Some nurses in the country have sued the nursing and midwifery council of Nigeria (NMCN), the minister of health and others over the new certificate verification guidelines.
The council had on February 7, 2024, issued a circular revising the guidelines stating that applicants seeking verification of certificates from foreign nursing boards and councils must possess two years post-qualification experience from the date of issuance of the permanent practicing license.
The new guidelines came into effect on March 1st, 2024.
As a result, nurses in Abuja and Lagos staged a protest to demand the reversal of the new guidelines.
However, some dissatisfied nurses, on behalf of their colleagues, dragged the registrar, nursing and midwifery council of Nigeria; the nursing and midwifery council of Nigeria; the coordinating minister of health and social welfare; the federal ministry of health; and the attorney general of the federation before the national industrial court sitting in Abuja.
They are urging the court to restrain the defendants or their agents from implementing the NMCN circular pending the determination of the suit.
