Members of the National Association of Nurses and Midwives in Nigeria have opened a portal to kick against the new directive of the Nigeria Nursing and Midwives Council on certificate verification. The circular was released after The PUNCH reported that the council deactivated the verification portal in December 2023. By the new circular, nurses and midwives must have a minimum of two years post-qualification experience from the date of issuance of the permanent practicing licence. “Recently, without consultation or formal notification, the Registrar, Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, removed the online verification portal. “Healthcare unemployment in Nigeria is further exacerbated by their lack of access to the online verification portal.

Source: Punch February 12, 2024 00:29 UTC