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GMO: China approves, EU authorises maize varieties, events

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, China’s National Crop Variety Registration Committee (CNCVRC) published the third list of...

Govt approves release of GM maize variety, ‘Tela Maize’ for cultivation

The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the commercial release and open cultivation of a new maize variety, Tela Maize. The maize was developed by...

South African court to hear case challenging Monsanto/Bayer’s drought tolerant GM maize

After five years of protracted legal proceedings, the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, will on Tuesday, February 7 and Wednesday, February 8, 2023,...

Govt begins trials for new Tela maize variety

The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) says a trial phase for the new TELA Maize is ongoing in some states to understudy the variety...

Nigeria set to deregulate genetically modified maize variety

Efforts to avail smallholder farmers in Nigeria with maize variety that combines drought tolerance, insect resistance, and other important yield and disease resistance traits...

IAR, AATF to unveil new drought resistant maize variety by 2022

The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, says it is working in collaboration with the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) to...

Promoters say Nigeria genetically modified maize trail result ‘promising’

Nigeria’s quest to introduce maize varieties resistant to insect pests such as Stem Borer and Fall Army Worm (FAW) and drought recorded what the...

Monsanto’s GM drought-tolerant maize challenged in South African court

The African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) has lodged an appeal to the High Court of South Africa to overturn decisions of the GMO authority,...

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Energy firm boosts host communities with N101bn investments

Heritage Energy Operational Services Ltd. (HEOSL) says it committed not less than N101 billion to community development projects across...
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Seplat completes conversion of onshore assets to PIA fiscal regime

Seplat Energy Plc, a Nigerian independent energy company, says its subsidiaries have completed the conversion of their operated onshore...

NNPC reaffirms commitment to peace, responsible energy development in Ogoniland

The Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Bashir Bayo Ojulari, has reaffirmed the...

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Energy firm boosts host communities with N101bn investments

Heritage Energy Operational Services Ltd. (HEOSL) says it committed...

Seplat completes conversion of onshore assets to PIA fiscal regime

Seplat Energy Plc, a Nigerian independent energy company, says...
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