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AATF moves to sustain gains of PBR Cowpea

The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has concluded arrangements to sustain the gain of Nigeria’s first genetically modified crop variety, the Pod Borer Resistant...

Diphtheria outbreak: NBMA cautions public, urges adherence to safety measures

The National Biosafety Management Agency has called on the public to take precautionary measures in other to prevent and stop the spread of Diphtheria...

Agency says it allows ‘only safe’ GMO products in Nigeria

The Director General (DG) of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, has assured that only safe Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are...

Nigerian biosafety system to be stronger in next five years – NBMA

The Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, has expressed hope that, in the next five years,...

Campaigners flay approval for GM wheat in Nigeria

A group of civil society organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria has denounced the permit recently granted to Trigall Genetics S.A. for importation of genetically modified...

Biosafety guidelines will ensure continuous regulations on GMOs, says agency

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has promised to effect continuous regulatory systems on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). The Director General (DG) of the agency,...

Varsity signs MoU with Nigeria’s biosafety agency on biosafety courses

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun (FUPRE) in Delta...

GMOs: Debunking falsehood through public sensitisation

Stakeholders in the biosafety and biotechnology industry have advocated for more civic education on the concept of genetic engineering (GM) to boost food production,...

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Where is harmattan? – Nigeria’s vanishing cold season and questions it raises

For generations, December, January and February have meant one thing across much of Nigeria: harmattan. It was the season...
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Alleged extortion: I won’t compromise standard, says Ogun waste management boss

The Managing Director, Ogun State Waste Management Agency (OGWAMA), Mr. Abayomi Hunye, has stated that he will not compromise...

Nasarawa distributes 60 electric vehicles to cooperatives, institutions

The Nasarawa State Government on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, distributed another tranche of 50 tricycles and 10 cars to...

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Where is harmattan? – Nigeria’s vanishing cold season and questions it raises

For generations, December, January and February have meant one...

Alleged extortion: I won’t compromise standard, says Ogun waste management boss

The Managing Director, Ogun State Waste Management Agency (OGWAMA),...
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