Nursing Council Registrar Vows To Address Protesting Nurses Concerns

Following a peaceful protest by nurses under the aegis of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) against the new verification certification guidelines released by the NMCN, the Registrar of the council, Faruk Abubakar has assured nurses that their complaints will be duly addressed.

Addressing the nurses during the peaceful protest, Abubakar, said the nurses’ complaints will be addressed as soon as possible.

He said, “We have listened to you and we are going to address it in a short time, in a couple of days. I have listened to you and I have heard you. I want to acknowledge the way you are mobilised and I want to assure you that your documents will be looked at holistically and will address every issue.

“Nigeria is our only country. We don’t have any other country apart from it. Nobody is against you travelling and whatever policy that is coming on board is in the best interest of Nigerians.

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“You have written your complaints and we will look at them one by one and get back to you.

“Go back to your respective place of work, and I assure you that in a couple of days, we will respond.”

The NMCN is the only legal, administrative, corporate and statutory body charged with performing specific functions on behalf of the Federal Government to ensure the delivery of safe and effective Nursing and Midwifery care to the public through quality education and best practices.

The council is mandated by law to regulate the standards of Nursing and Midwifery education and practice in Nigeria and to review such standards from time to time to meet the changing health needs of the society.

NMCN had on February 7, 2024, issued a circular revising the guidelines for requesting verification of certificates for nurses and midwives.