Senator Ishaq Abiola Ajimobi Former Governor of Oyo State (December 16, 1949 – June 25, 2020) DAWN Commission mourns the passing of the immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Senator Isiaq Adeyemi Abiola Ajimobi, who died on Thursday, 25th June 2020. Gov Ajimobi was one of the Pioneer Governors of DAWN Commission, […]
Renowned Medical Professor (July 17, 1933 – June 15, 2020) DAWN Commission mourns the passage of the foremost Professor of Medicine who died in Ibadan on Monday, June 15, 2020 at the age of 87 after a brief illness. Professor Akinkugbe was born in Ondo capital of Ondo State in South Western Nigeria on 17th July, […]
…Ikun Dairy Farm now operational for Milk Production Ikun Dairy Farm, a joint venture company in partnership with Promasidor, is now operational for milk production with the first 100 cows in place, and a plan to add 300 more once lockdown eases. Within the next 18-24months, the factory will produce 10,000ltrs of milk daily. This […]
Africano Musician, Singer And Song-Writer Early life Lágbájá (born Bisade Ologunde) is a Nigerian Afrobeat musician, singer and song-writer. He was born in 1960 in Lagos State. He is from Odogun’s Compound, Ijagbo Community in Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State, North Central Nigeria. As a child, he was fascinated with musical instruments and […]
The lock-down policy across the country in the past few weeks as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic currently ravaging the world has prevented farmers, who are supposed to be preparing for the 2020 planting season, from accessing direly needed agro-inputs due to the disruption of inputs supply logistics within the Southwest agronomic service market. […]
Intricately linked to the health issues associated with COVID19 pandemic is a looming food crisis. There are fears that the lock-down across Nigeria and other parts of the world could disrupt the food chain, especially at the supply end, as farmers preparing for the 2020 planting season may have challenges accessing inputs due largely to […]
by Abiodun Oladipo, Head of Programmes, DAWN Commission The Federal Government recently disbursed N43.2billion to twenty-four (24) eligible States based on their achievement under the performance-based grant component of the World Bank-assisted States Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) programme in 2018. Out of the N43.2billion disbursed, the five (5) eligible States from the Southwest […]
by Ololade Fatunsin (Ph.D) and Oludele Folarin DAWN Commission on April 25, 2020 facilitated a virtual meeting in response to the imminent economic challenges that the country, particularly at the sub-national level, is bound to face as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic which has adversely impacted the global economy and specifically for Nigeria, the […]
Football Player, Administrator, Coach and Referee Chief Adegboye Onigbinde was born in Modakeke town (present day Osun State) to the Jagun Omode dynasty on March 5, 1938. His mother was a petty trader who was involved in many trades, while his father, Akintunde Omode Lola was a farmer. Because of his peculiar background, he did […]
PRESS STATEMENT The Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) codenamed Amotekun, which was launched on January 9, 2020 by the Governors of the States of Western Nigeria (SoWN) has been passed into law by the States. To ensure that it has an institutional framework, DAWN Commission, with some security experts, came up with the Standard Operating […]