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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...

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...

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Wildlife protection: Group reiterates need to strengthen measures

Save Andoni Forest Elephant and Ecosystem Initiative (SAFE-i), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), on Thursday, April 25, 2024, reiterated the need for government...
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Nigeria can leverage on renewables to industrialise, says Rep. Sam Onuigbo

Sponsor of Nigeria’s Climate Change Act and former Member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Sam Onuigbo, has stated...

INC-4: Delegates seek global treaty to curb plastic pollution scourge

“We need to throw away this throw-away culture!” This statement encapsulated the sentiment driving delegates’ commitment to end plastic pollution...

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Wildlife protection: Group reiterates need to strengthen measures

Save Andoni Forest Elephant and Ecosystem Initiative (SAFE-i), a non-governmental...

Nigeria can leverage on renewables to industrialise, says Rep. Sam Onuigbo

Sponsor of Nigeria’s Climate Change Act and former Member...
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