The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, on Thursday condemned and rejected any move aimed at scrapping the commission.
In a leaked memo obtained by an online news media as claimed, the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) asked National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to retract the statements it made on GMOs which “is the distinct mandate of NBMA.”
The DG, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye in a recent interview on Arise News Television said that though NAFDAC had not conducted extensive research on the safety of GMO products, the agency did not have evidence to show that GMO products like maize and tomatoes were safe for human consumption.
Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar has expressed his willingness and commitment to accept any law approved by the Sokoto state Government.
Abductors of Hajiya Hauwa’u Adamu, the mother of famous Hausa musician, Dauda Adamu popularly known as Rarara, have asked for a ransom of N900million before granting her freedom.
The Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension, and Rural Development at the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA), has tragically lost his life when bandits attacked him in his residence.
No fewer than 25 persons lost their lives while 53 others were injured in an early auto crash at the Dangwauro flyover along Kano Zaria Road Kumbotso local government area.