South South Nigeria – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sun, 04 Feb 2018 21:01:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png South South Nigeria – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 NNPC Benin Depot: Governor Obaseki makes Case for Its Re-opening https://www.theinfostride.com/nnpc-benin-depot-governor-obaseki-makes-case-for-its-re-opening/ Sun, 04 Feb 2018 21:01:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=198555 The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has made a case for the re-opening of the Benin Depot, managed by the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The governor, who was represented by the Commissioner for Minerals, Oil and Gas, Hon. Joseph Ugheoke, made the appeal during a visit to the office of [...]

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]]> Lassa Fever: Governor Obaseki releases N100m for 4 Dialysis Machines, PPEs, Ventilators, Others https://www.theinfostride.com/lassa-fever-governor-obaseki-releases-n100m-for-4-dialysis-machines-ppes-ventilators-others/ Sun, 04 Feb 2018 20:43:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=198554 Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has ordered the immediate release of N100 million as first tranche payment for the procurement of four dialysis machines, ventilators, Personal Protective Equipment, drugs and other consumables required for the treatment of Lassa Fever patients. The governor has issued 24-hour procurement deadline. Obaseki’s order followed report of the rising number of Lassa Fever patients [...]

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]]> Farmers in Edo State to cultivate 250,000 Hectares of Land in 2 Years https://www.theinfostride.com/farmers-in-edo-state-to-cultivate-250000-hectares-of-land-in-2-years/ Mon, 16 Oct 2017 13:06:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=185496 Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has disclosed that the goal of his administration in the next two years is to ensure that farmers in the State cultivate a minimum of 250,000 hectares of farmland. Obaseki said this on Saturday at the 13th Esan Economic Empowerment Workshop, with the theme: “Modernising Agri-business in Esan Land for [...]

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]]> Girl Child’s Empowerment will Mitigate Vulnerability, says Governor Obaseki https://www.theinfostride.com/girl-childs-empowerment-will-mitigate-vulnerability-says-governor-obaseki/ Mon, 16 Oct 2017 11:54:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=185380 Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has said that the empowerment of the girl-child will mitigate her vulnerability in the society. Obaseki said this on the occasion to commemorate the United Nations International Day for the Girl-child, marked on October 11, each year. He said that “comprehensive education covering formal, informal and non-formal modes, for the [...]

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]]> Governor Obaseki’s Investment Banking Experience Paying Off for Edo State https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-obasekis-investment-banking-experience-paying-off-for-edo-state/ Mon, 11 Sep 2017 21:07:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=181570 The current Governor of Edo State was simply Godwin Obaseki over two decades earlier. A young investment banker at the forefront of his profession in Nigeria. At that time, he issued the Tolaram Group its first Commercial Paper, which allowed the company access to the finances required to develop and promote what is now arguably [...]

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]]> Governor Obaseki begins Talks on Commercial Oil Palm Production in Edo State https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-obaseki-begins-talks-on-commercial-oil-palm-production-in-edo-state/ Wed, 06 Sep 2017 21:45:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=181092 Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has travelled to Indonesia to deepen his administration’s partnership with the Asian country, in a bid to revamp the agricultural sector and reposition the state as the oil palm capital of Nigeria. Speaking at the 101-year-old Indonesian Oil Palm Research Institute in Medan, Indonesia, Obaseki said his administration was [...]

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]]> UN Day of Charity: Governor Obaseki drums Support for Benue Flood Victims, Others https://www.theinfostride.com/un-day-of-charity-governor-obaseki-drums-support-for-benue-flood-victims-others/ Tue, 05 Sep 2017 22:28:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180907 Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has tasked charitable persons, governments, religious groups and other organisations to remember the people of Benue State and others in distress, as the world celebrates the International Day of Charity on the 5th of September. Obaseki said the scale of the crisis resulting from the flooding in parts of Benue [...]

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]]> Governor Obaseki urges Muslim Faithful to encourage Peaceful Co-existence https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-obaseki-urges-muslim-faithful-to-encourage-peaceful-co-existence/ Sun, 03 Sep 2017 17:19:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180678 Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, celebrated Eid-el-Kabir with members of the Muslim community in the state, at the Government House, Benin City, with a call on them to live peacefully with members of other religions in the state. Obaseki who was represented by the Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Diaspora Affairs, Hon. [...]

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]]> VP Osinbajo commissions 60,000MT Fertilizer Plant in Edo State https://www.theinfostride.com/vp-osinbajo-commissions-60000mt-fertilizer-plant-in-edo-state/ Sun, 03 Sep 2017 10:49:55 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180555 The Vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo while opening a 60,000 Metric Tonnes Fertilizer Plant in Edo State has hailed Governor Godwin Obaseki’s effort at improving business environment. The Vice president has inaugurated the Edo Fertilizer Plant and Chemical Company Limited, a public, private venture which has the capacity to produce about 60,000 metric tonnes of fertilizer [...]

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]]> EU urges other States to emulate Governor Obaseki on Project Funding https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-urges-other-states-to-emulate-governor-obaseki-on-project-funding/ Sat, 02 Sep 2017 13:43:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180645 Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has sought for EU’s Partnership in ending illegal migration. The timely payment of counterpart funds for European Union (EU) projects and the timely implementation of the projects in Edo State by the Governor Godwin Obaseki administration, received commendation on Monday in Benin City. The leader of a delegation of the European [...]

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]]> Governor Obaseki proposes Transnational Partnerships to end All Forms of Slavery https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-obaseki-proposes-transnational-partnerships-to-end-all-forms-of-slavery/ Sat, 26 Aug 2017 14:13:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=179630 Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has proposed transnational coalition between state and non-state actors as the only way to end slavery in all its forms. Obaseki made the proposition on the occasion of the commemoration of the International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and its Abolition on August 23, 2017, a day [...]

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]]> 2000 Women in Edo State to benefit Interest-Free Loans for Business https://www.theinfostride.com/2000-women-in-edo-state-to-benefit-interest-free-loans-for-business/ Sat, 26 Aug 2017 13:46:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=179620 Edo State’s First Lady, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, on August 23, disclosed that the state government in collaboration with the Bank of Industry (BOI), would soon commence the disbursement of interest-free loans to two thousand women to grow their businesses in the state. Mrs. Obaseki who said this while speaking on the activities of her pet [...]

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]]> Edo State APC Battling to Restore Meritocracy https://www.theinfostride.com/edo-state-apc-battling-to-restore-meritocracy/ Thu, 24 Aug 2017 21:21:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=179440 The Special Adviser to Edo State Governor Obaseki on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, said the logic and reason behind the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) criticism of the policies of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State are often disturbingly shallow and many times, absolutely ridiculous. This is especially so because this same [...]

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]]> Denmark supports Governor Obaseki’s Initiatives on Tackling Illegal Migration https://www.theinfostride.com/denmark-supports-governor-obasekis-initiatives-on-tackling-illegal-migration/ Sat, 19 Aug 2017 00:02:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=178705 The Danish Minister for Development Cooperation, Ulla Tornaes, has disclosed the Government of Denmark’s support for the initiatives of Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration in Edo State, conceived to stop the illegal migration of Edo people abroad. Ulla Tornaes, who was part of a delegation to Government House in Benin City on Thursday, led by the [...]

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]]> HIV/AIDS: Edo State to partner FG on Curtailment https://www.theinfostride.com/hivaids-edo-state-to-partner-fg-on-curtailment/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 23:53:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=178546 Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State says the state is ready to partner with the Federal Government to close the existing gaps in the management of Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). The governor disclosed this on Wednesday when he played host to the Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, who [...]

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]]> Governor Obaseki calls for more Voting Centres in Edo State https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-obaseki-calls-for-more-voting-centres-in-edo-state/ Sun, 13 Aug 2017 16:41:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177819 Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on August 10, 2017 made a case for the creation of more voting centres in the state to decongest the existing ones. Obaseki made the request when he received the new Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) posted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to the state at the Government [...]

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]]> Oil Palm Potentials: Governor Obaseki unveils Tripartite Plan with NIFOR and Private Investors https://www.theinfostride.com/oil-palm-potentials-governor-obaseki-unveils-tripartite-plan-with-nifor-and-private-investors/ Sun, 13 Aug 2017 15:23:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177889 Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has indicated the readiness of his administration to sign a multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR), and private investors to add oil palm in the basket of export earning products. This move has been motivated by the dwindling contribution of oil [...]

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]]> Strong Primary Health Care for Edo People is a Priority – Governor Obaseki https://www.theinfostride.com/strong-primary-health-care-for-edo-people-is-a-priority-governor-obaseki/ Sun, 13 Aug 2017 15:16:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177890 Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has reinstated his administration’s commitment to a strong primary health care system that will deliver quality services to Edo People. According to him, the health care system in Nigeria would be a mirage if government did not invest in the primary health care sub-sector which is the foundation of a [...]

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]]> Governor Obaseki inaugurates Committee to Investigate Actvities of Edo Polytechnic in Usen https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-obaseki-inaugurates-committee-to-investigate-actvities-of-edo-polytechnic-in-usen/ https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-obaseki-inaugurates-committee-to-investigate-actvities-of-edo-polytechnic-in-usen/#comments Fri, 11 Aug 2017 14:09:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177762 Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has inaugurated a seven-man panel of enquiry to investigate the activities of Edo State Polytechnic in Usen. He charged the committee to carefully scrutinize the financial books, admission process, quality of the training programmes, lecturers, administration, the ratio of students to lecturers and come up with resolutions that will guide [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-obaseki-inaugurates-committee-to-investigate-actvities-of-edo-polytechnic-in-usen/feed/ 2 Citizen Mobilisation: Edo State sets to collaborate with NOA, German Partners https://www.theinfostride.com/citizen-mobilisation-edo-state-sets-to-collaborate-with-noa-german-partners/ Thu, 10 Aug 2017 19:33:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177445 Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has indicated interest to work with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) and German partners, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, towards promoting citizen engagement with all arms of government in the country.Obaseki who made the commitment when Executive members of the NOA, Edo State Directorate, paid him a courtesy visit at the [...]

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]]> Governor Obaseki approves Agric Development Scheme to Empower Victims of Human Trafficking, Others https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-obaseki-approves-agric-development-scheme-to-empower-victims-of-human-trafficking-others/ Thu, 10 Aug 2017 04:52:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177421 Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has approved an agricultural development programme to assist victims of human trafficking which will also address the plight of youth unemployment ‎in the state. ‎According to the governor, ‎about 150 returnees who are the first batch of people to benefit from the initiative will also assist in reintegrating and improving [...]

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]]> Edo Governor Obaseki approves Special Bursary for Visually Impaired Students https://www.theinfostride.com/edo-governor-obaseki-approves-special-bursary-for-visually-impaired-students/ Wed, 09 Aug 2017 05:09:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177278 Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the payment of special bursary for visually impaired students of Edo origin studying in tertiary institutions. Obaseki gave the approval on Monday when the executive members of the state chapter of the Nigeria Association of the Blind (NAB), paid him a courtesy visit at the Government [...]

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]]> Vandalism: Edo State Government ban Use of Public Schools for Social Activities https://www.theinfostride.com/vandalism-edo-state-government-ban-use-of-public-schools-for-social-activities/ Mon, 07 Aug 2017 22:21:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=176985 Edo State Government recently ban use of public schools for social activities in attempt to prevent vandalism. Special Adviser to the Governor of Edo State on Basic Education, Dr. Joan Osa Oviawe, has explained that the recent ban by the Edo State Government on the use of premises of public schools for social activities would [...]

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]]> Soyinka urges Nigerians to Unite against the Common Enemy of Corruption https://www.theinfostride.com/soyinka-urges-nigerians-to-unite-against-the-common-enemy-of-corruption/ Mon, 07 Aug 2017 05:08:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=176984 The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; his predecessor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole; Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka and the Chairman Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Professor Itse Sagay on August 3 made attempts to answer questions about the knotty issue of restructuring the nation. Speaking at the 20th Wole Soyinka Annual Lecture with the [...]

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