About us

The West African Research and Innovation Management Association (WARIMA) is the professional body for research management staff in the West Africa region. WARIMA’s objectives are:

• Professional development and capacity building
• Promotion of best practice
• Increasing awareness of research and innovation issues in academic and public fora
• Advocacy of appropriate national and institutional policy in support of research and innovation and participation in the development and testing of policy
• Advancement of science, technology and innovation, including addressing the asymmetries in access to, and diffusion of, knowledge between 'North and 'South'
• The advancement of a code of professional standards through a framework of values and principles which members are expected to follow
• The enhancement of the profile of the profession

Name Office Country

Prof. Idowu Olayinka	President	Nigeria
Prof. J.D. Ekundayo	Vice-President	Sierra Leone
Prof. Labode Popoola	General Secretary	Nigeria
Prof. Saaim W. Naame	Treasurer	Liberia
Prof. Kehinde Taiwo	Financial Secretary	Nigeria
Prof. Hayward Mafuyai	Assistant General Secretary	Nigeria
Dr. Emmanuel F. Bailey	Ex-Officio 1	Liberia
Prof. S.L. Lamai	Ex-Officio 2	Nigeria
Julius Nutakor	Ex-Officio 3	Ghana

Administrator

Ms Tejumola Ajao WARIMA tejumola.ajao@yahoo.com