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By Okeoghene Akubuike Dr Rufus Egbeba, the Director General, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has debunked the notion about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), saying people have the wrong impression about the products. Egbeba made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday.Continue Reading

The Plateau State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has decried the absence of teachers posted to the Federal Government’s N-power scheme to teach in public primary schools in the state. Prof. Mathew Sule, the Executive Chairman of the board, who made the remark while monitoring resumption of schools at ObasanjoContinue Reading

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Monday approved the appointment of Mr Gani Mohammed as his Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on New Media. Mr Segun Ajiboye, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, disclosed this to news men in a statement in Akure. Ajiboye said Akeredolu also approved the appointmentContinue Reading

The Network of International Human Rights Organisations and Coalitions say it may soon adopt detained Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Mr Omoyele Sowore, as a “Prisoner of Conscience”. The Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC) said on Mondfay in Lagos that it was working with renowned rights groups across the worldContinue Reading