The Secretary-General/Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, Dr Faruk Abubakar has said that over 7,000 professional nurses leave the country for greener pastures.

According to him, this was a clear testimony that Nigeria has competent, efficient and hardworking professional nurses which he said, are among the best in the world.

Dr Faruk Abubakar stated this when he led members of the council to the Delta State Commissioner for health, Dr Mordi Ononye, in Asaba shortly before a five-day workshop for examiners engaged in nursing and professional examinations held in the state recently.

The secretary-general/registrar quipped: “In that respect, the council felt it is necessary that we maintain that standard and this is why in every two years we organise this workshop and make sure that the examiners that we assign and appoint to conduct professional examinations have updated knowledge in line with global practices.”

It would be recalled that Nigeria has witnessed increased migration of nurses to developed nations due to push factors such as low remunerations, poor governmental policies, poor working conditions and pull factors such as good working conditions, better pay which are offered by developed countries.

The Delta health Commissioner, Dr Ononye, however, decried the high rate of migration of Nigerian nurses to developed countries as worrisome which he said must be urgently looked into with the view to check its threat to Nigeria’s health system.

He said, “We have a situation where human resource experts, trained and skilled at great cost to the nation are lost to our health system by migration to already developed countries.

“This is worrisome to stakeholders in the health sector and we welcome practical suggestions for finding solutions to this problem.”

Dr Ononye commended the council for the good job it has been doing through its rigorous training programmes for nursing students and professionals which is the reason behind the competence displayed by Nigerian nurses in and outside the country.

“I commend the council for organising the examiners’ workshop and the inclusion of assessment of participants as part of its training activities which no doubt has made the workshop to be more than a mere paper exercise.

“By this the council no doubt has set the pace for other health players in the health sector to emulate,” he added.

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And yet they are not worried??

They seem satisfied that they produce competent workers, But in reality anyone would put in his best and do whatever he can to break the chains of hardship and poverty.

Ok

Even buhari leaves every month to go to hospital abroad

Should the nurses remain here

It is an open fact that most young people are sick of this Godforsaken place. Who doesn't want to leave the shithole for a better life? Only condemned sai barber cheap paid agents are comfortable with the hellhole! Zombies!!!

The difference between 1983 and 2021 is that more people have now resources to leave the country, unlike then

I beg make una no disturb us again on who dey leave Nigeria.

Even Tailor, Meat seller, conductors and mad men dey also leave Nigeria

I used to get turned off by nurses, but now I love them

Kingjay007:
And yet they are not worried??

They seem satisfied that they produce competent workers, But in reality anyone would put in his best and do whatever he can to break the chains of hardship and poverty.

Those workers here become the best over there

The Delta health Commissioner, Dr Ononye, however, decried the high rate of migration of Nigerian nurses to developed countries as worrisome which he said must be urgently looked into with the view to check its threat to Nigeria’s health system.

if he is in their shoes, I believe the probability of him leaving as well will be like 70%

Health is the only surviving occupation in Nigeria the rest have gone into shambles including law.

Na Baba dey run am

You just have to leave this country.
Have Japa plans.
Some nurse in USA earns close to 30-50$ per hour
With the workaholic energy in Nigerians
Nothing less than 10-12 hours work per day

They know that is dey go abroad to get d medical care

Nurses leaves more than doctors but only doctors movement are been escalated by the media. I personally know 14 nurses that have left in the past 1 yr

With the way doctors and nurses dey japa, Soon our hospitals would an amusement park

My younger sister is planning to join the list

It's even small. Weve not felt the impact yet..
Let it get to like 15million, then you can report it as alarming. By then there would be a noticeable reduction.

Before nko.

Story of the giant of Africa

lol

Good for them

When a story like this comes up ideally the government officials, Presidency, and all those concerned ought to be having sleepless nights. They would be wondering what is it they ain't getting correct, where are they missing it, how do they remedy and proffer solutions to different plights of nurses...But that's a lie.
Here, the president Muhammad
Buhari don't give a bleep if everyone perishes as long his alright, and could fly to London then no problem.

I support them with glasses of wine they like

If Nigeria itself could leave, it wouldn't think twice.

Nigeria is training professionals with subsidized education for other countries

And they leave for greener pastures and we are happy?


It's a pity. This country is doomed!
Why are they leaving? Have you tried to solve that.

Anyway the well-trained beautiful nurses will always leave while the common Nigerians make do with unqualified auxiliary Nurses and their likes....

Nigeria weldone oooh.

Why not, they must leave for a better pay, but some na ashawo the carry them go especially the edo girls I dey hail dem ooo