- The majority of House of Reps lawmakers supported a bill that will curb the mass exodus of Nigerian medical personnel to other countries
- The bill proposes that Nigeria-trained medical practitioners should not be granted full licenses until they have worked for five years in the country
- Ganiyu Abiodun Johnson sponsored the bill, which has already passed second reading
A bill aimed at curbing the migration of Nigerian-trained medical and dental practitioners to foreign countries passed second reading at the House of Representatives on Thursday, April 6.
The bill proposes that medical practitioners must have worked for at least five years in the country before being granted full licenses.
