A former vice chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. John Obafunwa, is now the Director-General (DG) of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR).
Obafunwa was the vice chancellor of LASU between 2011 and 2015.
President Bola Tinubu made the appointment. Obafunwa will succeed Babatunde Salako, the outgoing DG of NIMR, whose tenure will expire on July 23.
In a statement on Monday, Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, said the appointment of Obafunwa takes effect on July 24.
Ngelale said Tinubu commended Salako for his service to the country.
He studied medicine at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) from 1975 to 1980.
He took his residency in morbid anatomy and anatomic pathology at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, and became certified with the Fellowship of the National College in Pathology (FMCPath).
Obafunwa was the state pathologist for the Cayman Islands and the Republic of Bermuda.
In November 2004, he took up an appointment as a professor of forensic pathology at the College of Medicine, LASU.
In 2006, he was appointed provost of the college of medicine at LASU.
