Outgoing Nigerian Governor Raises Minimum Wage to N70,000   Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Monday announced a new minimum wage for civil servants in the state. The Governor who disclosed this on Monday at the commissioning of Labour House, announced that the new wage would take...

Subsidy Removal: Nigeria Risks Losing Billions As State Govts Reduce Working Days   Nigeria stands the risk of losing billions of Naira in revenue over some state government’s plan to reduce working days by civil servants. This is coming after two states – Edo and Kwara reduced...

Edo: Oil palm Investment Attracts $531.2 Million The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security in Edo State, Stephen Idehenre says the state oil palm programme has attracted about $531.2 million from nine firms in the oil palm sector. Idehenre made this known during the inauguration of...

Edo: Protest Erupts As Governor Sacks Over 5OO Workers The governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, has reportedly approved the dismissal of 513 workers of the Edo State Sports Council In a memo released, the directive said the workers were relieved of the jobs as part...

Nigeria Can Earn $20bn From Oil Palm Production, Says Obaseki       The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has reiterated the need for Nigeria to diversify its economy from crude oil, noting that the nation can earn $20bn yearly from the cultivation and production of oil palm. Obaseki,...

Is Nigeria in Trouble?, By Gidado Y. Shuaib The title of this piece is a poser triggered by a blunt remark by Mr. Godwin Obaseki, the formidable political arch-rival of a former Edo State Governor and immediate past Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC),...