Edo State

Edo Govt To Operate Full Cashless Policy Effective March 1 – Obaseki

February 10, (THEWILL) - Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said, effective March 1, 2023, the State Government will key into the cashless policy of the Federal Government. The Governor made this known on Thursday, during a Code of...

Edo Govt Disowns El-Rufai, Declares Support For CBN Currency Swap

February 09, (THEWILL) - The Edo State Government has distanced itself from the comments and moves by the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai and some other governors against the currency swap policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria...

Cash Crunch: CBN Disburse Over N1bn To Edo Banks In Three Days As Govt Calls For Calm

February 07, (THEWILL) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had said that over a billion naira has been disbursed to Edo State in a span of three days to cushion the hardship faced by customers in accessing redesigned...

Gender Based Violence Advocate Dise Goddy-Harry Bags Benin Varsity Honorary Degree

January 29, (THEWILL) - A Legal Practitioner and advocate against Gender and Girl child violence, Dise Goddy-Harry, has been conferred with a doctoral degree (PhD) (Honoris Causa) in Gender and Social Development, by ESFAM Benin University, located in Porto-Novo, Republic...

Edo Refinery Begins Production, Sets To Expand Capacity To 21,000bpd

January 24, (THEWILL) - The Edo state government-backed Edo Modular Refinery has begun production at its 6,000bpd plant in Ologbo, Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area. With its feedstock, the facility is expected to produce 50 percent of diesel (500,000 litres),...

Edo Train Attack: Two Chiefs, 5 Others Arrested As Security Operatives Rescue Two More Victims

January 18, (THEWILL) - Seven persons, including two village chiefs, have been arrested over the recent attack on the Tom Ikimi train station at Igueben, in Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, confirmed the arrest to...

Edo Graduates 574 Community Security Operatives

January 18, (THEWILL) - As part of its determination to enhance and boost security operations, the Edo State Government has trained a total of 574 community security operatives. The trainees, who form Batch A of the State Security Vigilante Network,...

Edo Train Attack: Security Operatives Rescue 2 More Victims

January 14, (THEWILL) – The Edo State Government on Friday, said two more victims of the Iguebe train attack have been rescued by a joint team of security operatives. The victims are among 20 persons abducted last week by...

Edo Train Attack: Abductors Demand N20m Ransom Per Victim

January 10, (THEWILL) – Gunmen, who attacked a train station in Edo state and kidnapped some travellers, have contacted the families of the abductees, demanding a ransom of N20 million each. The victims were abducted on Saturday evening while waiting...

Kidnappers On Rampage In Edo, Abduct Customary Court President

January 09, (THEWILL) - Barely 72 hours after gunmen attacked a Train station in Edo state and abducted 31 travellers, the President of Igueben Area Customary Court, Mrs Precious Aigbonoga, has been abducted. Earlier on Monday, THEWILL reported a former...
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