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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...

UK pledges £204m for Nigeria’s agriculture growth

The United Kingdom (UK) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has expressed readiness to leverage £204 million in private sector finance and investment into...

BATN Foundation’s Graduate Agripreneurship Programme (GAP) inspires new generation of agricultural leaders

General Manager of British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATN Foundation), Oludare Odusanya, has emphasised the organisation’s dedication to empowering young Nigerians through its flagship...

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...

Water Resources, Blue Economy ministries partner to boost food production

The Federal Ministries of Water Resources and the Marine and Blue Economy have pledged to collaborate to enhance food production in Nigeria. This partnership aims...

Food security: NDDC enlightens 364 farmers in Niger Delta

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has commenced the training of 364 young farmers as part of broader efforts to enhance agricultural production in...

Food security: Govt restates commitment to improve rural access, agricultural marketing

The Federal Government of Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to scale up rural access and agricultural marketing through the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing...

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Dangote Refinery delivers cleaner air, healthier lives with high quality fuel – MD

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals, David Bird, has said the refinery...
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NIMC goes paperless, launches WorkflowPro for digital correspondence

In furtherance of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda and the Federal Government's commitment to institutionalising a paperless...

AfDB approves $200m loan to boost Nigeria’s agricultural productivity

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a $200 million loan to scale...

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