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Cleaning of tank farms using microorganisms 100% perfect than chemicals – NABDA D-G
Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, the Director-General of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), says the use of microorganisms to clean oil terminals known as tank farms is 100 percent better than using conventional chemicals. Mustapha told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday that after cleaning tank farms with chemicals, the crude would no longer be of use…
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Technology
Nigeria to host international conference on Biotechnology
Nigeria is set to host an international conference on biotechnology. Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, the Director-General of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. Mustapha said that the conference would take place in June, adding that the agency was determined to introduce new things for the…
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Africa
Africa records good progress in adoption of bio-tech crops- ISAAA Director
Africa has recorded good progress in the world in adopting bio-tech crops, Dr Margaret Karembu, the AfriCentre Director, International Service for the Acquisition of Agricbiotech (ISAAA) has said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that SAAA is a not-for-profit international organization that shares the benefits of new bioscience technologies to key stakeholders, particularly resource-poor farmers in developing countries, through…
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