FG increases nurses’ recruitment to 120,000, bans leave of absence for health workers

FG increases nurses’ recruitment to 120,000, bans leave of absence for health workers

The Federal Government has imposed a restriction on leave of absence for healthcare professionals seeking to move overseas. 

Dr. Tunji Alausa, the Minister of State for Health, announced on Saturday in Abeokuta that health workers intending to move abroad for better opportunities must resign their positions before they can leave. 

The Minister, during his visit to the Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital in Aro, mentioned that President Bola Tinubu’s Executive Order includes this directive. 

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He stated that this action was adopted to counteract the phenomenon of brain drain, colloquially known as ‘Japa Syndrome,’ in the health sector.  

Annual enrollment of Nurses to be 120,000

Furthermore, he stated that the yearly enrollment of nurses, which was previously around 28,000, has risen to 68,000 and is expected to reach 120,000 by year-end. 

According to him, President Tinubu has acknowledged the populace as the country’s most valuable asset and promised to implement proactive measures to better the health sector for their advantage. 

Alausa noted that in response to the health sector’s manpower shortage, the President has commanded a significant recruitment effort to address the shortfall. 

FG increases nurses’ recruitment to 120,000, bans leave of absence for health workers