This was disclosed in a report obtained from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of the UK on Tuesday in Abuja. The NMC is the UK body responsible for the registration of professionals eligible to practise in the UK. As of March 2017, the body stated that 2,670 Nigerian nurses registered on the register. “March 2019 saw a record of 2,771 while the number of nurses who registered between March 2019 and March 2020 increased to 3,205. Within this period, the body noted that it opened a temporary COVID-19 register to accommodate nurses willing to practise.”Alhough the body did not state the number of Nigerian nurses on the temporary COVID-19 register, it stated that between March 2020 and March 2021, a total of 3,725 Nigerian nurses registered and were granted licenses.

Source: Punch December 29, 2021 18:31 UTC