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OYELEYE: Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution Hampers Regional Intergration, Development

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Seye Oyeleye is Director General of Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN), the organisation coordinating integrated development among the six Southwest states. In this interview with SEYE OLUMIDE, he speaks on issues of Southwest development, as well as why states’ governors should focus on regional integration.  • Southwest Govs Should Separate Infrastructure From Social Development …

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US Embassy Partners DAWN, Odu’a on Southwest Economic Development

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“We came here today to find out how the South West is organising itself, how it is cooperating, and how it is working on economic development so that we can work with the states through the DAWN Commission in their areas of cooperation. – Claire Pierangelo, Consul General of the United States Consulate in Lagos …

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DAWN Commission, DFID Convene Southwest Education Forum

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In response to the interest shown by the Governments of Six Southwest States towards improving the quality of basic education in the Region, DAWN Commission, with the support of DFID, facilitated a meeting of Education Policymakers and other Stakeholders; ranging from the Education Commissioners to SUBEB Chairs, Chairs of different Houses of Assembly’s Committee on …

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DAWN, DFID Partner on Development in Western Nigeria

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The Director General of DAWN Commission, Mr. Seye Oyeleye, on Wednesday 29th January, paid a working visit to the Country Head, DFID UK in Nigeria, Dr. Christopher Pycroft in Abuja. Department for International Development, DFID, is a major partner of DAWN Commission on several development interventions in Western Nigeria and this visit further reinforces the …

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Calls for More Research, Human Capital Devt as UI Holds Research Fair

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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 the perceived gap that exists between university and development practitioners. Government has been called upon to, as a matter of deliberate policy, promote research by strengthening the link between academic …

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Foreign Direct Investment Alone Cannot Transform Nigeria’s Agriculture – Ex IFAD President

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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 them to see agriculture as an economic activity and as a money-making business like Aliko Dangote Mr Oyeleye who noted that people were still thinking of agriculture as a hoe …

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DAWN: The Journey So Far

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…the Southwest Governors are pulling their resources together to tackle insecurity and improve the welfare of the people. Southwest governors have reiterated their commitment to the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN), in furtherance of their collective push for regional integration. They have resolved to leverage on their resources to tackle insecurity and promote the …

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