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NABDA boss seeks more awareness creation on genetically modified crops

Director-General, National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Alex Akpa, says more awareness creation will help in disabusing the minds of people opposed to Genetic Modification (GM)...

Why GMOs are not solution to food production

Every January and for almost two decades GM crop proponents celebrate the arrival of report of the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech (ISAAA) on...

Civil society, farmers oppose US human trials of Uganda-bound ‘super banana’

The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), a Pan African platform comprising civil society networks and farmer organisations working towards food sovereignty in...

Nnimmo Bassey: Why Nigeria does not need GMOs

In keeping with our tradition of seeking ways to build common understanding on critical issues, no matter how complex, today we are considering “The...

Syngenta sued for $1bn over China’s rejection of GM corn

US corn prices plummeted as China rejected all shipments containing traces of Syngenta's MIR162. Farmers from five major corn growing states have filed three...

‘How BT cotton will transform Nigeria’s economy’

H.A. Kwajaffa, Chairman of the National Cotton Association of Nigeria (NACOTAN), in a memorandum submitted to the Senate last week in Abuja during a...

‘Africa can feed Africa without GMOs’

Experts at the Africa Climate Change conference in Marrakech, Morocco have restated Africa’s capacity to feed itself now and in the future without genetically...

Why Nigeria does not need genetically modified foods

In a recent edition of “Fact Sheet,” a publication of the ecological think-tank, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), writers Juan Lopez, Mariann Orovwuje...

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Maiden edition of PRCAN Knowledge Hub features local, international AI experts

The Executive Council of the Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria (PRCAN), under the leadership of Dr. Nkechi Ali...
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DisCos meter 109,556 customers in Dec. 2025 – NERC

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) metered 109,556 customers in December 2025. The figure, contained...

NCDC alarms over rising Lassa fever in 18 states

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised concern over increasing Lassa fever cases across 18...

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Maiden edition of PRCAN Knowledge Hub features local, international AI experts

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