The number of confirmed Lassa fever cases in Nigeria has risen to 994 while the death toll has increased to 178. This is according to the Lassa fever situation report for week 47 obtained from the Nigeria Centre for Disease…
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo, on Thursday, said it had taken delivery of the last batch of permanent voter cards (PVCs) from its headquarters in Abuja. Head, INEC Voter Education and Publicity in the state, Mr Timidi Wariowei,…
…Project to impact over 500,000 smallholder farmers The Edo State Government has entered into a partnership with Heifer International and Amo Farms Sieberer Limited for the development of a modular poultry processing plant. When completed, the plant would process 10,000…
Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Edo on Tuesday trained members on use of technologies to counter misinformation and fake news ahead of 2023 general elections. Declaring the training open, Edo NUJ Chairman, Mr Fetus Alenkhe,…
The Nigerian Correctional Service(NCoS) has deployed Mr Charles Ogwude as the new Controller in Charge of Edo Command. This is contained in a statement signed by the command’s spokesman, DSC Aminu Suleman, made available to Nigerian NewsDirect on Friday in…
Some residents of Benin have called on INEC to deploy more Voter Enrollment Device in the state to ease the challenges facing prospective registrants. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who monitored the ongoing voter registration in the capital…
