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Video: Nigerian lawmakers to consider bill stopping doctors’ migration over brain drain

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In this video, a Nigerian lawmaker, representing Oshodi Isolo II Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Ganiyu Abiodun Johnson, initiates a bill aimed at curtailing the exodus of Nigerian-trained medical and dental practitioners to foreign countries.

Nigeria is currently experiencing significant brain drain in its health sector. According to the chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Uche Rowland, at a recent event,  in 2015, 233 Nigerian doctors moved to the UK; in 2016 the number increased to 279; in 2017 the figure was 475, in 2019, the figure rose to 852, in 2019 it jumped to 1,347; in 2020, the figure was 833 and in 2021 was put at 932.

Some of the factors believed to be responsible for the exodus in the sector include poor remuneration, poor work culture and environment, so much so that it is not uncommon to have medical personnel go on industrial strike over salaries and allowances.

The country currently has a ratio of one doctor to 4,088 patients.

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Video: ‘Neglect of Africa is a danger to the world’— Nigeria’s Tinubu at G20

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Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, endorsed the call for a global alliance against hunger in his address at the opening of the 19th Summit of G20 leaders in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Tinubu described the alliance, which was championed by the Brazilian president as pivotal to ending the global food crisis, while emphasizing how Africa is worst by poverty and hunger in the world.

“The neglect of Africa is a danger to the world,” Tinubu stressed while calling for global collaborative action against the problems of the continent.

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Video: Kenya’s Ruto targets inflation rate below 3%

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In this video, Kenyan President, William Ruto, stressed the economic goals of his government and charged the public to believe in the economic reforms of his administration.

 

Ruto also emphasized that the international community and multilateral bodies had applauded his policy direction, and urged Kenyans to join the train.

 

“You do have my commitment that we will be disciplined as a public sector… it my target that by next year inflation will be sub 3%”, Ruto said.

 

Earlier in the month, the Central Bank of Kenya slashed the benchmark rate to 12.0%, 75.0 bps down. The Central Bank’s prescribed target band for headline inflation is 2.5% – 7.5%, 5.0% being the mid-point · The last time Kenya registered <3.0% headline inflation was May 2007

 

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