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NBMA Move’s to Address Food Insecurity in Nigeria
The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) in Nigeria has expressed its commitment to addressing food…
Nigeria fruits market: How unhealthy practices endanger the lives of…
By Daniel Adaji
Haruna Ademu is a middle-aged man resident in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja. Too busy…
Environment offence: Woman sentenced to 144 hours of community service
A woman in Lagos has been apprehended by the city's waste management enforcement team for illegally dumping her…
Only GMOs confirmed safe will be permitted in Nigeria – Yemisi Asagbra
The newly appointed Director General/CEO National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) Dr. Agnes Yemisi Asagbra, has…
Activists demand total overhaul of NBMA over GMOs approval in Nigeria
In a move to create awareness on the harmful effects of Genetically Modified Organisms in foods, environmental…
Only secure GMO products are permitted in Nigeria – NBMA
By Yemi Olakitan
Only secure genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are permitted in Nigeria, according to Dr.…
Report highlights major global biosecurity risks of donkey skin trade
A new report by The Donkey Sanctuary, on the donkey skin trade, has laid bare the previously unrecognised serious…
Mitigating impact of emerging biosecurity threats
Experts say the outbreak of COVID-19 nearly three years ago has triggered a greater appreciation of the importance…
Stakeholders target more investments in Nigeria’s billion-dollar recycling…
*as Lagos records 18bn in 2021 from recycling
*sector projected to grow in 5 years
By Augustine Aminu, Yemi…
National biosafety guidelines will ensure continuous regulations on GMOs –…
The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has promised to effect continuous regulatory systems on…
