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 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 …

The National Association of Nurses and Midwives has said its members would join the proposed nationwide strike. This was contained in a notice of indefinite nationwide strike signed by its Secretary T. A. Shettima, National President, Nnachi Michael Ekuma and Deputy National President, Shehu Abubakar, among others. “You would recall that the Federal Government announced the removal of fuel subsidy …

More than 7,000 nurses at two hospitals in New York City went on strike early Monday, forcing the health centres into a frantic flurry to move patients, divert ambulances and scale back other services. The strikes, over working conditions, salaries, and staffing policies, presented serious challenges to hospitals already facing the “tripledemic” of R.S.V., flu, and COVID-19 cases across the …