The Ministry of Minerals, Oil and Gas was established on the 23rd of January, 2009 to oversee the solid minerals and petroleum sectors of the State. The Minerals, oil and gas sector has the potential to generate employment, increase the technical capacity of local workers in the sector, and enable stakeholders to partner with the State Government to develop the host communities.
To harness all available solid mineral and petroleum resources for the overall development of the State with particular reference to mineral producing communities thereby making Edo State a core Oil and Mineral producing State.
To facilitate the implementation of Government policies in revenue generation from solid minerals including oil and gas, and for infrastructural development and job creation from the exploitation of solid mineral, oil and gas for the people of the State.
tasks residents on proper refuse disposal, warns against disturbing peace The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved a N9 billion contract for the construction of integrated drainage system to address flooding in parts of Government Reservation Area (GRA) in Benin City, the state capital, which kicks off in
The Edo State Government through its Agriprenuer programme has distributed seedlings, fertilizers and other farm inputs to farmers in Edo Central and Edo North Senatorial districts, in commencement of mechanized farming for the new planting season. The programme is being run with technical input from Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for
Oil producing communities in Edo State under the aegis of Host Community of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSCOM), have hailed the Governor Godwin Obaseki led-administration for providing clear-cut direction for economic development in the state. They noted that the governor has provided direction for other development actors in the
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