18.9 C
New York
June 28, 2025
Africa Doctors Global development Health Migration Migration and development news Nigeria Society UK news World news

Nigeria’s doctors furious over plans for five years of mandatory service

Nigeria’s doctors furious over plans for five years of mandatory service

MPs back new bill for medical graduates, designed to limit brain drain to countries including the UK and US

A new bill to impose five years’ mandatory service on Nigeria’s medical graduates in an effort to stop the exodus of doctors to the UK and the US has been attacked as “obnoxious”.

The bill, which could be put to a public hearing in the next few days, passed its second reading in the Nigerian parliament’s lower house last month.

Continue reading…

Related posts

UN chief to push for more climate change action at Pacific leaders’ summit

TheWorldsNews

Chinese fashion giant Shein has filed paperwork to float on US stock market – reports

TheWorldsNews

Guinea court finds former dictator guilty in stadium massacre trial

TheWorldsNews

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This