Edo state

David Aya of Team Delta claimed the gold medal in the high jump event at the EDO 2020 National Sports Festival where he scaled 2.18m at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium in Benin, Edo State. Heading into the Festival, fan-favourite Mike…

Team Lagos have booked their place in the semi-finals of the football event after defeating Delta State 3-1 at the Uniben Sports complex in the ongoing 20th National Sports Festival in Benin, Edo State, Nigeria. Team Delta opened the…

The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has clarified that the 20th National Sports Festival, Edo 2020, is continuing as planned with competitions going on as scheduled. The Ministry and the Main Organizing Committee (MOC) for the…

The Federal government of Nigeria has acknowledged sports as one of the bonds that unite the people despite numerous challenges bedeviling the country at the moment. President Muhammadu Buhari stated this at the opening of the 20th…

Edo State government has stated that ongoing recruitment of staff into Edo College of Agriculture and Natural Resources was part of the steps being taken by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to reposition the institution to…

The Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has signed a pact worth nearly N100 billion with seven oil palm investors under the Edo State Oil Palm Programme (ESOPP) Investors Group to rejuvenate oil palm production for global competitiveness.…

Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki says the state is hosting the National Sports Festival to give youths a chance to perform maximally and improve on their talent as far as sports is concern. The governor said this while receiving the…

The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, who is also the chairman of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 20th National Sports Festival, has refuted reports that the sports tournament, tagged Edo 2020, will be moved to the…

More than 3,000 women have benefited from the ongoing Cash Grant Programme for Rural women in Edo State, Southern Nigeria. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, stated this…

Edo State government is set to procure and install a hydromet flood early warning system, automatic and manual weather stations and DCP-Data collection platform for river gauging throughout the state.The project will be handled by…