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Chinese scientists discover key genes for lodging resistance in maize

Chinese researchers have recently discovered key genes in maize to improve its root lodging resistance, offering new hope for increasing planting density and crop...

Food security: Bishop Kukah tasks scientists, says Nigerians should freely make GMO choices

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Mathew Kukah, has said that Nigeria requires innovative strategies to nip in the bud the rising circumstances that allowed...

Scientist underscores usefulness of genome editing technology to Africa

Scientist and Supervisor at Centre of Excellence in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), Prof. Olalekan Akinbo, says Genome Editing...

Biosafety agency assures of safe environment

The Director General of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, has promised Nigerians, safe thriving environment, because it will adhere to...

Agency says it allows ‘only safe’ GMO products in Nigeria

The Director General (DG) of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, has assured that only safe Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are...

Use of GMOs in agriculture symbolises global threat to food sovereignty

The expansive use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in agriculture is one of the most potent symbols of the worldwide threat to food justice...

Stakeholders endorse use of GM technology to enhance cowpea production

Farmers, advocates, scientists, as well as other key actors in the agriculture sector have expressed their support for the adoption of Genetically Modified (GM)...

Elated Nigerian farmers harvest first batch of biotech-potatoes

Elder Isaiah Buwah is an aged potato farmer in the Bokos Local Government Area of Plateau State, North Central Nigeria. He has grown potatoes...

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CAPPA urges Tinubu to prioritise human rights, sustainable economy, environmental stewardship

To set the nation on the path of peace and sustainable growth, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must adopt an...
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Expert recommends ways to address marine litter in Nigeria

Assistant Director, Marine Environment Management Department, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Awwal Bamanga, says campaigns and...

A just world on a safe planet: Study quantifies Earth system boundaries

Humans are taking colossal risks with the future of civilisation and everything that lives on Earth, a new study published...

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Expert recommends ways to address marine litter in Nigeria

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