Tag:GMO food

Agric & Biotech

GMO foods may cause toxic effects, says physician

Lead Physician, Trauma Centre, Gwagwalada, Dr Femi Onasanya, has said that the results of most studies with Genetically Modified (GMO) foods indicate that they may...

Michael Simire - May 31, 2021

Agric & Biotech

Renowned geneticist cautions against adoption of GMO crops

A renowned Ethiopian geneticist and agronomist has cautioned against the adoption of a genetically modified (GM) variety, saying that it could pose a serious...

Michael Simire - June 6, 2020

Agric & Biotech

We’ve not licenced any GMO product, says NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that it has not licensed any Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) based products...

admin - June 8, 2017

Agric & Biotech

GMOs: Why activists put citizens’ health first

On Monday, 15th August, I was privileged to be a panelist at the “Experts meeting on Bio-safety & Bio-technology-GMOs” organised by the Ministry of...

admin - August 18, 2016

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When biotech experts met: Truth behind the facts

Three Nigerian ministries had top level representation at the Biotechnology and Biosafety Experts Meeting at Sheraton Hotel, Abuja on 15 August 2016. The Minister...

admin - August 17, 2016

Agric & Biotech

GMOs in Nigeria: The silent part

“GMOs, finally approved to be grown in Nigeria,” a not so surprising news after all. The country has in recent times been trotting in...

admin - July 14, 2016

Agric & Biotech

Nigeria not at crossroads over food security, says Gidado

Coordinator of the Open Forum for Biotechnology (OFAB) in Nigeria and an Assistant Director at the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Dr Rose Gidado,...

admin - July 11, 2016

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How NBMA defied government, Nigerians to deploy GMO permits, by CSOs

A coalition of civil society groups comprising the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria/Friends of the...

admin - June 8, 2016

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