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Calls for More Research, Human Capital Devt as UI Holds Research Fair
DAWN Commission’s collaboration with UI’s research and development unit is to technically simplify the nexus between town and gown and at the same time disrupt

Fayemi Seeks Restoration of Civil Service’s Lost Glory
The Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has tasked the Heads of Service in the six states of the Southwest to work hard and ensure

DAWN Commission Holds Community of Practice (CoP) for Southwest Agric Commissioners
DAWN Commission’s vision of re-positioning the Southwest agricultural sector has prompted the broad scoping of the sector in a bid to understand governance challenges limiting

Prof. Tayo Adesina to Speak at the 11th Edition of DAWN Commission’s Yoruba Historical Conversations
The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission has picked Tuesday, November 12th, 2019 for the 11th edition of its popular lecture series, Yoruba Historical

Agriculture and Free Money from Oil
“ I have not even mentioned rubber or cocoa, just cotton, and if in 1958 the Western region did 9.7 million Pounds per annum of

Foreign Direct Investment Alone Cannot Transform Nigeria’s Agriculture – Ex IFAD President
The Director-General, Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission, Seye Oyeleye, advised the government to make agriculture attractive, especially to young men and women, for

Emeritus Professor Oyebiodun Grace Longe
The First Female Emeritus Professor of Agriculture in Nigeria Today, at DAWN Commission, we celebrate Emeritus Professor Oyebiodun Grace Longe of Poultry Nutrition, Department of

Ambassador Kayode Oguntuase Pays Working Visit to DAWN Commission
The Director-General of DAWN Commission, Mr. Seye Oyeleye, received in audience the Nigerian Ambassador to Benin, Ambassador Kayode Oguntuase, on Friday, 13th September, 2019 at

Lagos, Ogun Inaugurate Agricultural Change Management Team
The Ministry of Agriculture in Lagos and Ogun State, with the support of DAWN Commission and DFID/PERL (Partnership to Engage Reform and Learn) recently inaugurated

Establishment of Cattle Ranches in Western Nigeria: An Immediate Imperative
Cattle ranching in Southwestern Nigeria Background The Nigerian livestock industry constitutes an important sector of the Nigerian economy, though marked with poor productivity as a

The Executive Assistant to the Governor of Oyo State on Investment, Hon. Segun Ogunwuyi, Pays Working Visit to DAWN Commission
The Director General of DAWN Commission, Seye Oyeleye, received in audience the Executive Assistant to Governor Seyi Makinde on Investment and Head of Bureau of

INSECURITY: Joint Task Force Will Be Funded By Govs, Private Sector – DAWN
As governors of six states of the South-West zone of the country fine-tune plans to launch a joint security task force to check the excesses