Highlights of Federal Executive Council decisions held on MondayÂ
Feb. 27, 2024 Here are some of the highlights of the far reaching decisions taken at the Federal Executive Council meeting, chaired by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. 1. FEC approved…
Nigeria releases transgenic Tela maize for open cultivation, other high-yielding crop varieties
Jan. 23, 2024 The Federal Government has officially approved the commercial release and open cultivation of transgenic insect-resistant and drought-tolerant maize variety, known as TELA Maize, along with other high-yielding…
Nigeria records success in genetic improvement of livestock for milk – NABDA
April 3, 2023 Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, the Director General of National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), said Nigeria recorded success through the genetic improvement of livestock for milk and meat production….
Breakthrough: Nigeria identifies 3 drugs for Lassa fever treatment
March 11, 2022 The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) has identified three candidate drugs to be repositioned and repurposed for the treatment and eradication of Lassa fever. Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha,…
Bioresources Centre, Aniocha South LGA to Partner on Fish Production
August 8, 2021 Farmers seeking to venture into fish farming in Delta North district of Delta State will soon get a boost in variety of fish types, technology and feeds…
FG, corporate organisations resolute on building capacity for local production of vaccines – Prof. Akpa
Prof Alex Akpa, Director-General, National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), says there is renewed commitment by the present administration and corporate organisations on building capacity for local production of vaccines, biopharmaceuticals…
Local content: Nigeria, Africa to expand coronavirus testing capacity with homemade diagnostic kits
Nigeria’s efforts at developing solution to the challenge of non-availability and high cost of coronavirus diagnostic kits have finally paid off with the development of RNASwift Extraction kit. This was…
Food Security: FAO urges FG to allocate resources, deploying the right manpower to agriculture sector
Dr Emmanuel Odunze, the National Consultant, Food and Agriculture Orgnanisation (FAO) of the UN says Nigeria has huge potential in food security and has enough to export. Odunze said this…