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Food Security: Harnessing Sustainable Approaches for Sub-nationals in 2024
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HE Governor
@biodunaoyebanji
looking at the railway master plan developed by
@dawncommission
for Southwest Nigeria. The master plan was unveiled at the conference of the Investment Promotion Agencies of the six Southwest States in Akure. The journey of a thousand miles...
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Chief Lere Paimo-Veteran Nigerian Actor
DAWN Commission celebrates this Nollywood veteran while appreciating him for his selfless service to the development of the entertainment industry in Nigeria.
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Strategic Meeting On SouthWest Regional Rail Infrastructure powered by Lagos State Government
Mentions:
@followlasg
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ONGOING NOW!
A roundtable on Food Security hosted by DAWN Commission and Stakeholders in the region, as directed by the SW Governors Forum.
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Ondo State has awarded the construction of 38km dual Coastal carriage Araromi Seaside—Lekki Road.
The road project is to be co-funded by the ODSG & NDDC.
Upon completion,
Araromi—Lekki, Lagos = 40mins and it will connect to Dangote Refinery.
Source:
@ResearchOndo
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Happy 90th Birthday to the literary giant! Your unparalleled contributions to literature, human rights, and the cultural heritage of Nigeria and the world inspire us. May your wisdom and passion continue to illuminate our path towards progress
Warmest wishes from DAWN Commission
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Key outcomes: meeting of SW Agric Commissioners
Lagos to source 40% of its paddy rice from other SW States.
Other SW States have agreed to develop working modalities to ensure the implementation of this project before the end of the year 2024.
Mentions:
@SeyeOyeleye
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All the six governors of Southwest Region have adopted a joint additional protocol of control of the spread of the
#COVID
ー19 pandemic.
The governors have resolved on the immediate closure of all the entry points of the six states.
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Happy 56th Birthday to His Excellency, Engr. Abiodun Oluseyi Makinde, the Executive Governor of Oyo State.
Mentions:
@seyiamakinde
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Adenike Ogunlesi: The Beauty behind Ruff n Tumble is our Akinkanju for this week
Mentions:
@adenikeogunlesi
@ruffntumblekids
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Google announces 25 African startups for $4M Black Founders Fund. 10 out of these 25 startups are founded by Nigerians.
Here is a brief about each of them
@herconomy
@ifedurosinmiE
@mdaasglobal
@sogatemi
@mypocketcounsel
@AwoniyiDeji
@orda_africa
@GUYFUTI
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Have you seen ace producer Kunle Afolayan’s latest movie titled “Ijogbon" on Netflix? It shows an important role that Amotekun plays in the SouthWest. Amotekun (as Femi Adebayo) was shown
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Dear esteemed followers, kindly disregard any post from the
@Amotekun_SW
handle as it is a FAKE account.
DAWN Commission has no affiliation with the handler of this account and be informed there is no Twitter Account for Operation ÀMỌ̀TẸ́KÙN
#Amotekun
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Attorneys-General in the Southwest States finalise Bill on Establishment of Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) codenamed: "AMOTEKUN"
#Amotekun
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Yesterday, the DG welcomed Professor Akin Ogundiran, a world-renowned archaeologist and historian from Northwestern University, USA, author of "Yoruba: A New History." We discussed partnering to teach Yoruba history accurately in the SW.
Mentions:
@SeyeOyeleye
@akin_ogundiran
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Our Governors are already working with the legislative houses in the Southwest States in ensuring that ÀMỌ̀TẸ́KÙN be backed by laws within their respective states.
Each State will pass a law to support the ÀMỌ̀TẸ́KÙN initiative
- Seye Oyeleye, DG, DAWN Commission
#Amotekun
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Professor Arinola Olasumbo Sanya - The First Female Professor of Physiotherapy
DAWN Commission joins the family, academia and other well-wishers across the globe in celebrating the first Female Professor of Physiotherapy in Africa, Professor Arinola Olasumbo Sanya.
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...meet Toluse Olorunnipa, the FIRST Yoruba-born Nigerian Journalist covering the White House, WASHINGTON DC, United States of America.
He is the White House Reporter for Washington Post
He is also a Political Analyst at CNN
He was formerly at Bloomberg
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Western Nigeria Security Network
#Amotekun
Population of Nigeria - 200 million
Number of Policemen - 400,000
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Dele Olojede: The First African Pulitzer Prize Winner and an Exemplar Akinkanju of International Journalism
Read here:
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FOOD SECURITY MEETING ROLL-CALL
The Six Hon. Commissioners for Agriculture; the Permanent Secretaries and other stakeholders were in attendance.
Mentions:
@AfricanFarmerM
@onadewale
@DIVINEPASTOR
@Akinfish_
@AgroxchangeTech
@Ebenbolu
@auduef
@AgricOyostate
@oduaccima
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The Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde has signed the AMOTEKUN bill into law.
#Amotekun
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Happening now!
Southwest Focal Representatives meeting
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Constructing Prosperity: The Case for the Lagos-Calabar Road
"It is not a mere route leading to nowhere, it is a road that opens Nigeria's political and socio-economic fortunes to new vistas."
Read more:
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ÀMỌ̀TẸ́KÙN
"Each State in the Region will pass a law to support the ÀMỌ̀TẸ́KÙN initiative"
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Ongoing!
Meeting of Agric Commissioners and Stakeholders in SW to focus on rice paddy cultivation to improve the rice value chain.
Host: Lagos Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Systems, Hon. Abisola Olusanya.
@Abi_Olusanya
Mentions:
@SeyeOyeleye
@Tolafaseru
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The Yoruba people are believed to be affluent and distinctive. One of the distinctive aspects of this culture is its hairstyles.
Here are a few examples of Yoruba hairstyles that are popular nowadays.
#dawncommission
#southwest
#westernnigeria
#yorubaculture
#culture
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AMOTEKUN Operations in Southwest Nigeria
Press Statement
This is to formally inform the general public that the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed “AMOTEKUN” was not set up to address trivial issues outside the law establishing it.
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86 Hearty Cheers Prof. Wole SOYINKA!!!
DAWN Commission celebrates Africa's finest Poet & Playwright, Akínwándé Olúwo̩lé Babátúndé S̩óyínká, popularly known as Wo̩lé S̩óyínká and affectionately called KONGI on the occasion of his 86th Birthday Anniversary
#Soyinka
@YorubaHistory
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Today, we honour Professor Olutayo Charles Adesina as he marks his 60th Birthday and for his invaluable contributions to the regional integration agenda. For the record: he proposed the code name of Amotekun for the Western Nigeria Security Network.
Mentions:
@charlesolutayo
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BREAKING NEWS!
DAWN-NIRSAL MOU/ Partnership Agreement
NIRSAL, DAWN and SWAgCo today in Abuja signed a partnership to drive agricultural development in the SW region, as a followup to the SW Governors' directive on Food Security.
Mentions:
@nirsalconnect
@oduainvestments
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Today is a big deal for DAWN, the Homeland and indeed Nigeria. We signal our resolve to pursue regional integration and indeed forcefully and strategically put to test the principles of true Federalism. We are the champions of this process.
#Amotekun
#DAWNCommission
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Today we celebrate Mr Fola Adeola OFR, on the occassion of his 70th birthday. We are grateful for the roles he played towards the achievement of the regional integration agenda, including as the chairman at the public launching of the DAWN Strategy Roadmap in 2012.
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Governors of the Southern States of Nigeria agree to ban open grazing in the entire Southern Region of Nigeria
@jidesanwoolu
@dabiodunMFR
@seyiamakinde
@RotimiAkeredolu
@GboyegaOyetola
@kfayemi
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NADF and Southwest Agriculture stakeholders meeting ongoing now
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Remembering Rashidi Yekini on his 60th posthumous birthday
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53rd Posthumous Birthday Celebration!!!
We celebrate our Pioneer Director General, Oladipo Olusola FAMAKINWA, who was born on the 7th of July 1967.
If he was alive he would have been 53 years old today.
You remain forever in our hearts
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The Southwest Investment Promotion Agencies conference is an annual event that aims to bring together the investment facilitation bodies and other relevant stakeholders from each State in the region to discuss and collaborate on investment opportunities for a particular sector.
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General Aderonke Kale, a medical doctor, is a pioneer in a field which, from time immemorial, has been traditionally reserved for men all over the world – the military profession.
She ventured into this field and distinguished herself by rising to the top of the profession.
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Western Nigeria Security Network
ÀMỌ̀TẸ́KÙN is not a duplication or replacement for the Nigeria Police Force or Army but has been established to complement the existing security agencies.
#Amotekun
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Yoruba Historical Figure
Oranmiyan; the Last Son of Oduduwa
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Honouring our lineage, commemorating our origins and cultivating a profound appreciation for our cultural inheritance. Happy Isese Day!
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Stakeholders' Security Summit
Focus on Western Nigeria
#Security
#WesternNigeria
This is to inform the general public that the Venue for the Security Summit has been changed to The Theophilus Ogunlesi Hall, Opposite UCH, Queen Elizabeth Road, Ibadan
Thank you
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Oladipo Olusola Famakinwa
(July 7, 1967 - April 21, 2017)
Today, we remember our pioneer Director General, Dipo Famakinwa, who passed on exactly 3 years ago on Friday, 21st April, 2017
You forever remain in our hearts.
Rest on, our dear friend and brother
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ÀMỌ̀TẸ́KÙN
This is Yoruba land. We do not play Religious Politics. Every household has traditional worshippers, Christians, and Muslims.
there was no order from any of the Southwest States that those to be recruited must present birth certificates issued by churches.
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"The Region’s response to this speech should not be passive acceptance but active engagement. By aligning regional efforts with national goals, innovating where others hesitate,...
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ONGOING NOW!
Meeting of the Southwest Secretaries to the State Government Forum, hosted by Oyo State Government and facilitated by DAWN Commission
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WHAT'S YOUR TAKE?
The ED of PeacePro, Abdulrazaq Hamzat has nudged the FG to rename the six geopolitical zones to politically significant names.
He suggested South-West be renamed Oduduwa Region: the North-West as Arewa Region;
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PRESS RELEASE!
DAWN Partners NIRSAL to Boost Agricultural Productivity in SW
"By leveraging our convening power and NIRSAL's expertise, we aim to revitalise the agricultural sector in SW. Our goal is to see tangible results within the next 12 months."
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@gabi_9811
We are 60 years late! The idea of a railway infrastructure was conceptualised the Awolowo administration which set up a committee for the project.
But now, it is a make or break developmental imperative.
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Aso Oke, the well-known Yoruba fabric used to commemorate various occasions, is popularly believed to have originated in the town of Iseyin in Oyo State.
📷: Owanbe Community
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OYO STATE: The Special Adviser to Gov.
@seyiamakinde
on Culture and Tourism, Hon. Akeem Ademola Ige, paid a working visit to DAWN Commission on Wed. 12th Aug., 2020.
The DG of DAWN, who received the SA and his team, spoke extensively on the Tourism Potentials in the State
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H.E Olufolake Abdulrazaq: A Force for Good in Diplomacy, Social Impact, and Public Service
Read more:
Mentions:
@firstladykwara
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INTERESTING WATCH!!!
How a 6th generation Portuguese traced his ancestral home using Yoruba oriki
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The Director General of DAWN Commission, Mr.
@SeyeOyeleye
, attending an emergency virtual meeting of Southwest Agric Commissioners and Southwest Agricultural Company (SWACO) convened by the Commission to address the issue of Food Security for Southwest Nigeria
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FG Begins N79bn Ibadan-Ife-Ilesa Expressway Reconstruction
…the ongoing Efon-Alaye-Iwaraja-Ilesa’s 21-kilometre road construction would cost the government N4b
…the 22-kilometre Lagere-Ife-Ilesa road construction would also cost the government N9b
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DAWN Commission's Economic Digest
5-min aggregation and summary of key economic issues in SW Nigeria
Wednesday, 28th June 2023
Subject:
@oduainvestments
partner SW states on electricity, oil exploration
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The Southwest Investment Promotion Agencies conference is an annual event that aims to bring together the investment facilitation bodies and other relevant stakeholders from each State in the region to discuss and collaborate on investment opportunities for a particular sector.
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Ondo Deep Seaport: DAWN Commission congratulates Akeredolu
DAWN Commission congratulates the government and the people of Ondo State
@OndoStateGovt
on the cheering news of the approval of the long-sought deep seaport.
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Ondo Commissioner emerges chairman of Southwest Regional Integration Commissioners forum.
Commissioners for regional integration in Southwest region have jointly selected the Ondo state commissioner for integration, Prince Boye Ologbese, as the forum's chairman.
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Happy 59th Birthday to His Excellency, Babajide Sanwoolu, the Executive Governor of Lagos State and the Chairman of Southwest Governors Forum.
Mentions:
@jidesanwoolu
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Our target is 1500, kindly share and encourage others to fill
Link to the survey:
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DAWN Commission officially welcomes the New Governors to the Saddle of Leadership
...Together we will build a Virile, Sustainable and Secure Western Nigeria
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@jebskine
@biodunaoyebanji
44 cities and counting. More may be added as there's an ongoing review
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Corruption: It will, I believe, be generally agreed that eradication of corruption from any society is not just a difficult task: it is without dispute an impossible objective.
- Chief Obafemi Awolowo
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@DupeJimoh1
@biodunaoyebanji
@followlasg
There are guiding principles
1. Connect economic and market potentials
2. Connect tourism sites
3. Open up real estate potentials along the economic and tourism routes.
If the FG rails intersect with these principles, definitely.
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DAWN Commission's Economic Digest
5-min aggregation and summary of key economic issues in SW Nigeria
Monday, 26th June 2023.
Subject:
@oyostategovt
border where
@NigeriaGov
loses N60bn annually
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Reconstruction: N95.8bn Approved for Ekiti, Ondo Road Dualization
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved 95.8 billion naira on the Akure/Ita Ogbolu- Iju/Ado-Ekiti road, linking Ekiti state to Ondo State road.
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Osun Ranks Top In Survey Of Development Performance In Nigeria
A survey based on 18 basic World Development Indicators has ranked Osun State top among the 36 states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory.
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AKINKANJU: Chief Adegboye Onigbinde
Football Player, Administrator, Coach and Referee
DAWN Commission celebrates Chief Adegboye Onigbinde, a great patriot, an accomplished football technician, a foremost sports administrator and an epitome of Omoluwabi
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@thinkwisee1
@followlasg
@Riddwane
To kick-start a lot of activities around this issue, we've published a book titled "Omoluabi Tales", working with UNILAG Consult to launch it soon.
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Happy Isese Day!
The commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun at the Isese Day in Oyo State.
Showcase the Vibrant Isese Day Celebrations from Your State!
Mentions:
@wasiuolatubosu2
@OYSGTourism
#IseseDay2024
#OurCultureOurPride
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Southwest Nigeria Economic Digest
(The Headlines)
14th, April 2023
PUBLIC SECTOR
- Lagos Govt Launches Platform For Citizens Engagement
- Cashew Export: Nigeria To Earn $500 Million From Four Southwest States, Others
- New Business Magazine Launches In Ibadan
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Special Edition of the YORUBA HISTORICAL CONVERSATIONS in honour of the late Ooni of Ife & Governor of the Defunct Western Region of Nigeria, Oba (Sir) Adesoji Aderemi (15th Nov., 1889 - 3rd July, 1980)
Theme: The Philosopher-King, Ooni Adesoji Aderemi (40 Years After)
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Olu Jacobs - Nigerian Movie Legend
The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission joins the family, media, and other well-wishers across the globe in celebrating one of Nigeria’s most distinguished entertainers of our time, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs.
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DAWN: The Journey So Far
...the Southwest Governors are pulling their resources together to tackle insecurity in the Region
They have resolved to work as a team, shun political differences and implement the DAWN Roadmap in the interest of the Region
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All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) paid a courtesy visit to DAWN Commission earlier today. The meeting is an extension of the Southwest Governors' resolution on Food Security.
Mentions:
@afan_ng
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On the invitation of the Senator representing Ogun East District, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, the DAWN COMMISSION team led by the Director-General, Dr. Seye Oyeleye visited the senator in Sagamu earlier today to brainstorm on the proposed Southwest Development Commission Bill.
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"Invest in Southwest Poultry:
Boost local agriculture,
support sustainable farming, and enjoy fresh, high-quality products.
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Lagos State's key 2023 achievements and New year projections.
Mentions:
@jidesanwoolu
@followlasg
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Media Report on the "Strategic Meeting on SouthWest Regional Rail Infrastructure" hosted by DAWN Commission and facilitated by the Lagos State Government yesterday
Mentions:
@lagosstategovt
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Ogun State Tech Hub, in collaboration with CISCO network, has organised a special training programme for ICT experts, in order to keep them updated with latest development, techniques and innovation in the ICT world.
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Celebrating 30 Years of Unity and Growth
EOYNA is excited to announce its 30th Anniversary and Convention in Vancouver, BC, from August 8-11, 2024.
Join us to celebrate Yoruba culture, foster personal and professional growth, and connect with the community!
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Gov
@seyiamakinde
, on Wednesday, flagged off the construction of the N1.05 billion fly-over across the Idi-Ape-Basorun-Akobo road, Ibadan
The contractor would finance the project up to 20% completion stage before the govt would start paying on instalment basis for 12 months
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Chief Akintola Williams is a well-respected and greatly admired figure in the world of accountancy. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, 9th August 1919, he became the first professionally trained accountant in Nigeria and the first African to qualify as a Chartered Accountant in England.
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Ifedayo Akintunde FNSE is the first African to win the WFEO Medal of Engineering Excellence after doing so in 2017. He was also a senior engineer in the Highways Division of Western Region Ministry of Works and Transport 1962 – 74.
Happy 90th Birthday Sir!!
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DAWN Commission celebrates Uncle TK
The African Studies Association, ASA, has renamed its annual ASA Film Prize to Sembele-Kelani Film Prize in honour of two notable African filmmakers, Senagalese Sembène Ousmane and Nigerian Tunde Kelani.
Mentions:
@tkelani
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DAWN Commision's Economic Digest
5-min aggregation and summary of key economic issues in SW Nigeria
Thursday, 29th June 2023
Subject: Urgently needed: Stemming inflation, Famine and Brain Drain
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Ongoing!
Exploratory meeting on expanding the footprint and scope of the AfDB-funded Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) Program in SW beginning with rice paddy and other priority crops.
Mention:
@SAPZNigeria
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Oyo State's key 2023 achievements and New year projections.
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1. Which of these do you like most?
2. Any one we missed? Please add in the comment
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Mentions:
@seyiamakinde
@oyostategovt
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@oladanieloges
@AlwaysJayjam
@biodunaoyebanji
The master plan is undergoing review to perfect the routes and possibly connect more cities and towns.
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