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‎GMOs: Senegal supports adoption of agric biotech

President Macky Sall of Senegal has thrown his weight behind the adoption of agricultural biotechnology in the country. He made the declaration during the 2017...

GMOs: What we eat must not eat us

Nnimmo Bassey, Director of Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF, in his welcome words) at the Media Training on Biosafety (themed: “Promoting Biosafety in...

GMOs: Biosafety agency commences analysis of products

Scientists at the GMO (genetically-modified organism) Detection Laboratory of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) have commenced the analysis of selected products displayed in...

GMOs: Biosafety agency moves to strengthen ties with Customs

GMOs: Biosafety agency The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have met in Abuja, the federal capital city, to...

NIREC and Nigeria’s biosafety, biotech bodies

Biotechnology and Biosafety Recently, there was a news report that the National Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) cautioned the Nigerian government with regard to permitting Genetically Modified Organisms...

Ebegba not NIREC member – NBMA

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has said that its Director-General / CEO, Dr. Rufus Ebegba, is not a member of the National Inter-Religious...

Agency assures of safety in deployment of GMOs

Director General, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr. Rufus Ebegba, has said that the responsibility of the Agency is to safeguard the health of...

Scientists reject Nobel laureates’ pro-GMO letter

GMO supporters “have discarded rigorous science”, says the Union of Latin American Scientists Committed to Society and Nature (UCCSN-AL) The Union of Latin American Scientists...

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Beyond participation: Can African youth transform agriculture?

Africa is home to the youngest population in the world, with over 60 percent under the age of 25....
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Lagos consumer protection body links 80% of hazardous products to poor handling

General Manager, Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA), Mr. Afolabi Solebo, says about 80 per cent of hazardous products...

Tinubu inaugurates landmark infrastructure projects in Lagos

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, inaugurated the Ojota-Opebi Link Bridge and two other landmark projects in...

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Beyond participation: Can African youth transform agriculture?

Africa is home to the youngest population in the...

Lagos consumer protection body links 80% of hazardous products to poor handling

General Manager, Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA), Mr....