UK to stop recruiting doctors from Nigeria, 46 others
Punch Newspapers Sections Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja Published 12 March 2021 THE United Kingdom has introduced a new policy in a bid to curb the recruitment of doctors from Nigeria and other developing countries. The policy does not, however, bar Nigerian doctors from migrating to the UK. This is according to a statement by the UK government titled, ‘UK to strengthen its ethical approach to the international recruitment of health and care workers’ on February 25, 2021. The updated code of practice, which will help to meet UK’s target of delivering 50,000 more nurses by 2024, is expected t...