Nigerians call out nursing council over refusal to verify licence to practise abroad

Some Nigerians have taken to social media to call out the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) for refusing to verify the licences of nurses who want to travel abroad.

This escalated on Monday after a Nigerian doctor based in the United Kingdom, Olufunmilayo Ogunsanya popularly known as OurFavOnlineDoctor made a long post on X platform accusing the NMCN of thwarting the plans of Nigerian nurses to practise abroad.

Mr Ogunsanya’s posts have sparked reactions among Nigerians, especially health workers who corroborated the posts with stories of frustrations and deliberate delays from the nursing council as they tag handles of the Nigerian government on X.