Medical graduates from nine universities in Nigeria will no longer be able to obtain licenses to practice in the United Kingdom, following a decision by the UK's General Medical Council (GMC) to ban the higher institutions.

The GMC, a body of independent regulators which registers medical doctors to practise in the UK, took the decision to bar graduates from the nine universities from writing PLAB.

PLAB is the UK exam that enables non-UK Medical graduates to undertake post-graduate medical training in the country.

The affected graduates are those who graduated after December 10, 2010 from Ambrose Ali University, Ebonyi State University, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Nnamdi Azikiwe University, University of Jos, University of Nigeria and the University of Port Harcourt.

It also applies to those who graduated on or after April 1, 2010 from Igbinedion University College of Health Sciences and the University of Benin.

http://dailytimes.com.ng/article/uk-blacklists-medical-graduates-9-nigerian-universities

Methinks that if the reason is legit then they should be blacklisted in nigeria too or else there will be disaster waiting to happen

I'm surprised that UNN, NAU and Uniport are on the list. What criteria did they use to blacklist these schools?

is someone surprised ? Which criteria you need . You don't know they sort in almost all the schools.

ndukwejoe:

is someone surprised ? Which criteria you need . You don't know they sort in almost all the schools.

I know they do. But why did they select those specific schools. Why not just blacklist the Nigerian educational system that has rot to it's foundation.

According to Jason Day of the GMC's press office, the schools were axed because they no longer meet the required standards for practise in the UK.

Hope the schools realise this and step up!

Even Igbinedion. Wow!

I think since the so called 'topest' nigerian universities are all on the list, they should just go ahead and blacklist nigerian education. where is imsu and all the secondary schools called universities and the new universities they are planning to build. This Nigeria nawa.
Anyway I was never surprised. Sorting is university degree these days

Mr. Globe:

I think since the so called 'topest' nigerian universities are all on the list, they should just go ahead and blacklist nigerian education. where is imsu and all the secondary schools called universities and the new universities they are planning to build. This Nigeria nawa.
Anyway I was never surprised. Sorting is university degree these days

who told u that those schools blacklisted are amongst the ''topest'' schools in Nigeria? I did not see UNILAG or UI on that list. At least i can vouch for UNILAG and UI.

Oh, am referring to uniport. I know UI is trying. Atleast thats all I can say

UNN and UNIPORT?

Hmmmm

fishy

dayokanu:

UNN and UNIPORT?

Hmmmm

even, UNIBEN and UNIJOS, hmmn,

I am suprised to see UNN, UNIBEN simply because they are first generation universities. Lautech is understandable
they had crisis between the oyo and osun state that jointly sponsor the university.Igbinedion university is a fraud especially their medical school, most of their consultants are visiting consultants, they even have accreditation issues with MDCAN. UNIBEN wow even with the succesful stem cell transplantation, its a wakeup call even to others, am certain they would bounce back, it shows the rot in the education system. Glad that oba awon unifasity Oau aint there

These are unis whose governing council receives collosal amounts of monies as grants from the Feds. What else do they need? They divert these funds and then turn around to accuse the govt of neglect.

The failure of nigerian grads are not limited to the medical fields alone,there are thousands of them in every discipline who have resorted to blue collar jobs abroad as a result of their inability to pass interviews at graduate level jobs.

Aside UI,Unilag and OAU,all Nigerian public unis are done and are only clinging on to their history(past glory).

Looking back,I'm grateful to God for giving me the courage to ignore these federal schools when i was doing my undergrad in Nigeria,I thank God i went to a private uni at a time people tagged them glorified sec.schools.  It turned out a wise decision!

It's a call for NUC to sit up to its responsibilities. If the program in these schools are below par, they should be proscribed forthwith. The medical profession should call for one of the highest standards, as should engineering, because these involve human lives.
Btw, why are 7 of the 9 schools from the SS  and SE?

Am glad dat unilag aint der

University of Port Harcourt where doctors pay to pass. It's surprising the FG has not banned
them in the country.

Thank God the prestigious University of First Choice and the Nations' pride, University of Lagos is not on that fatal list.

What exactly did they say these unis did or did not do? why isnt anyone asking these questions

Maximip:

University of Port Harcourt where doctors pay to pass. It's surprising the FG has not banned
them in the country.

how will FG ban them? Have u forgotten that the school is goodlucks' alma-mata??

kelz88:

Even Igbinedion. Wow!

Igbinedion's one the worst universities in Nigeria.

Wow!

So much for all the money and Igbi status.

Uniport is a useless school. The only language they understand there is money.

We all leave the disease and keep treating the sympton. No body has ask for the reason for that decision, i think we deserve to know the reasons in order to guide against that in our system

, hmmm, well, im actually more surprised that they used to allow anyone with a medical degree from said universities to ever write the exams before now! come and try that here in my country and see how fast you will be rejected!!

then again, maybe they can start sorting the examiners in the UK any ideas?? smh

thank god lasu col of medicine isnt their. after some folks will say it a glorified sec.sc when its medical sch is among top 10 in the country.

We all leave the disease and keep treating the sympton. No body has ask for the reason for that decision, i think we deserve to know the reasons in order to guide against that in our system

If Uniben can be among, it then means all university in Nigeria is dead. Asap.
A whole Uniben?

Not surprised University of Jos is on the list. They lost their accreditation earlier in the year. Reason? Admitting 600+ students for Medicine in 100 level whereas they are accredited to train only 100 doctors each year courtesy of an admissions racket where people pay for admission into Medical school.
These things happen and we think it wont come back and bite us.

who is suprised about uniport - can't you see the idiots being paraded as the schools most illustrious alumnus - goodunce johnathan?

there was a uniport corper in my office - dumb as a sack of bricks - the only thing she sabi is following big brother .

fados4sure:

If Uniben can be among, it then means all university in Nigeria is dead. Asap.
A whole Uniben?

u are not serious, when did uniben is Become the criterium for measuring the quality of other universities??

oyb:

who is suprised about uniport - can't you see the idiots being paraded as the schools most illustrious alumnus - goodunce johnathan?

there was a uniport corper in my office - dumb as a sack of bricks - the only thing she sabi is following big brother .

LOOOOL. Take it easy o. Joorrrrr o.