Professor Niyi Osundare Leading African Poet, Dramatist, and Linguist. Professor Niyi Osundare was born in 1947 in Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. He is a prolific poet, dramatist and literary critic, essayist, and media columnist. He was educated on three continents: a B.A. (Honours) from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, an M.A. from the University of …
Professor Arinola Olasumbo Sanya The First Female Professor of Physiotherapy The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (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. Professor Arinola Olasumbo Sanya, BSc, MEd, PhD, MNSP, SRP is a Professor of …
Professor Oyewusi Gureje The Genius of Psychiatry and Mental Health @ 70 The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission joins the family, academia and other well-wishers across the globe in celebrating the renowned Psychiatrist, Prof. Oyewusi Gureje, as he celebrated his 70th birthday and retirement from service on Thursday, November 3, 2022. In the …
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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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 Animal Science, University of Ibadan as she becomes the first woman in Nigeria to attain such pinnacle in the field of Agriculture. Professor Longe has been a distinguished fellow right …
The 12TH Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan Prof Abel Idowu Olayinka was born at Odo-Ijesa, State of Osun, Nigeria, on 16th February, 1958, to the family of the late Mr Gabriel Ola and Madam Florence Mopelola Olayinka. He hails from the Ojimi lineage, Ajifodu Dynasty. He attended St. Bartholomew’s Primary School, Odo-Ijesa, from 1964 to 1969 …
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