These 25 graduates were fully deserving of induction with the first batch but were not included due to the 150-student quota. Together, these 44 young doctors were supposed to be inducted into the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria following the first induction held on November 14. Alabi added that the university approached the MDCN for induction but was informed that only 150 students could be inducted—the institution’s approved quota. Even though there was a pronouncement by the Federal Government that the quota for medical students’ admission would be doubled, that has yet to be implemented. “Each institution has a quota, and the truth is that we cannot induct more than the approved quota, so nobody should blame the MDCN,” the official said.

Source: Punch February 17, 2026 16:33 UTC