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NCRI releases two new rice varieties 

Dr Aliyu Umar, Executive Director, National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi in Niger State, said the organisation has released two new rice varieties to...

Farmers, extension agents key to attainment of food security – AATF

The AATF Regional Representative for West Africa, Dr Jean Baptiste Tignegre, has said that farmers and extension agents have crucial roles to play in...

Biosafety guidelines will ensure continuous regulations on GMOs, says agency

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has promised to effect continuous regulatory systems on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). The Director General (DG) of the agency,...

Scientists seek enabling environment for biotechnology to thrive

Nigerian scientists and experts have called on the government to create an enabling environment for biotechnology to thrive in order to build, boost and...

Senate urged to proceed with biosafety management amendment bill

A group comprising civil society organisations, researchers, farmers, nutritionists and consumer groups representing millions of Nigerians has called on the Nigerian Senate to proceed...

Ondo begins verification of forest allottees

Ondo State Government has begun the verification of allotees operating in forests in the state, as part of efforts to stop conflict of interest...

Stakeholders in sector reject proposed amendment to Biosafety Act

Some stakeholders in biosafety sector on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, kicked against the amendment to the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) Act, The stakeholders expressed...

Saudi’s Alfanar signs MoU for $3.5bn green hydrogen project in Egypt

Saudi Arabian company Alfanar said on Monday, August 29, 2022, it has signed a memorandum of understanding to build a $3.5 billion green hydrogen...

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New report reveals Pacific leadership on climate ahead of NDC 3.0 deadline

A new publication by the UN Climate Change Regional Collaboration Centre for Asia and the Pacific reveals that Pacific Island countries are making...
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Spain, Brazil push global action to tax the super-rich, curb inequality

Spain and Brazil on July 1, 2025, launched a joint initiative to promote higher tax contributions from the super-rich...

Groups flay abductions, killings of human rights defenders in Kenya

Human rights groups across Africa are horrified by the continued crackdown on peaceful protests and the abduction and detention...

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