NGN/USD 1,540.20 ↓ 0.4% BRENT CRUDE $82.14 ↑ 1.2% NGX INDEX 99,240.50 ↑ 0.1% INFLATION 33.95% ↑ 1.8% MPR 26.25% stable
NGN/USD 1,540.20 ↓ 0.4% BRENT CRUDE $82.14 ↑ 1.2% NGX INDEX 99,240.50 ↑ 0.1% INFLATION 33.95% ↑ 1.8% MPR 26.25% stable

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US visa policy shift opens door for Nigerian doctors, raises fresh brain drain concerns

NIGERIAN doctors are set to benefit from a recent policy adjustment in the United States, which restores visa application processing for foreign-trained physicians after months of disruption. Earlier this year, the US government imposed a broad visa restriction on several countries, including Nigeria, citing national security considerations. The decision stalled the entry and renewal process […]

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Over 50,000 Nigerian doctors now practising abroad – NMA

THE Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has raised fresh the alarm over the scale of medical brain drain from the country, revealing that more than 50,000 Nigerian-trained doctors are currently practising outside Nigeria. The association blamed the trend on aggressive recruitment by foreign health systems, poor working conditions at home, and welfare packages abroad that remain […]