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Agency reaffirms commitment to ensuring biosecurity in Nigeria

National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has reassured Nigerians that the agency is saddled with the additional mandate of ensuring biosecurity in the country. Dr Agnes...

Don calls for safeguarding of African forests via harmonised biosecurity policies

 African nations have been called upon to safeguard their forests from the proliferation of invasive insect pests by implementing harmonised biosecurity policies. Dr Bridget Aito-Bobadoye,...

Mitigating impact of emerging biosecurity threats

Experts say the outbreak of COVID-19 nearly three years ago has triggered a greater appreciation of the importance of health security and intelligence capabilities. The...

Biosecurity threats cost Africa over $420bn, says UNEP

Deputy Regional Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Dr Richard Munang, has said that biosecurity threats cost Africa over $420 billion. Munang disclosed...

Agency reiterates commitment to ensuring biosecurity in Nigeria

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has completed and submitted a draft National Biosecurity Policy to the Federal Executive Council (FEC), for consideration and...

Stakeholders deliberate on biosafety issues, seek overhaul of regulatory architecture

Deliberations at a physical and virtual conference on “The State of Biosafety in Nigeria” covered regulatory issues, biosecurity, food and farming systems, hunger as...

Govt reiterates safe use of modern biotechnology to boost economy

The Federal Government on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 reiterated its commitment to ensuring safe use of modern biotechnology to boost the nation’s economy and...

Nigeria at 60: Biosafety agency urges concerted efforts in safe application of modern biotechnology

As the country marks its 60 years of independence, the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management (NBMA), Dr. Rufus Ebegba, has...

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Media, CSOs join forces to advance Nigeria’s transition from harmful refrigerants

The Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADeV Nigeria) and EnviroNews Nigeria have strengthened the capabilities of media...
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NNPC records N5.8bn revenue, N748bn profit in April

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has announced a revenue of N5.89 billion and a Profit After...

New body aims to limit pollution’s deadly toll

Pollution is widespread – and often fatal. Dirty air alone is responsible for 6.7 million deaths globally every year, while one study suggests...

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Media, CSOs join forces to advance Nigeria’s transition from harmful refrigerants

The Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADeV...

NNPC records N5.8bn revenue, N748bn profit in April

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has...
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