The National Assembly has been petitioned regarding a bill that would require recent medical and dental graduates to perform five years of mandatory service within Nigeria before receiving a full license to practice overseas by the Diaspora Medical Associations, a group representing Nigerian doctors and dentists working outside of the country.
The letter titled ‘Re: A position statement from diaspora medical associations – Bill seeking to restrict newly-qualified medical doctors and dentists from leaving Nigeria,’ dated April 11, 2023, was directed to Femi Gbajabiamila,
the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
