There was jubilation in Gelegele Community of Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo state last Tuesday following the arrival of the Chinese firm, China Habour Engineering Company (CHEC) Ltd, the contractors engaged by the Edo state government, for the construction of the Gelegele Seaport project. The senior officials of the company arrived the ancient city last Tuesday to ...
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Chinese firm seeks slot in Benin Industrial Park
Barely a day after Chinese engineering firm, China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Ltd arrived Benin City, to commence preliminary work on the Gelegele Seaport Project, another Chinese company, Tianjin-Yuyung Construction Engineering Company Ltd, has indicated interest to partner with the state government on the development of the Benin Industrial Park (BIP). Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, who received the team ...
Read More »5,500bpd Edo modular refinery to be completed in three months- Obaseki
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has revealed the plan of the state government to construct modular refinery capable of refining 5,500 barrels per day, and that the construction would start in the next three months. He further gave an assurance that the Edo Modular Refinery would be so viable that it would create jobs, train youths, among other socio-economic ...
Read More »Obaseki, China SINOPEC sign 5,500bpd Edo Modular Refinery deal
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, in China, expanded the portfolio of foreign investments in the state, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Chinese consortium for a 5,500 barrel per day modular refinery in Edo State. A statement on his Facebook page said that the event came hours after a similar MoU was signed ...
Read More »Gelegele seaport: Obaseki tells Ijaw leaders project is realistic
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said there was no going back on the Gelegele seaport project in the state, assuring that the rule of law, peace and order will be maintained in the state as government pursues its programmes and policies. Obaseki said this when elders and leaders of thought from the five Ijaw clans in the state, ...
Read More »NEC okays $1bn from ECA for anti-terror campaign
The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday supported the Federal Government plan to spend $1 billion from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to fight insurgency in the country. Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, briefed State House correspondents at the end of a NEC meeting chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He was with Gombe State ...
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