APRM: assessing policy and practice, process and performance in African government.

Member Countries: aprm-au.org

 ...Accordingly, we the participating Heads of State and Government of the member states of the African Union have agreed to work together in policy and action in pursuit of the following objectives:-
• Democracy and Good Political Governance 
• Economic and Corporate Governance 
• Socio-Economic Development 
• African Peer Review Mechanism (Revised APRM questionnaire 2012)
- Durban SA, 2002 (Full pdf of Declaration)

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The Young Ones Are Doing Science

There was a contest in 2013-2014

Infinity Generator by Epetedo Senior School, Lagos Island wins 1st edition of the #IdeasLagos competition pic.twitter.com/Waictk63LX
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) August 1, 2014

Congrats to #Innovatelagos mentor Mr Lawal(teacher) & students Doregos Academy Lagos winners 2014National ScienceFair http://t.co/qCvPYvCCxq
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) February 27, 2014

...acidified water powered generator #ideaslagos finals pic.twitter.com/NHinB8dvw4
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) August 1, 2014

...innovative underground drainage system #ideaslagos finals pic.twitter.com/YKgXH7O6LW
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) August 1, 2014

...rechargable refrigerator #ideaslagos finals pic.twitter.com/EbFxZReHTT
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) August 1, 2014

...Infinity Generator #Ideaslagos finals pic.twitter.com/LgyKtKdj4L
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) August 1, 2014

KingsCollege students preparn for #IdeasLagos finals@end of mentor session w/ mentor&architect Tosin Osinowo pic.twitter.com/fsUQ6TPPTY
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) February 26, 2014

...energy solutions for cities http://t.co/LEulIxeCfe
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) March 20, 2014

Girls Emerge Tops at 11th National Maths Competition, #Nigeria - http://t.co/cIpSq3uf1n #STEM
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) March 16, 2014

See TECH HUBS @cc_Hub (site) and @ideaNG (site, past) both of Sabo, Yaba in Lagos.

#Lagos joins the 2014 international @spaceapps challenge! So Excited! #Africa joins the conversation on #Space
— Space Apps Lagos (@spaceappslag) March 3, 2014

Finalists in#IdeasLagos Competition Lafiaji Schl rcvd prizes today. Now getting set for last phase in March pic.twitter.com/kZD0dD4n2x
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) February 19, 2014

Lagos-based Maliyo and Kuluya set to conquer the African video-game market http://t.co/XbLiGaECsU
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) March 10, 2014

Great stuff! Lagos gets 2 accelerators within a week. @440LTD and Leadpath Nigeria http://t.co/YA0Obqg9GS
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) March 7, 2014

RT @iDEAng: AND WE HAVE A WINNER OF THE #OPENDATANIGERIA 2014. @integrahealth TEAM iQube pic.twitter.com/MaqWa4gmDs
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) February 22, 2014

RT @iDEAng: Hackers hacking away at Nigeria's premier health hackathon #OpenDataNigeria @ngrcommtech @PHN_alliance pic.twitter.com/5dlXWyYBmR
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) February 22, 2014

"My greatest joy is in helping businesses become bankable and successful" - @oluozone @wennovation #SMWMyJourney pic.twitter.com/eM7wLK9gwo
— Enterprise Creative (@EntCreativeNG) February 20, 2014

The youngest team that made it to the top12 but not d finals is Epetedo JnrSchl-http://t.co/hDTMlWh6g5 Theyll rcv a prize for exemplary work
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) February 12, 2014

Sometimes I was in the room. Proud :)

Today,the 12 shortlisted #IdeasLagos groups defended their projects 2 panel of judges who'll select the best 5 pic.twitter.com/AbO7WZwb3a
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) February 11, 2014

Nigeria's award winning engineer Ms Tosin Otitoju with Urine2PowerGenerator kids @innovatelagos mentors session tday pic.twitter.com/wOBgzUfF8M
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) January 30, 2014

#IdeasLagos top 12 young groups completed their project presentations to #competition jury today. #innovation pic.twitter.com/Y3Arli6dmH
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) February 11, 2014

Dozens of people and organizations behind the scenes.

Kid Inventors Day, Lagos 17 January 2014: http://t.co/oeFC7B2GwD via @TheNationNews @YoungEngineers1
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) January 31, 2014

#IDEASLAGOS : From 749 ideas we shortlisted 25 ideas.The public then voted for these 10 http://t.co/WjNyNVc7qt to proceed to stage 3.
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) January 26, 2014

Kid Inventor's Day at Lagos E- learning Centre 17 Jan 2014 @youngengineers1 pic.twitter.com/Be78T7ccPw
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) January 18, 2014

Lagos Kids Invent!! ..@YoungEngineers1 pic.twitter.com/ilAiUuRjdn
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) January 18, 2014

Students from Lagos Schools at the Kid Inventor's Day organised by @YoungEngineers1 & innovatelagos yesterday pic.twitter.com/yHW4qohpBI
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) January 18, 2014

InnovateLagos appreciates the time you took to vote for students in Stage 2 of #IdeasLagos. Thank you for your support.
— Innovate Lagos (@InnovateLagos) January 15, 2014

To the best team in the world doing all the amazn work @innovatelagos >> @RemiButtons @Dotun_Adio @nelletam Raff, Chinedu, Uju Thank u!
— Moji Rhodes (@speaklagos) December 11, 2013

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This is Jigawa, population 4 million, 361 thousand, and 2 people in 2006

I previously commented that Lagos swallows up Kano three times.  I subsequently downloaded google earth to confirm this with real images, not just maps.  
Interestingly, I also found interactive satellite images of Jigawa State, the slider bar lets you zoom in until you can almost count the trees. This is Dutse, the administrative capital of Jigawa State.

The heart of Dutse

Some other key population centers in Jigawa are Hadejia at about 2 x 2 kilometers, Gumel slightly smaller, Zoma centered on a lake, and Birnin Kudu whose 4 km perimeter you might encircle in 30 minutes, jogging.  There are impressive agricultural lands covering most of the state: see vast areas around Albasu and Aljara for example.

A view from the skies, click to zoom in

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