Nigeria Passes Biosafety Bill
The Nigerian Senate enacted the Biosafety Bill into law on June 1, 2011, after several years of stakeholders' discussion and debate.

Nigerian Biosafety Bill may fail, say scientists
Supporters of GM crop technology fear that their four-year effort to get a biosafety bill enacted in Nigeria may have been in vain if the country's upper house fails to pass it before its tenure ends on 29 May.

Scientists learn from Nigeria's Bt cowpeas
Crop scientists in Nigeria have embarked on research to biologically enhance cow pea using the Biotechnology (BT) method.

Nigerian scientists to revolutionise cowpea breeding
Scientists in Nigeria report they are getting closer to developing tools that will fast-track cowpea breeding.

Improved cowpea varieties hit Nigeria's savanna region
Nigeria has released two new cowpea varieties to raise production and improve farmers' incomes.

Aussie TJ Higgins receives GRDC Seed of Light Award
One of Australia's leading researchers in plant gene technology, Dr TJ Higgins, has been recognised for his advocacy of and commitment to communicating the outcomes of scientific research.