Nurse Enrollment Soars in Nigeria
Tinubu's Policy Drives Massive Increase, Positioning Nigeria as Potential Healthcare Hub
The Tinubu Media Volunteers (TMV) has commended the increase in the annual enrollment of nurses in Nigeria from 28,000 students two years ago to 115,000 students presently.
According to the group, this milestone was due to President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s deliberate policy of boosting the country’s healthcare sector by training more medical personnel, including nurses and doctors.
Mr Chukwudi Enekwechi, the Chairman of TMV, in a statement on Saturday, said that the increased enrollment was in line with the federal government’s Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medical Sciences (STEM) initiative.
“We believe that this is a welcome development, bearing in mind that nurses’ skills would serve a useful purpose for Nigeria. First, it will enable Nigerian nurses to travel to the various countries where their services will be needed.Thiss would attract more diaspora remittances to Nigeria, as well as open up job opportunities for Nigerian nurses within and outside the country.
“Furthermore, the nurses’ enrollment comes with the acquisition of necessary skills that are in high demand abroad,” said the group.
According to TMV, with the huge enrollment of nurses, Nigeria can emulate India, which remitted about 129 billion dollars as diaspora remittances in 2024 alone, and human capital and medical personnel account for a substantial part of the remittances.
The group is hopeful that this new development would position Nigeria to begin to outsource human capital to the world, including Europe and America. (NAN)
