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NEC, IMC Extols EDSG On Newly Reconstructed Oba Market, Monitor Other Projects  The Deputy Team lead of the National Economic Council (NEC) implementation monitoring committee (IMC), Busayo Awotunde has commended governor Monday Okpebholo for the reconstruction of the Oba Market affected by fire in June 2020 and a subsequent fire outbreak in October 2025. Edo State governor Senator Monday Okpebholo led administration embarked on the reconstruction of the market equipping it with modern facilities that will positively affect the economic and commercial life of Edo people. Speaking to journalists at the Conference room of the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning at the Secretary along Sapele road in Benin City, the deputy team lead NEC IMC  Busayo Awotunde said the team is in Edo State for the purpose of visiting and tracking the level of implementation of NEC resolutions and Legacy projects in the state. "This is a monitoring exercise to look at how the Edo Stat...

NEWS EDITORIAL: "SHINE AGENDA ACROSS BORDERS" — BRINGING EDO’S DEVELOPMENT HOME THROUGH GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP _By: Festus Alenkhe_ In an era where development is borderless, governance must also be borderless. It is in this context that *Governor Monday Okpebholo’s "SHINE Agenda Across Borders"* event in London deserves not just attention, but commendation and support. This was not a ceremonial gathering. It was a strategic economic diplomacy mission — one that recognizes a fundamental reality: *Edo State cannot develop in isolation.* We endorse this initiative because it is timely, practical, and rooted in data. *1. THE CASE FOR GOING ABROAD: FACTS AND FIGURES* Edo State has one of Nigeria’s largest diaspora populations. The UK alone hosts an estimated *250,000+ Edo people*, with heavy concentrations in London, Manchester, and Birmingham. According to the *World Bank and CBN 2023 data*, Nigeria received *$20.1 billion in diaspora remittances*. Edo consiste...