The 168-page EGRP document covers years 2017-2020 and has been described by experts in economics and public administration as a well articulated set of guiding principles for the economic management.
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The government said N2.1 billion has been disbursed to offset the bills from January to September and that the pensioners would get more when economic indicators improve
The government also debunked claims that vaccination against the disease was being carried out in primary schools across the state, urging parents to “remain calm as no immunisation exercise against the disease is ongoing”
In a statement issued after an emergency Executive Council meeting held at the Government House in Benin City, the Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Paul Ohonbamu, said the downward review was occasioned by the sub-optimal performance of the nation’s macro-economic environment.
The Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Rt. Hon. Paul Ohonbamu, disclosed this while briefing journalists on the outcome of the weekly Executive Council meeting held at Government House in Benin on Wednesday.
The Public-Private Partnership initiative with Saro Agro Sciences Limited, a leading company in agribusiness, was conceived by Governor Godwin Obaseki to create jobs for thousands of youths across the state.
The government also announced the suspension of three officials involved in the alleged scandal, which was put at N283 million
The government said though dwindling crude production and oil prices affected revenue accruing to it from the Federal Government, it has prioritised the plight of pensioners in the face of competing needs in the different sectors of the state
The Secretary to the Edo State Government, Osarodion Ogie, who disclosed this to newsmen on Friday during the review of the exercise, said the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration intends to make Edo State cities more habitable and welcoming, without comprising on the dictates of the law
The Commissioner for Communications, Paul Ohonbamu, announced this while briefing journalists on the outcome of the Executive Council meeting in Benin on Wednesday.
The Minister for Development Cooperation, Denmark, Ulla Tornaes, who was part of a delegation to Government House in Benin City on Thursday, led by the Ambassador of the country to Nigeria, Torbben Getterman, pledged her country’s readiness to collaborate with the state government in tackling illegal migration in the state.
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo disclosed this on Wednesday in Benin at a stakeholders’ meeting between the executive members of the Market Women Associations and waste managers.
Governor Godwin Obaseki made this known while receiving members of the Nigeria Association of the Blind, Edo State Chapter in Benin.
The Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Paul Ohonbamu, made the announcement on Wednesday in Benin in a statement issued to newsmen.
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, disclosed this when he received the management team of the NDPHC, who paid him a business visit in Benin City.
This reassurance was given by the Commissioner of Wealth Creation, Cooperative and Employment, Emmanuel Usoh, during a four-day training for university and polytechnic graduates on Digital Marketing, which began on Thursday in Benin City.
Obaseki, 93, was a judge of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and until his death, the Obaseki of Benin Kingdom and the head of Obaseki family.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the pensioners forced diversion of traffic, which resulted in unusual traffic gridlock in adjoining roads.
In a statement, the spokesman of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren, said the protesting group came under the aegis of: “Most Aggrieved Pensioners.”
The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, made the assertion on Saturday in Benin at the club’s training session ahead of the match day 19 game against Heartland FC.