The Nigerian presidency has said it is working to address the conflict areas and all the areas that will motivate nurses and midwives in the country. The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) had on Monday staged a protest in Abuja against what they described as stringent verification certification guidelines released by the Nigeria and Midwifery Council of Nigeria. The nurses said the new rules were an attempt to hinder their freedom to pursue career opportunities.
Nigerian nurses and other health workers have kicked against what they described as stringent conditions imposed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) on all applicants seeking verification of certificate(s) to foreign nursing boards or councils. The Council in a memo dated February 7, 2024, outlined what it called the revised guidelines and requirements to be met by all applicants seeking the verification of certificate(s) to foreign nursing boards/councils.
Nurses at the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State, have protested an alleged exclusion from the 2023 promotion exercise carried out in the institution.