BUHREC upholds and promotes the mission of the National Health Research Ethics Committee(NHREC) NHREC Mission
The National Health Research Ethics Committee shall:

• Determine guidelines for the functioning of health research ethics committees;
• Register and audit health research ethics committees;
• Set norms and standards for conducting research on humans and animals, including norms and standards for conducting clinical trials;
• Adjudicate in complaints about the functioning of health research ethics committees and hear any complaint by a researcher who believes that he has been discriminated against by a health research ethics committee;
• Refer to the relevant statutory health professional council matters involving the violation or potential violation of an ethical or professional rule by a health care provider;
• Institute such disciplinary action as may be prescribed against any person found to be in violation of any norms and standards, or guidelines, set for the conduct of research under this Act; and
• Advise the Federal Ministry of Health and State Ministries on any ethical issues concerning research.