{
  "id": 18087870,
  "title": "NIMR crisis deepens as DG shuns court order, insists on retiring research professors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/nimr-crisis-deepens-as-dg-shuns-court-order-insists-on-retiring",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T06:07:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/04/nimr-crisis-deepens-as-dg-shuns-court-order-insists-on-retiring-research-professors/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The crisis rocking the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, NIMR, has taken a new twist, as the Director-General, Professor John Oladapo Obafunwa, has refused to abandon his push to retire some research professors after they have served eight years as directors in the institute. He has, therefore, drawn the battle line with the Academic Staff […] NIMR crisis deepens as DG shuns court order,…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}