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Environment/Climate Change

Nigeria signs amended Biosafety bill to include gene drive, gene editing, synthetic biology, bio-security

By Abdallah el-KurebeAugust 8, 20190

President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the National Biosafety Management Agency (Amendment) Act, 2019, with a view to preventing any…

Environment/Climate Change

Opinion: Why Nigeria’s greenlighting of Bt insect resistant cotton, cowpeas may spur Africa’s acceptance of GMOs

By Abdallah el-KurebeJune 15, 20190

By Steven Cetier Despite its ongoing agricultural problems, most of Africa has been reluctant to embrace the idea of allowing…