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Abuja – President Muhammad Buhari has granted presidential pardon to 2,600 inmates of Correctional Centres nationwide, according to the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbeshola. Aregbesola, who made this known while addressing a news conference on Thursday in Abuja, said that 70 of the inmates would be released from Kuje …

The Edo State Government has intensified awareness campaign on the need to use facemasks, observe social distancing and other preventive measures to check the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Edo State. During the sensitization exercise, the Edo State Coordinator, Public Works Volunteers (PUWOV) Scheme, Mukhtar Yusuf-Osagie urged residents to use …

First lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari has donated 1,000 bags of 10kg rice to Edo State Government for distribution to vulnerable persons in the state to cushion the effects of the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Felix King Foundation also donated 300 packets of antiseptic soap to the state government …

The campaign against the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Edo State by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration has continued to receive the support of Christian leaders in the state, who have urged residents to abide by the government’s social distancing and stay-at-home directives as well as other precautionary measures to …

…to partner religious, traditional leaders for distribution of relief materials The Edo State Government has rolled out an aggressive enforcement policy to stem the spread of coronavirus in the state, noting that the government remains reluctant to impose total lockdown because of the economic hardship such a move would cause. …

The Edo State Government’s campaign against the spread of coronavirus has received the backing of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) and other Christian leaders, who have joined their voices in admonishing residents in the state to abide by the government’s stay-at-home order and other directives to curb the spread …

The Edo State Government has expressed worry over the increasing number of fake details in the manifest of passengers, noting that the falsification of identity was limiting the government’s contact-tracing efforts. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Patrick Okundia, who spoke to journalists in Benin City, urged transporters to ensure that passengers …

The Edo State Government has commended the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), 7up Bottling Company and Pure Flour Mills Ltd for supporting the state government’s response to check the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the state. Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., while receiving donations from …

The Edo State Government has commenced fumigation of markets across the state as part of measures to check the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. During a tour of selected markets in the state, officials of the state government were seen spraying chemicals in the markets, after traders who deal …

As part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Edo State, the State’s Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has introduced a home-schooling feature on its digital platforms to engage primary school pupils across the state in school lessons with the guidance of parents. In a statement, Special …