The Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research Prof. John Oladapo Obafunwa, his management and research team paid a visit to the Delta State Ministry of Health, the office of the Secretary to the Delta State government while on a visit to NIMR outstation at Asaba on the 8th November, 2024.
Prof. Rosemary Audu, Director of Research, NIMR and Professor of Medical Virology, Lead City University delivered her inaugural lecture titled "Challenges and Prospects of Laboratory Diagnostics in Africa: Disentangling the Puzzle" at Lead City, University, Ibadan.
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.