federal government Says No GMO (genetically modified organism) in Nigeria yet
The Federal Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed has told Nigerians not to panic over the issue of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO). She said presently no genetically modified organisms are officially grown in the country .The Minister stated that, “what we have approval are for field trials”. “All officially approved GMOs in Nigeria are under experimental fields, citing the insect resistant cotton for commercial release will still be subjected to further processes for the next two years, she added. In a statement released by the Minister today in Abuja, she stated that the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), established in 2015, under the Federal Ministry of Environment was charged to among others, ensure proper regulation of modern biotechnological activities and genetically modified organisms so as to protect the lives of Nigerians .According to her, with the Act in place, Nigeria has taken laudable strides in order to adopt the necessary legal biosafety framework and