Western Nigeria

Southwest Governors Hailed for Sharing Rare Spirit of Brotherliness

The Director General of the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission, Mr. Seye Oyeleye, has given kudos to the Governors in the Southwest of Nigeria for sharing rare spirit of brotherliness. He made this known during his interview with Olayinka Agboola on Parrot Xtra Hour on Radio aired on Space 90.1 FM in Ibadan, the capital …

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

“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

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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AMOTEKUN: Southwest States Response to Rising Insecurity in the Region

There is an indisputable relationship between economic development and security, and most security challenges are essentially economic challenges. The importance of security cannot be overstressed as it is the most fundamental of the socio-contractual responsibilities of the State to its citizens which directly or indirectly affects everybody. Thus, security is the protection or defence of …

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WESTERN NIGERIA: DAWN Commission to Partner IAR&T on Agriculture

DAWN Commission in its role towards facilitating interaction between different development stakeholders hosted the team from Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T) led by the Executive Director, Prof. Veronica Obatolu on Friday, February 28, 2020.  The meeting was focused on possible partnership between the two organisations and how the Region can effectively leverage research …

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Lagos Set to Launch Eko City Farmers’ Market

Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission to coordinate the participation of other States The Lagos State government has revealed plans to introduce the Eko City Farmers’ Market where fresh farm produce can be bought at lower prices. Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, has said that the market will be launched on February 23 …

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Southwest Commissioners Adopt Uniform Standards for Planning, Budgeting and Data Coordination

Southwest Nigeria set to Improve Budget Processes and Domesticate SDG Data Disaggregation for Effective Monitoring The Commissioners for Economic Planning and Budget on Thursday, 13th February, 2020  adopted a uniform standard for planning, budgeting and data coordination across the six States in Southwest Nigeria. This resolution was made at the 5th edition of the Community …

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DAWN Commission, DFID Convene Southwest Education Forum

In response to the keen interest that has been shown by the Governments of Six Southwest States on improving the quality of education in the Region, DAWN Commission with the support of DFID facilitated a meeting of the education policymakers and actors ranging from the six States’ education commissioners and their Permanent Secretaries including the …

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DAWN, DFID Partner on Development in Western Nigeria

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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How Mischief-Makers Tried to Rubbish Amotekun – Seye Oyeleye, DG DAWN Commission

…Government will get life, medical insurance policies for Amotekun personnel…The Southwest Governors have executive powers, which they exercised in setting up ÀMỌ̀TẸ́KÙN. The legal framework that the Federal Government was demanding is already embedded in the constitution. …Our Governors are already working with the legislative houses in the Southwest States in ensuring that ÀMỌ̀TẸ́KÙN be …

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