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The National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA), through its research group, Young Researchers Forum (YRF) is researching on how to develop biocatalysts from under-utilized bioresources for bioethanol production. Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, Director General of the NBRDA, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. NAN reports…
3 Jan
Last week, the auspicious city of Kano was agog as the Dambatta Academic Forum (DAF), an elite group of indigenes of Kano, honoured the Director General of the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency
11 Dec
President Bola Tinubu’s reappointment of Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha as the Director General of the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) for a second tenure of five years has renewed the optimism of biotech experts.
13 Nov
Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, has underscored the need for the full implementation of the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policies to drive national development. The minister made the call at the eighth edition of the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology Media Award Ceremony and Gala Night on Tuesday in Abuja.…
9 Nov
President Bola Tinubu has approved Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha’s reappointment as the Director General of the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) for a second five-year term. His reappointment was conveyed in a letter signed by the Secretary to the Government (SGF), Senator George Akume, to build on his salutary record of achievements in the…
8 Nov
The Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions (ASURI) and key stakeholders in Nigeria's research and development institutes have opposed the recent appointment of Professor Abdullahi Mustapha as Acting Director General of the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA). This decision comes on the heels of Mustapha's four-year tenure as substantive Chief Executive of the…
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