The sudden deactivation of the verification portal by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) in February has plunged countless Nigerian nurses and midwives working abroad into turmoil. Currently, healthcare workers are encountering hurdles in renewing their licences and meeting the regulatory requirements set by international bodies. Already, some nurses without the necessary verification from the NMCN find themselves …

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, urged the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) not to implement its revised guidelines for issuing verification certificates to nurses and midwives in the country. Nurses and midwives, under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, had expressed concern that the NMCN’s revised guidelines for certificate verification was targeted …

The Ogun State government has sealed the Nursing Department of Harvarde College of Science Business and Management Studies in Abeokuta for offering a degree programme in Nursing Sciences without accreditation from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN). An enforcement team comprising officials from the State Ministry of Health and members of the State Nursing and Midwifery Committee (SNMC), …

The Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), Faruk Abubakar, on Monday, said the council’s new guidelines are not targeted at stopping nurses and midwives from relocating abroad in search of greener pastures. Abubakar said the council was protecting Nigeria’s interest because Nigerians have no other country. The Registrar said these while addressing members of the National …