No fewer than 14,815 Nigerian-trained nurses and midwives have been licensed to practise in the United Kingdom from 2017 to September 2024, according to The PUNCH. This is according to the latest report on the number of Nigerian nursing and midwifery professionals on the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council, obtained exclusively by The PUNCH. As of 31 March 2024, there …

The President of the Association for Fertility and Reproductive Health (AFRH), Prof. Preye Fiebai, says nurses are not qualified to administer fertility treatment to clients in any medical facility. He clarified that nurses could only assist physicians in administering the treatment and not treat “infertility on their own”. Fiebai’s statement is coming on the heels of the arraignment of a …

Former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, stated that there is nothing wrong with Nigerian nurses seeking greener pastures abroad. He expressed this sentiment while donating N20 million to St. Charles Borromeo College of Nursing and Midwifery in Onitsha on Monday. Of the donation, N10 million will go to the midwifery department and N10 …

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has condemned the attack on a hospital, and the abduction of workers as well as patients by bandits in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State. On Monday, bandits reportedly invaded the Primary Healthcare Centre at Layin Dan Auta village in Kuyello Ward, Birnin-Gwari local government area of Kaduna State. They abducted two nurses …

Bandits have reportedly killed six and abducted several others in Kallah Afogo Community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Locals reported that the bandits attacked the village about 11:15 p.m., on Sunday. They broke into houses and went away with the locals. It was gathered that those killed in Kallah were Garkuwa Alfarma, Buhari Maidiga, Uba Auta, Yakubu Gaku, …

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 …

A total of 3,173 Nigerian-trained nurses and midwives were licensed to practise in the United Kingdom in one year. This is according to the latest report on the number of nursing and midwifery professionals on the Nursing and Midwifery Council register from 1 April 2023, to 31 March 2024, obtained exclusively from the council. The report also showed that so …

The Kwara State Police Command has commenced a discreet investigation into the mysterious disappearance of umbilical cord and placenta of a newly born baby at Government Cottage Hospital, Iloffa in Oke-Ero Local Government Area of the state last Sunday. A woman identified as Mrs. C. B. A. Williams, said to be a Class Teacher at Orota Secondary School, Odo-Owa in …

The Oyo State Council of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike if their demands are not met in 14 working days. In a letter addressed to Governor Seyi Makinde on Thursday, the council stated that the resolution was made after its state executive council meeting held on Tuesday on issues …

Nurses under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, (NANNM), on Monday commended Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State for liberating them from age-long bondage. The nurses gave the commendation while paying the governor a “Thank you” solidarity march for resolving their “years of bondage” under the leadership of the former Director of Nursing Services, Mrs …