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Fresh report reveals over 3,173 Nigerian nurses, midwives moved to UK in one year
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6 months agoon
By
Isaac Dachen
A fresh report put together by a research outfit has revealed that no fewer than 3,173 Nigerian-trained nurses and midwives moved to the United Kingdom in what is popularly referred to “Japa Syndrome”, in the last one year.
The latest report which was gotten from a data base from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria stated that from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024, the nurses and midwives were given provisional licence to practice in the UK.
The report also showed that so far, 13,656 nurses and midwives educated in Nigeria were practising in the UK.
The NMC data noted that on March 31, 2024, “there were a total of 826,418 nursing and midwifery professionals on our register.”
“Of this number, 13,656 were educated in Nigeria. In the 12 months to March 31, 2024, 3,173 people who were educated in Nigeria joined our register for the first time,” the report said.
The report also revealed that the number of first-time joiners across the UK continued to rise, with nearly 60,000 new nursing and midwifery professionals registering with it this year alone.
According to the report, Nigeria is one of the top non-UK countries of education as of March 2024, and the number of Nigerian nurses and midwives practising in the UK increased by 28.3 per cent in one year.
“Other top non-UK countries of education as of March 2024, compared to last year are India (62,413), Philippines (49,092), Romania (7,378), and Ghana (5,536).
“In 2023, the World Health Organisation said Nigeria and 54 other countries were facing the most pressing health workforce challenges related to universal health coverage.
“WHO said with the impact of COVID-19 and widespread disruptions to health services, health workers in the identified countries continued to seek better-paid opportunities in wealthier nations.
“The WHO said of the 55 countries, 37 are in Africa, eight are in the Western Pacific region, six are in the Eastern Mediterranean region, three are in Southeast Asia and one is in the Americas.
“Thereafter, the UK government on March 23 placed Nigeria and 53 other countries on the red list of countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers.
“The year-on-year growth was even higher among international joiners, which shows an increase of more than 18 per cent compared to the previous year. Almost half (14,615) of this year’s new joiners were educated in India.”
In 2023, the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives said over 75,000 nurses and midwives left the country in five years to seek greener pastures.
“The mass exodus of nurses has worsened an ongoing shortage of health workers, and poses significant threats to the healthcare delivery system, leading to limited access to care for many people,” the research concluded.
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Zambia’s Development Finance Expert, Dr. Samuel Maimbo, has launched an audacious bid to replace Nigerian economist, Akinwumi Adesina, as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB).
Maimbo who formally announced his candidacy for President of the AfDB on Friday during an event organized by ZANACO Bank at Latitude 15 Hotel in Lusaka, emphasized the need for bold, results-driven leadership to propel Africa’s economic transformation.
While speaking at the event, Maimbo who is the Vice President for Budget, Performance Review, and Strategic Planning at the World Bank, stressed that Africa stood at a critical juncture and requires decisive leadership at AfDB to accelerate economic growth and job creation.
“The AfDB needs bold, results-driven leadership unafraid to make tough decisions. I am the man for that job,” Maimbo declared.
He further underscored the need to fast-track employment for one billion Africans by supporting key industries that enhance livelihoods and drive prosperity.
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“This is a tremendous milestone not just for Zambia but for the entire region. We must unite in supporting Dr. Maimbo to strengthen AfDB’s role in Africa’s economic transformation,” Haimbe said.
He highlighted the importance of AfDB in advancing regional integration, infrastructure development, and tackling poverty, climate change, and youth unemployment.
ZANACO Managing Director, Mukwandi Chibesakunda who also spoke, described Maimbo’s candidacy as a beacon of hope for Africa, praising his vision for a self-sustaining and inclusive continent.
“His commitment to inclusive development aligns with Zambia’s national, regional, and continental goals. His leadership could unlock renewed investments in marginalized communities, youth, and women,” Chibesakunda said.
She noted that closing Africa’s gender gap could add US$2.5 trillion to the continent’s GDP, citing World Bank estimates.
The country’s Finance and National Planning Minister, Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane, urged all stakeholders to rally behind Maimbo, emphasizing that Africa needed higher growth rates to navigate current challenges and seize future opportunities.
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‘Don’t start what you can’t finish’, ex-Nigerian official replies President Tchiani
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Former Nigerian Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has told President Abdourahamane Tchiani of Niger Republic to refrain from making infantile and puerile allegations that Nigeria is conniving with France and the Lakurawa terrorists to destabilize his country.
Tchiani had, during an interview with Radio-Télévision du Niger on December 25, accused the Nigerian government of using the sect, with the help of foreign security forces notably from France, to wreck havoc in his country, insinuating that President Bola Tinubu had been paid by the France government to allow their military to establish a base in Borno State.
He also alleged that Nigeria, acting in collaboration with the French government and the terrorist group, was responsible for an attack on the Niger-Benin oil pipeline on December 13, 2024, in Gaya, Dosso Region of Niger Republic.
But in a statement he posted on his official X handle on Sunday, Fani-Kayode who is popularly called FFK, said Nigeria does not need the help of France and thr Lakurawa terrorist to destabilize Niger Republic.
FFK insisted that Nigeria is not part of the western powers sponsoring terrorists organizations to wretch havoc on the West African sub region.
“If Nigeria wanted to destabilise Niger Republic, I do not believe that we would need France or any terrorist organisation to do so,” the politician wrote.
He noted that on the contrary, western powers are the ones behind terrorist organizations operating in the region and other parts of Africa.
“I have maintained that the western powers are behind the terrorist groups that have plagued the West African sub region over the last 15 years and for the last ten years I have publicly stated this and given my reasons.
“I am equally certain that Nigeria, being one of the major victims of these terrorist organisations, has had no part in it and that no Nigerian President, past or present, has indulged in such grave and dangerous actions.”
He went on to advice Tchiani against provoking Nigeria with unguarded and infantile utterances capable of stoking Nigeria against his country.
“The Nigerien Military Head of State, Abdourahamane Tchiani, would do well to be careful not to provoke our wrath with his absurd assertions and remain mindful of the fact that the defence budget for his country, Mali and Burkina Faso COMBINED is not up to 25% of Nigeria’s.
“Tchiani’s grave allegations that President Tinubu and NSA Nuhu Ribadu have been bought by the French to destabilise Niger Republic, that our Government is jointly sponsoring a terrorist group with France to do same and that there are French military bases in Nigeria are infantile, puerile, mendacious and asinine.
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