NURSES

The Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), Faruk Abubakar, sparked concern on Tuesday with his statement on ChannelsTV, revealing a significant exodus of nurses from the country. While acknowledging the gravity…

In response to nationwide protests by nurses regarding new verification guidelines, the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has pledged swift action. Registrar Dr. Faruk Abubakar issued a statement on Monday…

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) has faced mass opposition from Nigerian nurses and other users on X following the announcement of revised guidelines for verifying nursing certificates for foreign boards. The…

48 nurses and midwives in the UK who received their training in Nigeria are being looked into for exam fraud. This was revealed in a report by Daily Mail, which claimed that nurses and midwives were paid to take computerised tests…

The Nursing and Midwifery Council in the United Kingdom (UK) has commenced an investigation into the registration of a total of 512 nurses and midwives. This is around five per cent on the register of the NMC, who noted on a press…

The Texas Board of Nursing, United States, has announced that it has charged no fewer than 75 nurses to court over issues bordering on falsification of certificates. On the list posted on the website of the board, 43 nurses were…

Video of nurses recording now late Nigerian reality star, Rico Swavey has sparked online outrage. Nigerians have berated the medical practitioners for being negligent and failing to express empathy towards the reality star…

Sixteen Covid-19 patients and two nurses have died on Saturday in the latest in a series of hospital fires in India, officials said, as the country’s health care system buckles under a surge in cases. There were around 50 other patients…

The leadership of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has decried the rising cases of health workers testing positive for coronavirus in the country. The President of the association, Abdurafiu Adeniji,…

Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has on Sunday cautioned the Federal Government against treating coronavirus patients at home as intended. On April 30, the Nigeria…

Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) said it has placed four of its nurses in isolation after their contact with a patient who died from complications of COVID-19. In an interview with NAN, Tokunboh Fabamwo, chief medical…

Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire The Federal Government has on March 23 said retired doctors and nurses could be reabsorbed in states to help in the fight against coronavirus. This was made known by the Minister of Health, Osagie…

A nurse has taken to Twitter to complain about the shabby treatment of a nurse by a medical doctor. Nursingworld Nigeria accused a doctor, whose name was given only as Ajibola, of pouring irrigation fluid (fluid used in washing a…

More than 500 Canadian doctors, as well as over 150 medical students, have signed a public letter protesting the recent government’ policy to increase their pay. “We, Quebec doctors who believe in a strong public…