Aggrieved Nigerian nurses and midwives have served the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) a pre-action notice insisting on the immediate reversal of the Council’s revised stringent guidelines for verification of certificate(s). SaharaReporters had reported that health workers under the umbrella of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives staged a protest in Abuja against what they described as stringent verification certification guidelines released by the NMCN.
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.