{"id":309826,"date":"2024-02-12T11:30:42","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T10:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=309826"},"modified":"2024-02-12T11:30:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T10:30:42","slug":"nurses-protest-over-new-certificate-verification-guidelines-in-abuja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/02\/12\/nurses-protest-over-new-certificate-verification-guidelines-in-abuja\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurses protest over new certificate verification guidelines in Abuja"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The nurses are complaining over what they described as an attempt to hinder their freedom to pursue career opportunities<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nurses under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Abuja chapter, have commenced a protest against the new verification certification guidelines released by the Nigeria and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/02\/09\/osun-youths-protest-rising-cost-of-living\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protest<\/a> was carried out at the NMCN\u2019s office in Abuja on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The nurses and midwives were singing and displaying placards around the premises.<\/p>\n<p>The inscriptions on the placards read, \u201cAddress unemployment among nurses, address quakery, address nurses welfare, and \u201c#No to verification rules.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStop frustrating the Nigerian nurses; we are going through a lot already. Protect nurses, protect healthcare, NMCN; we say no to the verification rules, NMCN; don\u2019t reduce nurses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The nurses are complaining over what they described as an attempt to hinder their freedom to pursue career opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>They are asking the council to address nurses\u2019 welfare, salary scale, shortage of staff, and other rights.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the NMCN issued a circular on February 7, 2024, revising the guidelines for requesting verification of certificates for nurses and midwives.<\/p>\n<p>The council\u2019s circular was released after a report of the deactivation of the verification portal on NMCN\u2019s website since December 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The circular signed by the Registrar of the Council, Dr. Faruk Abubakar, read in part, \u201cA non-refundable fee per application shall be paid for verification by foreign boards of nursing as specified on the portal.<\/p>\n<p>This shall cover the cost of courier services to the applicant\u2019s institution(s) of training, place of work, and foreign board.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEligible applicants must have a minimum of two years post qualification experience from the date of issuance of the permanent practicing licence. Any application with a provisional licence shall be rejected outright.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe council shall request a letter of good standing from the chief executive officer of the applicant\u2019s place(s) of work and the last nursing training institution attended and responses on these shall be addressed directly to the Registrar\/CEO, NMCN. Please note that the council shall not accept such letter(s) through the applicant.<\/p>\n<p>The council also stated that applicants must have active practising licences with a minimum of six months to the expiration date, and processing of verification applications would take a minimum of six months.<\/p>\n<p>It added that the implementation of the guidelines takes effect on March 1, 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The nurses are complaining over what they described as an attempt to hinder their freedom to pursue career opportunities Nurses under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Abuja chapter, have commenced a protest against the new verification certification guidelines released by the Nigeria and Midwifery Council of Nigeria. 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