News Benin Government: Uber set for Benin City launch, as govt urges youths to snatch opportunity
Barring last-minute changes, global ride sharing giant, Uber, will launch operations in Benin City in July, further swelling the ranks of global ride sharing companies operating in the city. This ...
News Benin Government: How Benin’s brush with terrorism is a warning sign for the future
Some citizens complain that Benin is becoming more authoritarian by the day, and large-scale demonstrations have left several people dead in recent months. In the longer-term, disenchantment with the ...
News Benin Government: Obaseki strengthens ties with Benin Dialogue Group to develop Edo’s tourism potential
The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said the state government will collaborate with the Benin Dialogue Group (BDG) to develop the state’s tourism potential to improve, preserve and exploit ...
News Benin Government: Benin: World Bank Provides $100 Million to Reduce Flood Risks and Strengthen Urban Resilience in the Capital City Cotonou
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2019 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved an International Development Association (IDA)* credit of $100 million to support the government of Benin ...
News Benin Government: Afcon 2019: Ghanaian government approves budget for 100 supporters - report
“Ghanaian government will convey 100 supporters to the upcoming Africa ... Ghana will open their campaign against Benin at the Ismaili Sports Stadium on June 25, before facing later on the two other ...
News Benin Government: Benin Industrial Park: FG commences Impact Assessment for N200b project
As the Edo State Government puts finishing touches for the kick-off of the Benin Industrial Park project, the Federal Government has commenced the public engagement for the park’s Environmental and ...
News Benin Government: Group issues 7-day ultimatum to Edo Govt to open 5-star Benin Central hospital
BENIN CITY-THE Talakawa Parliament , a non political organization in Edo State has given the Edo State government a 7-day ultimatum to open the 5-star Benin Central hospital built by the ...
News Benin Government: Benin reclaims colonial-era artifacts from France
Benin says it is working with the French government to arrange the return of precious artifacts stolen during the colonial era. But one of the challenges is the capacity to look after the items once ...
News Benin Government: Africa: The Long and Winding Road to the DTT Switchover in Africa - a Tale of Two Neighbours, Benin and Nigeria, With Very Different Outcomes
Analysis - Almost four years have passed since the original ITU deadline for the switchover to digital broadcasting in Africa, designed to free up spectrum, improve broadcast quality and extend viewer choice. Benin and Nigeria offer contrasting stories of progress. Russell Southwood looks at what's happening in Benin and what went wrong in Nigeria.
News Benin Government: Benin’s Agriculture Has A Good Season, But It Wasn’t Easy
In a document titled “Strategic Plan for Agricultural Sector Development (PSDSA) 2025 and National Plan for Agricultural Investments and Food Security and Nutrition (PNIASAN) 2017 -2021”, the Benin ...
News Benin Government: Tourists missing in Benin, tour guide found shot dead
the Beninese government said on Sunday, heightening fears that two French tourists who disappeared with him have been kidnapped. Autopsy results confirmed that the body found on Saturday “was that of ...
News Benin Government: UPDATE 1-Benin guide for missing French tourists found dead
A local guide for two French tourists who went missing on safari in Benin last week has been found dead in the Pendjari National Park, the park said in a statement. The statement did not elaborate on what happened, but two sources told Reuters earlier that the guide's body was found riddled with
News Benin Government: 2 French tourists go missing in Benin near Burkina Faso
Two French tourists are feared kidnapped in the West African nation of Benin after they failed to return from a game drive in a wildlife reserve and their guide was later found dead, authorities said Sunday.
News Benin Government: Benin goes to the polls in an election with only one choice
Benin remains one of the most impoverished nations in the ... 23.11.2018 African museum directors have welcomed an expert report advising the French government to return thousands of cultural ...
News Benin Government: Benin heads to elections without social media and opposition parties
Social media platforms were blocked, then internet access was cut entirely. The government of Benin has blocked social media including access to WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram, Telegram, Facebook, Linkedin, Tinder and other platforms.
News Benin Government: How FG revived work on Nigeria-Seme-Benin highway
The Federal Government recently announced that it has approved the commencement of work on the section of the road linking Nigeria with Seme on the border with Benin Republic. The Minister of Power, ...
