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The Senior Management Committee of NIMR held a special meeting to bid farewell and best wishes to Mr. Pius Ejiga, the institute's Director of Planning who is retiring after a selfless and meritorious service to the Institute. Mr. Pius Ejiga (3rd from right in front row) and next to the DG-NIMR Prof. Babatunde Lawal in a group photography with members of the institute SMC & F on Sept 7th 2022.
The Director General, Nigeria Institute of Medical Research Prof. Babatunde Salako, on Monday, said the institute has discovered a new malaria vector called anopheles stephensi in northern Nigeria.
The NIMR Research Advisory Board chaired by Prof. Oyewusi Gureje held its first meeting of the year on the 19th of July 2022
The African Helicobacter & Microbiota Study Group, an initiative of AHMSG Ltd./GTE, was launched on the 27th of June 2022 by Prof. Babatunde Lawal Salako, DG-NIMR.
Representatives of the Nigerian-American Public Affairs Committee (NAPAC) Foundation, MABO Foundation, and Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) paid a courtesy visit to the Director-General of NIMR Prof. Babatunde Lawal Salako on 21st of June, 2022.
NIMR with the support of Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Hon. Speaker, Federal House of Representatives, National Assembly, Abuja officially flagged off a project on comprehensive health advocacy and screening of food handlers/consumers from selected local government areas in Lagos State, Nigeria today, 5th May 2022. The project is led by Dr. Raheem Toyosi of the Molecular Biology & Biotechnology Department, NIMR.
The use of MGI ATOPlex Technology for Complete
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Institute of Medical Research
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) was established through the National Science and Technology Act of 1977, the Medical Research Council of Nigeria was renamed the National Institute of Medical Research. This name was further changed to the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) in 1993.