Nigeria
Ratification
- CBD – November 1994
- Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety – October 2003
- Nagoya Protocol on benefit sharing – September 2022
- Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress – September 2022
Legal Status
- National Biosafety Management Agency Act, 2015
- National Biosafety Management Agency (Amendment) Act, 2019
Competent Authority
National Focal Point
- National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA)
Biosafety Regulations/Guidelines
- Nigeria National Biosafety Regulations 2017
- Nigeria Biosafety Guidelines
- Guideline for Certification of Containment Facilities
- National Biosafety Guidelines on Gene Editing
- National Guidelines for Institutional Biosafety Committee
- Guideline For The Importation of Genetically Modified Organisms For Food Feed And/Or Processing
- National Biosafety Inspection Guideline
- National Biosafety Guidelines for risk Assessment and risk Management of GM Plants with Stacked Genes
Participating Institutions/Agencies
- Office of the Secretary General of the Federation
- Dept of Veterinary and Pest Control Services FMARD
- National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency NESREA
- Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Standards Organization of Nigeria
- Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat
Regulatory Review and Approval Processes
Research Permit
Open Release Permit
CFTs approvals
- Nitrogen Use Efficient, Water Use Efficient and Salt Tolerant (NEWEST) Rice
- African Bio-fortified Sorghum (ABS)
- Pest Resistant Maize
- Herbicide-tolerant soybeans
- Disease Resistant Cassava
Environmental Approvals
- Insect resistance cowpea
- Insect resistance maize
- Insect resistance cotton
- Drought-tolerant wheat
- Herbicide tolerance soybean
