Tag: National Biosafety Management Agency

The director-general said that other African countries looked up to Nigeria for leadership in biosafety issues.

An official explained the process for granting such approvals.

Nigerian officials express excitement over the development.

Government regulator accuses a group of not being patriotic.

“Our key responsibility is to serve as an unbiased umpire.”

The agency said its test show the maize were genetically modified.

The Nigerian Academy of Science endorsed GMOs without independent scientific investigation.

“We - the regulatory Ministries, Departments and Agencies - all contributed our fair share to this deplorable state of affairs.”

The biosafety official said no such rice has been commercially released anywhere in the world.

Amina Mohammed, the minister for environment, said no GMO was "officially" being grown in the country.

“Nigerians should be rest assured of the protection of their health and environment by the National Biosafety Management Agency."

Environmentalist area alarmed by the decision which came despite government’s earlier pledge against it.

The EU banned import of some agricultural products from Nigeria for health reasons.