OFAB NIGERIA COORDINATOR CHAIRS SCIENCE COMMUNICATION GROUP AT ABBC SYMPOSIUM AT THE FOURTH EDITION OF THE AFRICAN BIENNIAL BIOSCIENCE COMMUNICATION (ABBC) HELD VIRTUALLY ACROSS SIX COUNTRIES IN AFRICA AND IN-PERSON IN EACH COUNTRY-WISE
The symposium provided a platform for exchange of experiences and strategies for furthering the…
Nigerian GM Crops: Evidence of Innovative Research Science - Minister
The then Honourable Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu described the outcome…
NABDA/AATF/OFAB Trains Extension Workers, Farmers and the Media on Agricultural Biotechnology practice in the North East Nigeria
Being aware that 8.7 million people in the North East Geo-political zone of Nigeria…
OFAB Nigeria Media Awards 2022: Call for Applications
The Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) in Africa, Nigeria Chapter, an initiative of…
OFAB Nigeria Media Awards 2022: Call for Applications
The Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) in Africa, Nigeria Chapter, an initiative of the African…
Nigeria Launches Bt. Cowpea, Commences Commercial Production
Officially, Nigeria has launched the Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) Cowpea for commercial production in…
AfS, OFAB, Others Train Scientists on Communicating Gene Editing
The Alliance for Science (AfS) at the Cornel University, Washington DC; National Biotechnology Development…
‘Discountenance Misinformation on GM Crops,’ Dr Gidado Tells the Media’
One of the foremost media outfits in the country, the ‘Media Trust Group’ publishers…
Crops Genetic Improvement Will Enhance Public Health in Nigeria - Gidado
During the 15th National Conference of the Association of Catholic Medical Practitioners of Nigeria…
Retreat for Northwest – Based Journalists Addresses Effective Biotechnology Reportage
In order to bring journalists up to speed with the developments in the biotechnology…
‘Exposing Children to Biotechnology will Ensure Food Security in Future’
In order to ensure sustainability of the investments being made in biotechnology awareness and…
OFAB Coordinator Speaks at 2021 BSN Conference
With the theme: ‘Harnessing Biotechnology Towards Building a Knowledge-Driven and Sustainable Bioeconomy in a…
OFAB Nigeria Attends United Nations Food Systems Exploratory Summit
Country Coordinator, Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa, Nigeria Chapter, Dr. Rose Maxwell…
NABDA DG, OFAB Coordinator Demystify Biotechnology at Technology Expo ‘21
The Director General/CEO, NABDA, Professor Abdullahi Mustapha has said that GM Crop is a…
FG Increases Annual S& T Budget to Catalyze Innovation in Nigeria
The Federal Government has increased the country’s annual budget allocation to Science, Technology and…
NABDA, OFAB Others Take Biotechnology Awareness to South West Nigeria
The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA); Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB),…
Farmers Expectant of Income Boost from TELA Maize
Nigerian farmers are looking forward to improving their livelihoods through the production of TELA…
A Don Lauds OFAB’s Strides in Biotech Advocacy
The Vice Chancellor, the Turkish Nile University of Nigeria, Professor Osman Nuri Aras has…
OFAB, PBS Expose Consumer Commission Staffers to GM Technology
The Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB), Nigeria Chapter under auspices of…
Farmers, Extension Workers in the North-West Get Training on Biotechnology
With the release of two genetically modified crops (Bt. Cotton and PBR Cowpea) for…
Nigeria's Federal Government Intensifies Effort towards Food Security, Approves Another Biotech Crop, TELA Maize
The Federal Government of Nigeria has granted environmental approval for evaluation and open cultivation…
820 Farmers across the Six Geopolitical Zones of Nigeria got selected for a nation-wide demonstration of the recently released SAMPEA 20-T
A total of 820 Nigerian farmers selected from 36 states in the country will…
AATF Trains Nigeria Seed Certification Officers
AATF in partnership with the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) and the National Agricultural…
OFAB Nigeria Media Award 2021: Call For Entry
The Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) Nigeria Chapter has launched the call, inviting application for…