Godwin Obaseki, the Edo State Governor, on Monday announced the increase in the minimum wage for workers in the state from N40,000 to N70,000. The Informant247 gathered that the announcement was made at the inauguration of the newly built ultra-modern Labour House secretariat complex for labour unions in the state, along Temboga Road, Ikpoba-Hill, Benin…
Governor Godwin Obaseki has appointed a 38-year-old Engineer, Omobayo Marvellous Godwins, as his deputy. This follows the removal of Comrade Philip Shaibu as Edo Deputy Governor. Details later…
Godwin Obaseki, the Edo State Governor, on Thursday, stated that he will support whoever emerges as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the State Governorship Elections slated for September 21, 2024. Obaseki, while disclosing this in Abuja during the PDP National Working Committee meeting with the party’s Edo State stakeholders, said there is…
Godwin Obaseki, the Edo State Governor, has paid the December salaries and pensions for government workers and pensioners in the state. In a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media Projects, Crusoe Osagie said workers and pensioners received their salaries and pensions in the early hours of Monday, December 11, 2023, in…
Godwin Obaseki, the Edo State Governor, on Monday, approved the payment of a 28-year backlog of gratuity for pensioners in the state’s Local Government Staff Pension Board. The governor, while making this known in a statement by the Head of Local Government Administration and Permanent Secretary of the Local Government Staff Pension Board, Mrs Osas-Ehigie…
Ahead of the Governorship election in 2024, Godwin Obaseki, the Edo State Governor, has stated that the process of choosing his successor must reflect fairness, equity, and a sense of inclusion, saying his administration’s focus is to finish strong. The Informant247 gathered that the Independent National Electoral Commission announced that the governorship election in Edo…
Following a plea by his deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, asking for forgiveness, the Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, has accepted the public apology made by his deputy, saying as a person of faith, he was under obligation to accept the apology. In a letter titled, “Re: Public Apology By The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip…
Philip Shaibu, the Edo State Deputy Governor, on Thursday, sought forgiveness from his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki. The Informant247 had reported that Shaibu had long fallen out with the governor over his ambition to contest the forthcoming governorship election in the state. This rift led to the deputy governor being moved to another office outside…
The Edo state deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, on Monday, denied access to his office at the Government House, Benin, the state capital. It would be recalled that Shaibu and Governor Godwin Obaseki have been having a running battle over next year’s succession. The two-term tenure of Obaseki will end in 2024, and Shaibu, who has…
The deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shuaibu, on Tuesday, dropped the case filed against Godwin Obaseki, governor of the state. The Informant247 had earlier reported that Shaibu, in the suit filed at a federal high court in Abuja, asked the court to restrain the governor, the speaker of the state assembly, and the chief…
The Edo state deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, has pledged his loyalty to Godwin Obaseki, governor of the state. Shaibu, while speaking on Sunday at the 32nd-anniversary ceremony of Edo state, which took place at the government house, Benin City, described Obaseki as his “elder brother”, adding that he will not discuss issues with the governor…
The speaker, Edo state house of assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, has debunked the report, claiming an alleged impeachment plot against the deputy governor of the state, Philip Shaibu Agbebaku, while speaking during a meeting with the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, said the alleged impeachment plot is “a rumour from the pit of hell”, adding…
The Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki on Friday, alleged his deputy, Philip Shaibu of planning to overthrow him in office. Obaseki, while addressing stakeholders in a video posted by AIT, said Shaibu has become so desperate to succeed him, ahead of the Edo governorship election in 2024. He said, “He (Shaibu) went to Abuja and…
Godwin Obaseki, the Edo State governor, said that 5,600 vehicles run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Benin City, the Edo State capital. The governor made this known in Benin while addressing newsmen on fuel subsidy removal, calling on investors to make investments in alternative sources of energy such as natural gas in the wake…
Godwin Obaseki, the Edo State Governor, has congratulated the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas noting that the new Speaker would bring his wealth of experience and knowledge to bear in his new position. Obaseki, in a statement on Wednesday, expressed confidence that the Speaker would steer the affairs of the House,…
Godwin Obaseki, the Edo State Governor, has sent a congratulatory message to the new Senate president, Senator Godswill Akpabio on his victory. The Informant247 had earlier reported that a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday emerged as the senate president after defeating his closest rival, Abdulaziz Yari from Zamfara. It was…
Godwin Obaseki, the Edo State Governor will on Tuesday, swear in members of the State Executive Council. According to the report, the EXCO members to be inaugurated are Ethan Osaze Uzamere, Christopher Osaretin Nehikhare, Monday Osaigbovo, Dr. Joan Osa-Oviawe, Isoken Omo, Stephen Ehikhioya Idehenre, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, Patrick Uanseru, Samuel Alli (Dr.). Others are Adaze Aguele-Kalu,…
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has approved the provision of 24-hour free Wi-Fi service in various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and other public places in the State to ensure unlimited internet access to workers in the wake of the three-day weekly work schedule for civil and public servants. It was gathered that the…
Godwin Obaseki, the Edo State Governor, on Monday, stated that the Federal Government might not be able to pay workers’ salaries beyond June 2023 without resorting to massively printing money or removing fuel subsidy. Obaseki disclosed this while delivering his address during the 2023 May Day celebration with the theme, “Workers’ rights and socio-economic justice,”…
The Nigeria’s president elect Senator Bola Tinubu has reacted to the passing of the veteran journalist, Peter Enahoro at the age of 88. The Informant247 earlier reported that the famous Nigerian author, journalist and businessman died yesterday, Monday April 24 in London, the United Kingdom UK following a struggle with an unrevealed ailment. His passing…
