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Trials, registration of cotton varieties: Nigeria’s biosafety in shambles – HOMEF

Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has condemned the alleged illegal confined field trials and registration of four new transgenic cotton hybrid varieties -...

Biosafety agency detects unauthorised GMO activities, orders suspension of new GM cotton varieties

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has disclosed that, through its regulatory surveillance and compliance-monitoring mechanisms, it identified compliance abnormalities concerning the registration of...

Biosafety agency, Open varsity collaborate to ensure confidence in technology

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) and the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) have entered into a partnership to strengthen bioscience education, ensure public confidence...

Why Nigerians do not trust biosafety agency’s regulation of GMOs

The deployment of products of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) continues to raise concerns and resistance, not only in Nigeria but across the world among...

Science-based risk assessment cornerstone of Nigeria’s approach to GMOs – NBMA DG

Effective communication, transparency, and science-based risk assessments are the cornerstones of Nigeria’s approach to Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). Mr. Bello Bawa Bwari, the Director-General (D-G)...

Biosafety agency reaffirms commitment to govt’s Renewed Hope Agenda on food security

The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Bello Bawa Bwari, has reaffirmed the agency’s strong commitment to advancing...

New biosafety agency boss, Bello Bawa Bwari, assumes office

The newly appointed Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Bello Bawa Bwari, formally assumed duty on Monday, October 6,...

Biosafety agency reaffirms strict approval process, warns of sanctions for GMO violations

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) says that its attention has been drawn to ongoing debates surrounding the introduction of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)...

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Economist says reliable power supply key to Nigeria, India $1bn steel deal

An economic expert, Dr Emmanuel Eche, says implementing Nigeria’s deal with Indian company, Rashmi Metaliks Group, to develop its...
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UAE exit from OPEC signals need to reassess Nigeria’s oil strategy – Expert

An energy expert, Dr Billy Gillis-Harry, says the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) exit from the OPEC signals the need...

Countries reach consensus on new strategy to scale adaptation action for most vulnerable

Countries and partners have reached consensus on a new programming strategy for the Global Environment Facility’s Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) and Special Climate...

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Economist says reliable power supply key to Nigeria, India $1bn steel deal

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