Rufus Eseoghene Ebegba (Ph.D) is the Pioneer Chairman of the Steering Committee of the West African Biosafety Regulators Forum (WABRF) since 2018 and recently adopted as the Chair of the newly established African Union Biosafety Regulators Forum.
He is the Pioneer Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) since 18th April, 2015 till date. As the DG/CEO of NBMA, he is responsible for the provision of regulatory framework, institutional and administrative mechanisms for safety measures in the application of modern biotechnology in Nigeria, with the view to preventing any adverse effect on human health, animals, plants and environment. His activities in this regard have elevated him and indeed Nigeria to leadership positions internationally in the areas of biosafety and biodiversity conservation.
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He has also 30 years of working experience in the areas of Administration, Biosafety Management, Biodiversity Conservation, Biotechnology and sustainable utilization of renewable natural resourses, Strategic planning in Biosafety and Biodiversity. Currently, he is the National Project Coordinator, UNEP-GEF National Biosafety Framework Implementation Project in Nigeria; the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Point for Nigeria; a member of the Expert Committee of West African Biosafety Regulation and a former member of the UN, CBD Ad-hoc Technical Expert Group on Biosafety Risk Assessment and Risk Management of the Convention on Biological Diversity of the United Nations. He has represented Nigeria and Africa at various international levels.
He has a Ph.D, (Biodiversity) 2016, M.Sc. (Environmental Biology) 2002 and B.Sc. (Agriculture), 1988.
Rufus Eseoghene Ebegba has received numerous award for hard work and service to humanity.
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