Today 25-10-2023 the newly appointed Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare Dr. Tunji Alausa paid a working visit to NIMR to learn more about the institute's activities as part of his priorities to improve research and innovation in Nigeria.
Board of Trustees NIMR Research Foundation visit to NIMR
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 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. pdf or doc.