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World Food Safety Day: HOMEF, ERA, allies call for moratorium on GMOs

Health of Mother Earth Foundation, Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, and the GMO-free Nigeria Alliance have called on the Federal Government to...

GMO: China approves, EU authorises maize varieties, events

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, China’s National Crop Variety Registration Committee (CNCVRC) published the third list of...

Centre seeks increased advocacy against GMOs

The Centre for Food Safety and Agricultural Research (CEFSAR) has called for increased education and advocacy on the ills of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)...

FCT farmers upbeat on GM crops, seek govt’s support

Farmers in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) say they are confident that Genetically Modified (GM) crops can boost their farm...

GM crops will boost food security, says Biotech Society

The Biotechnology Society of Nigeria (BSN) says that the promotion of Genetic Modification (GM) technology and Genetically Modified crops will help in fighting food...

GMO: Harmful gene transfer claims unfounded – NBRDA

The National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) has dismissed as false the information that gene transfers carried in Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) such...

Biosafety agency restates commitment to safety of GM crops in Nigeria

The Director General/CEO of the National Biosafety Management Agency, Dr Agnes Yemisi Asagbra, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to ensuring the safety of genetically...

Biosafety agency validates guidelines for safe GMO importation

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has validated its National Biosafety Guidelines on Low-Level Presence (LLP) to ensure that only approved Genetically Modified Organisms...

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An insider’s personal reflection on late President Muhammadu Buhari’s climate change legacy

He had withheld assent to the Climate Change Bill in 2019. As one given to meticulous observation, he noted...
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NiMet predicts three-day thunderstorms rain from Monday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Monday, July 21 to Wednesday, July 23, 2025,...

Land degradation impacts 40m Nigerians – Govt

The Federal Government says desertification and land degradation have impacted the livelihoods of more than 40 million Nigerians and...

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NiMet predicts three-day thunderstorms rain from Monday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and...
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