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NCDMB Partners Firm to Train 50 Youths on Electricity Metering, Switchgear in Lagos

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IKEJA, LAGOS — The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in partnership with OFY Multi Dynamics Ltd, has launched a specialised training and empowerment programme for 50 beneficiaries in electricity meter repairs and electrical distribution switchgear in Ikeja, Lagos State. The capacity-building initiative, which commenced on July 13, 2026, is scheduled to run until July 24, 2026. It is designed to equip participants with practical, industry-relevant skills in electrical metering, fault diagnosis, and power distribution systems. The programme features a blend of theoretical instruction and hands-on training, covering key areas such as electricity meter installation, calibration, troubleshooting, and repairs. Participants are also being trained in switchgear operation and maintenance, wiring techniques, safety compliance, and customer service within the power sector. Speaking on the initiative, the management of OFY Multi Dynamics Ltd commend...
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Engage Only Accredited Waste Collectors- EWMB Advises Edo Residents

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From Chris Akhabue, Benin The Edo State Waste Management Board (EWMB) has intensified its statewide public awareness campaign, urging residents to engage only government-accredited waste collectors. The sensitization team visited areas including Upper Lawani Road in Benin City, where households and business owners were encouraged to register with, and patronize, accredited waste collection operators. Speaking during the exercise, the Managing Director of EWMB, Amb. Dr. Lucky Enehita-Inegbenehi, emphasized that indiscriminate waste disposal by cart pushers contributes to blocked drains and flooding, especially during the rainy season. According to the MD, cart pushers do not have access to approved dumpsites and therefore dispose of refuse in undesignated areas, thereby worsening environmental hazards. “Residents should patronize approved waste collection operators, refrain from indiscriminate waste disposal, avoid dumping refuse on road medians, and desist from handing over...
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CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO THE NEWLY ELECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT CHAIRMEN, VICE CHAIRMEN AND COUNCILLORS OF EDO CENTRAL AND EDO STATE AT LARGE

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_By Hon. Senator Ogiagbe Joe Ikpea_  _Issued by Professor Charles Oyakhilome Amadin, Public Affairs Analyst_ With a heart full of joy and a golden heart of gratitude, I, * Hon. Senator Ogiagbe Joe Ikpea *, representing the good people of Edo Central Senatorial District, use this medium to send my warmest congratulations to the five Local Government newly elected Executive Chairmen, Vice Chairmen, and their Councilors in Edo Central, and indeed to all victorious Chairmen, Vice Chairmen and Councilors across * Edo State * at large. Your victory at the polls is not an accident. It is the clear voice of the people. It is a loud endorsement of trust, competence, and the people’s belief in your capacity to deliver. To have emerged through a credible process and to have been embraced by your communities speaks volumes about the goodwill you carry. This landslide victory has once again proven that the * All Progressives Congress, APC, is a political party whose spectrum of ...
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APC Sweeps Edo Council Polls, Secures All Chairmanship and Councillorship Seats

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By Chris Akhabue, Benin City The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) has declared candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winners of all chairmanship and councillorship positions in the local government elections conducted across the state on Saturday. Announcing the results at a press conference in Benin City on Sunday, the Commission’s Chairman, Mr. Jonathan Aifuobhokhan, confirmed that the APC clinched all 18 local government chairmanship seats as well as the 192 councillorship positions contested. According to Aifuobhokhan, the elections were successfully conducted across the state’s 18 local government areas and 192 wards, with all stages of the process carried out in compliance with the Edo State Local Government Electoral Law 2022, as amended in 2026, and other relevant regulations. “Following the completion of collation at ward and local government levels, duly appointed returning officers declared the results in their respective juris...
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EBS Earns Wide Commendation For Live Coverage, Expert Analysis Of Edo LG Election

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_Rights Group, Residents Urge Station To Sustain Standard_ The Edo Broadcasting Service, EBS, under the leadership of the Acting Managing Director, Festus Alenkhe, has received widespread commendation for its comprehensive live coverage and incisive analysis of the just-concluded Local Government elections in Edo State. Throughout the election day, EBS TV provided uninterrupted real-time updates from polling units and collation centres across the 18 local government areas, ensuring that viewers across the state and beyond were kept abreast of developments as they unfolded. In a bid to deepen public understanding of the electoral process, the station also featured erudite university lecturers, political analysts and governance experts in its studio. The scholars provided top-notch commentary, context and analysis of the election throughout the day, a development that was widely applauded by viewers. The high point of the coverage was the live transmission of the confirmation...
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Edo LG Poll. Tega Targets 2.5 million Votes For Tinubu Through People Oriented Governance.

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From Chris Akhabue,  Edo  The Winner of the just concluded Edo state local government election in Esan South-East local government area, Mr. Tega Amiegbebhor  of the All Progressives Congress, APC,  has vowed to use his people centered government at the local government council as the Chairman of the council to pursue the actualisation of the 2.5 million votes support for the re-election bid of President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He stated this yesterday after casting his vote in his polling unit in Ugboha in Esan South-East local government area of Edo state. According to him, "What you are seeing today is just the beginning of the mobilisation for the 2.5 million votes support for the re-election bid for the Bola Ahmed Tinubu re-election. The people came out massively to vote for me because they have faith in me that the development impact of my tenure as the local government Chairman would be visible across the ten wards of the local government area. I know ...
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Edo Central Senatorial seat, Ikpea, most Ideal candidate -Ugbesia.

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By: Ikpea Media Network The Chairman, Edo State Traditional Medicines Board, TMB, High Chief Abudu Ugbesia JP, has emphasized on the need for the people of Esanland to be focused, and not make the mistake of derailing the developmental process in Edo Central Senatorial district by supporting any other candidate, apart from Senator Monday Okpebholo, the Senator currently representing Edo central Senatorial district, who is asking for the people's mandate to contest in the 2027 Senatorial election. High Chief Ugbesia made this emphasis on Saturday, 27th June 2027, at the palace of the Okaijesan of Esanland, where he granted interview to media men during the 55th coronation anniversary of the Okaijesan of Esanland, Alhaji.W.O Momodu, JP, CON. Speaking, High Chief Ugbesia said; "Let us not make any mistake about it, we are gradually getting political leadership right in Edo State, as we have a governor who is practically delivering the dividends of democracy, and the p...
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