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- 6 Jun 2024
Experts Say GMO Poses Food Sovereignty Risk
Global Prolife Alliance (GPA), a global health organization has again warned that genetically modified organisms (GMO) foods are unsafe for human consumption. GPA also claimed that the promoters of…
- 31 Mar 2016
Uproar in Nigeria over Plans to Introduce GMO Cotton, Corn
Millions of Nigerians are urging the Nigerian government to reject Monsanto’s attempts to introduce genetically modified (GMO) cotton and maize into the country’s food and farming systems, according…
- 4 Jul 2014
FG Says There is No GMO Foods in Nigeria
Federal government has denied the presence of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) foods in Nigeria, allaying the fears of positive effects of using atomic energy to ensure food security and…
- 9 Jun 2020
FG Okays PBR Cowpea, Nigeria’s First GMO Food Crop
Federal government has approved the commercial release of the nation’s first GMO food crop- pod-borer resistant (PBR) cowpea. According to Genetic Literacy Project (GLP), an organization dedicated to…
- 30 Jul 2015
Nigeria Set for Nationwide Survey of GMO Suspects
The Federal Government of Nigeria said all is set for a nationwide survey and analysis of suspected genetically modified organisms in the country to guard against any adverse impact on humans and the…
- 29 Apr 2022
Experts Demand Immediate Ban of GMO Cowpea in Nigeria
A coalition of non-governmental organisations, farmer groups and research experts have called on the Nigerian government to immediately ban the distribution of Genetically Modified Cowpea, popularly…
- 25 Sept 2024
Nigerians Reject GMO Crops amidst Safety Concerns
A coalition of over 100 civil society actors, farmers, scientists, legal practitioners, and academics representing some 100 million Nigerian consumers have placed a demand on the federal government…
- 22 Aug 2019
Nigeria Breaks History, Becomes First to Approve GMO Cowpea
Nigeria has made history by becoming the first country in the world to approve biotech cowpea, thereby adding a new biotech crop to the global biotech basket. This is according to the Global…
- 5 Apr 2018
FG Raises Alarm as GMO Foods Flood Nigeria
National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), has given a seven-day ultimatum to importers of grains across the country to certify their products or face sanctions. This is coming against…
- 13 Dec 2024
GMOs are Food Poison – Agric Experts
Pro organic and agro-ecologists have staged a rally in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, to protest against Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) which they consider as food poison. The rally was…
- 29 Sept 2025
GMOs Foods are Safe- NBRDA Boss
Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, director-general, National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA), has reaffirmed the safety and necessity of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in…
- 11 May 2017
FG Worries, Tasks Agencies to Detect GM Foods
Federal government has tasked the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) among other relevant regulatory agencies to partner with the…
- 1 Sept 2025
FG to Begin Labelling of GM Crops
Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has disclosed plans to ensure that every genetically modified (GM) product follows standard regulatory procedures, such as labelling and traceability, to…
- 16 Dec 2019
Nigeria Commercializes First Genetically Engineered Cowpea
Nigeria has reached a major food security milestone with the commercial release of insect-resistant cowpea — its first genetically modified (GM) food crop, according to Cornell Alliance for Science.…
- 15 Nov 2017
Health Concerns: FG Orders Return of $10m Imported GM Maize
Nigeria’s National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) said that it has, in conjunction with the Customs Service, ordered that the genetically modified (GM) maize consignment illegally imported into…
- 11 Sept 2025
Environmentalist Urges Nigerians to Reject GMOs, “Food Colonialism”
Dr. Nnimmo Bassey, executive director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), and renowned environmental activist, has reiterated his call on Nigerians to reject genetically modified organisms…
- 21 Feb 2020
Groups Sue FG, Says Biotech Crops Violate Rights to Life
Registered Trustees of Health of Mother Earth Foundation and 16 other organisations have resumed a lawsuit against the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) and Monsanto Agricultura Nigeria…