Nurses, below the auspices of the Nationwide Affiliation of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Abuja chapter, have protested towards the lately issued verification of certification tips by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), alleging that it was aimed toward kill. their training and profession alternatives overseas.
The nurses and midwives, who gathered on the NMCN workplace, sang songs and displayed placards with varied inscriptions, describing the brand new tips as an infringement on their freedom to pursue profession alternatives.
Some indicators learn: #No to verification guidelines”, “Cease irritating Nigerian nurses”, “We’ve been via rather a lot, Defend nurses, shield healthcare,.NMCN”, “We are saying no to verification guidelines”, “NMCN, don’t scale back the variety of nurses,” amongst different issues.
They expressed dissatisfaction and described the train as an try to hinder their freedom to pursue profession alternatives. They urged the council to handle points corresponding to nurses' welfare, pay scale, employees shortages and different rights.
Recall that the NMCN in its revised tips launched on Tuesday night said that candidates looking for verification of certificates from overseas nursing boards and councils should have two years of post-qualification expertise from the date of issuance of the everlasting practising license.
The round, signed by its Registrar, Faruk Abubakar, learn partially: “A non-refundable price will likely be paid per software for verification to overseas nursing boards as specified on the portal. This covers the prices of courier providers to the applicant's coaching establishment(s), office and overseas administration.
“Eligible candidates should have a minimal of two years post-qualification expertise from the date of issuance of the everlasting practising license. Any software for a provisional allow will likely be rejected outright.
“The Board will request a certificates of excellent standing from the Chief Government Officer of the applicant's office(s) and the final nursing coaching establishment attended and responses to the identical will likely be addressed on to the Registrar/CEO, NMCN. Please word that the municipality doesn’t settle for such letters via the applicant.”
The council additionally said that candidates should have an energetic practising license with a minimal of six months till the expiration date, and that the verification software will take a minimal of six months to course of.
Addressing the protesting nurses, the Abubakar assured them, who famous that nobody is towards nurses and midwives leaving the nation, that the council would take a look at the doc holistically and handle their considerations as quickly as potential.”
He stated: “We’ve listened to you and we are going to talk about it shortly, in just a few days. I listened to you and I heard you. I need to acknowledge the way in which you’re being mobilized and I need to guarantee you that your paperwork will likely be checked out holistically and that I’ll handle any difficulty.”
