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Social Media Reacts to Nigerian Doctor Denied UK Visa For Being Owed 4 Months’ Salary

Paul Mbagwu Jun 3, 2021 0

A Nigerian doctor, name undisclosed, was denied visa by the United Kingdom for being owed 4 months salary. The application to the United Kingdom was met with a rejection mail by the embassy. An Instagram user @ije_luv…

Government

Brain drain: We’ll do all we can to discourage doctors from leaving – FG

Franca Ofili Oct 31, 2020 0

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, says the Federal Government will do everything possible to discourage “physicians’ brain drain” from the country. Ehanire said this on Friday in Abuja after inspecting work on the new cancer…

Government

Expert Advocates More Incentives for Psychiatrist to Stop Brain Drain

Lydia Ngwakwe Oct 9, 2020 0

A Consultant Psychiatrist and Forensic Medical Examiner, Dr Olusola Olowookere, has urged the Federal Government to give more incentives to qualified psychiatric doctors to stem the emigration of skilled staff to foreign…

News

“We have excess doctors, nothing wrong if some leave the country” – Minister of Labour

News Agency of Nigeria Apr 24, 2019 0

Nigeria’s current Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige has opined that medical practitioners who are interested in migrating from Nigeria in search for better opportunities can do so because there are more than enough doctors…

Health

Brain-drain: 50% of Nigerian doctors serving abroad – Professor

Joan Odafe/Olanrewaju Akojede Sep 19, 2018 0

A don, Prof. Christopher Obionu on Wednesday said brain-drain had adversely affected the health sector as 50 per cent of Nigerian doctors were currently practicing abroad. Obionu made the assertion during his presentation as the at the…

World

Obama urges Africa to do more to stem brain drain

News Agency of Nigeria Jul 18, 2018 0

Former U.S. president Barack Obama advised talented young Africans on Wednesday to drive change at home rather than emigrating, and urged their governments to do more to curb a brain drain. Obama, whose Kenyan-born…

News

“Nigeria is in big problem” – UK-based Nigerian doctor warns

John Ogunsemore Jun 15, 2018 0

A UK-based Nigerian doctor, Dr Harvey Olufunmilayo, has decried the huge number of Nigerian doctors seeking greener pastures abroad. Olufunmilayo, who practises in Leeds, said about 1,000 Nigerian doctors passed the Plab1 exam…

Government

Brain Drain: 23,000 African Lecturers Go Abroad Annually – Don

John Ogunsemore Nov 29, 2015 1

A university don has identified brain drain as one of the greatest challenges militating against Africa’s development. In a lecture in Abuja titled “Creating and Sustaining a Qualitative Pool of Education Sector Professionals-Solution…