Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a French maritime expert who has been on over 35 dives to the Titanic wreck site, is one of the five people aboard the submersible that has been missing since Sunday, according to his literary representative, Mathieu Johann.

Mr. Nargeolet, 77, is the director of underwater research for RMS Titanic, Inc., an American company that owns the salvage rights to the famous wreck and displays many of the artifacts at Titanic exhibitions. The company conducted eight research and recovery expeditions between 1987 and 2010, according to its website.

The dozens of dives Mr. Nargeolet has made to the wreck site include previous OceanGate expeditions on the Titan, the missing submersible. In 2022, he enabled the discovery of an “extraordinarily biodiverse abyssal ecosystem on a previously unknown basalt formation near the Titanic,” according to the company.

The dozens of dives Mr. Nargeolet has made to the wreck site include previous OceanGate expeditions on the Titan, the missing submersible. In 2022, he enabled the discovery of an “extraordinarily biodiverse abyssal ecosystem on a previously unknown basalt formation near the Titanic,” according to the company.

Mr. Nargeolet’s company, RMS Titanic, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. On Sunday, in a statement on Twitter, it expressed “heartfelt support to the Boston Coast Guard during their search and rescue mission” but made no mention of Mr. Nargeolet.

While Mr. Nargeolet was born in Chamonix, in the French Alps, he has devoted his career to the ocean. He was an amateur diver in his youth before joining the French Navy in 1964, according to a biography published on the website of the Cité de la Mer, an oceanography museum in Cherbourg, France, that has hosted exhibitions of objects salvaged from the wreck and that has collaborated with Mr. Nargeolet.

During two decades in the Navy, he was a mine-clearing diver, a deep-sea diver, and a submarine pilot. That experience led him to work for IFREMER, a publicly funded French maritime research institute, where he was in charge of its submarine exploration crafts during early expeditions to the Titanic wreck. His first dive to the Titanic was in July 1987, about two years after the wreck was discovered.

“It was a pretty unforgettable moment,” Mr. Nargeolet said in an interview last year with HarperCollins France, which had just published a book he had written about the Titanic.

He described how the small team inside the craft was chatty until it reached the wreck. Then, he said, “for the next 10 minutes there wasn’t a sound in the submarine.”

“We didn’t know at that time that we would return several times, and that I would return as often as I have been able to,” he added.

In the interview, Mr. Nargeolet said the Titanic had captured public imagination not just because of James Cameron’s 1997 movie but because everyone found something to latch onto, whether the ship’s construction, the diverse passenger list, or the sinking itself.

“Once you’ve gotten your head into the Titanic, it’s hard to get it out,” he said.

Mr. Nargeolet was married to Michele Marsh, an Emmy Award-winning newscaster who was a celebrated anchor on nightly programs in New York City for over two decades. She died in 2017.

Last year, Mr. Nargeolet told the French newspaper Ouest-France that he met Ms. Marsh after she contacted him to secure an interview with Michel Navratil, a Frenchman who was one of the last survivors of the Titanic.

Source : https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/us/nargeolet-titanic-submarine.html

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Very soon I'll be graduating from Social Work from one of the Federal University in South South Area of Nigeria, I know it's not a very popular Course in Nigeria because most people don't know what we do.

Now I want to know what next to do, What certifications to take related to my field of study, to be able to drive in smoothly

Suggestions on Where can I do internship, Volunteer and Graduate Trainee in Nigeria

Please if you have an idea or know someone who worked in an NGO, please drop all information. Thanks

Social Work is on the skill shortage list in UK. Begin registration with UK social Work authority as soon as you graduate.

The United Kingdom Parliament is set to commence a debate on the repatriation of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.

The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), had last week revealed that Kanu was repatriated and subsequently arraigned him. However, Malami did not reveal where the IPOB leader was repatriated from.

IPOB as well as several notable groups, however, alleged that Kanu was repatriated from Kenya, an allegation which Kenya has since denied.

The separatist group had accused the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) of abducting its leader in the East-African country, a claim confirmed by Kanu’s attorney, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, who accused Kenya’s special police force of arresting, detaining and torturing Kanu for days before he was later handed over to the Nigerian government.

The British government had also stated last week that Kanu, who was travelling with a British passport, was not arrested within its shores.

But the UK Parliament, in a parliamentary schedule posted on its website, said it will set aside a debate on Wednesday, July 7, to discuss the British government’s assessment of Kenya’s role in Mr Kanu’s arrest.

According to the document, Lord Alton of Liverpool will be raising the issue at the House of Lords and will query the government on the separatist leader’s transfer to Nigeria.

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the alleged role of the government of Kenya in the detention and alleged mistreatment of Nigerian activist Nnamdi Kanu, (2) the circumstances surrounding the transfer of Mr Kanu to Nigeria against his will, and (3) of any assistance being provided to him by the High Commission in Abuja. HL1665,” the document read.

Source: https://punchng.com/uk-parliament-to-debate-nnamdi-kanus-repatriation-to-nigeria/

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Great! Thanks to Social media. The man has brought shame to himself, his family, the University and the Christian community if this is true

1. ELIGIBILITY

Notice is hereby given to all candidates who chose Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso as their first choice institution in the 2017/2018 Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) that a Post-UTME Computer Based Test (CBT) Screening Exercise will be conducted between Thursday 26 and Friday 27 October, 2017 at 10:00am. Candidates must have a score of not less than 180 to be qualified for the screening exercise.

2. METHOD OF APPLICATION
Applicants are to proceed to the admissions website of the University – www.admissions.lautech.edu.ng to make payment of a fee of Two thousand, two hundred Naira (N2,200) only for the purpose of online registration for the screening exercise as well as University portal access fee charge of Five thousand, five hundred Naira (N5,500) only using Inter-switch Enabled Debit Cards (ATM).
Applicants are expected to carefully complete and submit the online application form. Incomplete application form will not be treated. In completing the online application form, applicants are expected to upload a digital copy of their scanned passport photograph which must be in JPEG (i.e. jpg) and must not be more than 20kb. The photograph must be in white background showing ears, with no cap and glasses. On submission of the application form, applicants are to print out an acknowledgement page which assigns them the venue of the screening exercise.

3. OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
The application form will be available online for completion and submission from Monday, 23rd October to Thursday, 26th October, 2017.
Please note that:
a) Late completion/submission of forms will not be entertained.
b) Any candidate with blurred picture on the acknowledgement page will not be admitted forcthe screening exercise as the photograph will be used as means of identification.
c) Any candidate who fails to present himself/herself for the Computer Based Test (CBT) as scheduled automatically forfeits being considered for admission.
Applicants are advised to come for the exercise with their acknowledgement page colour print-out from the online registration. The use of cell phones (GSM, CDMA, PDA) and other electronic devices is NOT ALLOWED during the test.

All correspondence should be sent to admissions@lautech.edu.ng. The result of the test will be published on the website of the University – www.admissions.lautech.edu.ng

Source : http://nursesarena.com/undergraduate/lautech-20172018-post-utme-screening-of-candidates-for-admission/msg8486/#msg8486

A Nigerian church, Omega Power Ministries, (OPM) has allegedly churned out quack nurses through its three-week skills acquisition programme titled: “society for safe motherhood.”

In a video posted online, the quack nurses, all clad in white uniforms boasted that in less than three weeks, using the curriculum of the mother for safe motherhood, they had learnt how to assess the gestational age of the foetus, give injections and set up infusions, administer immunization, amongst other health services.

Addressing members of the church, one of the quack nurses who said she was an Accountancy graduate of the University of Porth-Harcourt without any prior medical training, boasted that through the primary healthcare component of the skills acquisition programme, all the trainees could perform “growth monitoring, oral rehydration, breastfeeding, immunization, family planning, and fertility clinic tasks” all within three weeks.‎

To further demonstrate her knowledge, she added that “if a pregnant woman has amniotic fluid the foetus would not be able to lie well and would be floating.”

On his part, the Founder of the Church, Pastor Chibuzor Gift Chinyere, said that the three-week nursing and midwifery training was sponsored by the tithes and offerings given by the members of church.

“The tithe is not for you to buy planes and private jets. It is not for Pastor to build a very expensive school that the members that contributed to it cannot attend. The tithe and offering is to use it to help the less privilege,” he said.

Meanwhile, a registered nurse and member of Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria who spoke under anonymity told DAILY POST that Council was aware of the viral video and the quack nurses churned out by the church, and was going to do everything possible to investigate and get to the root of the matter, as well as ensure necessary actions taken.

“The OPM founder is aware of the laws, that it is the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria that has the powers by law to accredit Schools of Nursing and Midwifery to train Nurses and Midwives in Nigeria and also to licence them to practice.

“We (Council) are putting modalities to handle the matter, please, nurses should be rest assured of the Council’s assurance in protecting our Noble Profession,” the nurse said.

Source : http://nursesarena.com/news/shocking!-nigerian-mega-church-trains-quack-nurses-in-three-weeks/msg8000/#msg8000

-The Akwa Ibom representative took home $10,000 and will be embarking on a pet project in Nigeria very soon
-Miss Ondo, Ayoyemi Ajimatanrareje, emerged the first runner-up, Miss Lagos, Susan Adeyemi, emerged the second runner-up

Idara Inokon, the contestant representing Akwa Ibom, has emerged winner of Miss Nigeria USA 2017 beauty pageant held on Saturday night into early Sunday morning in New York.

Idara, who was crowned by the out gone holder of the title, Miss Lola Adeoye, beat 13 other contestants to emerge the winner.



The new Miss Nigeria USA took home $10,000 in prizes and would also embark on a pet project that would impact on the less privileged back home in Nigeria.

Miss Ondo, Ayoyemi Ajimatanrareje, emerged the first runner-up, Miss Lagos, Susan Adeyemi, emerged the second runner-up, while Miss Rivers, Lucy Edosomwan, emerged Miss congeniality.


L-R: Miss Ondo – Ayoyemi Ajimatanrareje, First Runner-up; Miss Nigeria USA 2017 Idara Inokon; and Miss Lagos – Susan Adeyemi, Second Runner-up at the 2017 edition of Miss Nigeria USA on Saturday night in New York.


The contestants were tested in intelligence, carriage, beauty, knowledge about Nigeria, Nigerian culture, and planned contributions to Nigeria through a pet project during their reign.

Miss Abia, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Imo, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo and Rivers were among the fourteen contestants made the finals.

The new Miss Nigeria USA, while speaking with NAN after her crowning, expressed surprise at her emergence.

She said: “I was very surprised, I felt very shaky in the whole competition, you know how nerves get to you but I just said ‘Idara, whatever the outcome, you did your best and so I went out with a smile’.

“When I found Miss Nigeria USA and I found that the pageant was located in New York, I was extremely excited.

“I see it as a moment to share women empowerment and to represent my culture, which is a perfect opportunity. I really want to start to get to work to see how I can serve my community.

“My platform is to create awareness on prevention. As a registered nurse, I do health education on a daily basis.

“It is something I am very passionate about and I believe that if people are educated about their health, they can live healthier lives. So that would be what I would pursue during my reign.”

Inokon, a registered nurse in the US, was born to a Nigerian father from Akwa Ibom. She graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2010 with a Bachelor of science and psychology.

She also attended the Accelerated Nursing Programme at the University of Delaware and graduated in 2014, and currently a Masters Student in Family Nursing.

The event was attended by many Nigerians across the U.S., Africans and other nationalities resident in America.

Source : http://nursesarena.com/news/idara-inokon-a-registered-nurse-crowned-winner-of-miss-nigeria-usa-in-new-york/msg7806/#msg7806

This is to notify the public on the sales of forms for admission into the School of Nursing, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Ilorin Kwara State.

Requirements:
The prospective candidates should posses the following qualification : Five Credits, English
Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. WASC/NECO at not more than 2sittings.
Candidate must not be less than Eighteen years (18) of age.
Candidate must not have any criminal record.

The Computer Based Testing (CBT) Entrance Examination holds:
On: 9th September, 2017
At: COMSIT CENTER (CBT), University Of Ilorin Permanent Site, Ilorin
. Oral interview date: 12th September, 2017.
RESUMPTION DATE: for successful Candidate in the CBT exam 9th October, 2017.

For application procedure check http://nursesarena.com/schools-of-nursing/university-of-ilorin-teaching-hospital-20172018-admission-form-on-sale/

RE: OGUN COLLEGE SUSPENDS LECTURER FOR IMPREGNATING NURSING STUDENT: PUNCH’S DELIBERATE MISINFORMATION AND MALICIOUS MISREPRESENTATION OF THE NOBLE PROFESSION OF NURSING: WHAT SCORES DO SAMSON FOLARIN AND THE PUNCH NEWSPAPER HAVE TO SETTLE WITH THE NURSING PROFESSION?

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Ogun state chapter has once again observed with dismay the above titled publication by a supposedly renowned newspaper, The Punch newspaper, and we are disappointed that both the correspondents and editors of a news outfit of such repute will descend so low to propagate outright misinformation to the unsuspecting public with a deliberate attempt to smear the image of the noble profession of nursing. The Punch newspapers has at different times published stories wherein persons who are neither registered nurses nor student nurses have been mischievously referred to as either nurses or student nurses with the malevolent intention of defaming the good image of the noble profession of nursing. Some of such unscrupulous publications include stories about a student of the college of health technology, Ilese Ijebu and her lecturer involved in a pregnancy scandal titled “Lecturer impregnated me, rejects pregnancy, says nursing student. It wasn’t me, I used condom - Lecturer” on the 22nd day of May, 2017 by one Samson Folarin.

It is pertinent to note and inform well-meaning members of the public that the school, the student and the lecturer have nothing to do with the nursing profession as the school does not have the requisites to train nurses and neither the lecturer nor the student have anything to do with the nursing profession. The misinformation was thought to be an honest mistake when the story was initially published and attempts were made to correct the misinformation by contacting correspondents and officials of the newspaper outlet including the agent behind the story, one Samson Folarin, both in person and via phone calls but such efforts were rebuffed,as the same author using the platform of the outlet published three (3) different follow ups to the story using headlines that malign the appellation “nursing student” despite the fact there is nothing about the nursing profession remotely or closely associated with the stories.



It is disturbing to note that this will not be the first time that The Punch newspapers have done similar publications wherein persons who are not nurses have been reported as nurses especially when such persons are involved in scandalous or disreputable acts. It is highly unfortunate that the editors and correspondents of the Punch newspapers; who are expected to be conscience of the nation and as such has been saddled with the responsibility of searching for the truth and disseminating correct information; have demonstrated deviance from such responsibility and have chosen to take the ignoble path of spreading misinformation and half-truths. Other such irresponsible publications include the story of a maid who stole a baby in a private hospital in Abeokuta who The Punch wrongly referred to as a nurse and that of a birth attendant who pulled off a baby’s hand in the process of delivery also in Ogun state inaccurately described as a nurse by The Punch newspaper now rapidly gaining notoriety in such matters. It is expected that for an organization of such reputation, the least qualifications for employing correspondents and editors should not be less than that of professionals and as such these calibre of persons are expected to not only know but also correctly inform the general public about the difference between professionals and non-professionals in the health and indeed all other sectors. However, the likes of Samson Folarin of the Punch newspapers and their editors obviously being quacks within the profession of journalism, have demonstrated their mental laziness by being unable to correctly identify who nurses or nurses in training are as differentiated from allied health professionals whom they erroneously portray to the general public as nurses.

One would expect professional journalists to join in the fight against quackery in the health sector by playing the role of educating the public on the need to and how to identify qualified, registered and licensed professionals and patronizing only such while seeking health services but these ones (Samson Folarin and co) being quacks themselves have chosen to promote quackery in the health sector through their numerous publications targeted at confusing the public about the identity of nurses and maliciously denting of the image of the noble profession of nursing. NANNM, Ogun state on behalf of the dutiful, hardworking and immaculate nurses of this country hereby calls on well-meaning Nigerians to beware of the antics of these lots who have chosen to follow the ignoble part of unprofessional journalism and wants to drag the esteemed profession of nursing in the mud. We appeal to goodhearted Nigerians to identify them as mere mischief makers and ignore them. We further appeal to Nigerians to help us summon Samson Folarin and his cohorts with The Punch newspapers to be bold enough to come out straight if they have any scores to settle with nurses and the nursing profession rather than employ these infantile and irresponsible strategy of maliciously portraying nurses and nursing in bad light.

Sherif OLANREWAJU
public Relations Officer,
NANNM, OGUN STATE COUNCIL

Source : http://nursesarena.com/articles/punch-newspaper-is-an-unrepentant-enemy-of-nursing-profession-ogun-nannm/msg/?topicseen#msg

Becomes first African to head World Health Organization

An Ethiopian has become the first African to head the World Health Organisation according to a press release by WHO earlier today.

Below is a copy of the press release

Today the Member States of WHO elected Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as the new Director-General of WHO.

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was nominated by the Government of Ethiopia, and will begin his five-year term on 1 July 2017.

Prior to his election as WHO’s next Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ethiopia from 2012-2016 and as Minister of Health, Ethiopia from 2005-2012. He has also served as chair of the Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; as chair of the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership Board, and as co-chair of the Board of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.

As Minister of Health, Ethiopia, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus led a comprehensive reform effort of the country's health system, including the expansion of the country’s health infrastructure, creating 3,500 health centres and 16,000 health posts; expanded the health workforce by 38,000 health extension workers; and initiated financing mechanisms to expand health insurance coverage. As Minister of Foreign Affairs, he led the effort to negotiate the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, in which 193 countries committed to the financing necessary to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

As Chair of the Global Fund and of RBM, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus secured record funding for the two organizations and created the Global Malaria Action Plan, which expanded RBM’s reach beyond Africa to Asia and Latin America.

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will succeed Dr Margaret Chan, who has been WHO’s Director-General since 1 January 2007.

Source : http://nursesarena.com/news/breaking-an-ethiopia-dr-tedros-adhanom-ghebreyesus-is-the-new-who-director!/msg/?topicseen#msg

A Port Harourt-based nurse, Oji Allwell, has said he is not the doctor who committed suicide by jumping into the Lagos lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge on Sunday.

The nurse was forced to speak out after many online news organisations used his picture along with the story of Allwell Orji, the Lagos-based doctor that actually committed suicide.

Oji’s photos along with the suicide report went viral late on Sunday and led many of his friends to believe he had taken his life.

In a video uploaded on his Facebook page, the nurse informed his friends and well-wishers that he was alive and well.

He said, “Good afternoon my beloved friends and well-wishers. My name is Oji Allwell, I am a nurse. I am making this online video in regards to the news that has been trending online about me being a medical doctor who jumped into the lagoon.”

Here is the direct link to the Facebook profile of the nurse https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1562304690516437&id=100002107643479&refid=17&_ft_=top_level_post_id.15623046905164


Source : http://punchng.com/im-not-the-doctor-who-jumped-into-lagos-lagoon-ph-nurse-cries-out/

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Effective March 1, healthcare providers will be prohibited from using mobile phones during working hours to "ensure better service delivery."

The announcement was delivered, yesterday, by the Minister for Health, Dr Diane Gashumba, at a workshop of health personnel.

The workshop, held in Bugesera District, sought to chart ways to improve quality of health service delivery at all levels, according to officials.



The ministry made the decision to implement the policy after officials agreed that speaking for long on personal phones affects service delivery in the health sector, said Malik Kayumba, the head of the health communication division at Rwanda Biomedical Centre.



The ban applies to all health facilities during working hours.

"They (healthcare providers) were sharing best practices with reports indicating that some hospitals, which banned use of personal phones, proved to be more productive," said Kayumba.

He said the ministry will now discuss how to implement and enforce the ban.

Healthcare facilities will be fitted with office telephones for staff to use, said Kayumba.

Call for efficiency in implementation

Healthcare providers who spoke to The New Times were of mixed reactions, with some saying that while it is a positive move, mobile phones are effective tool when used well and there is need to ensure the decision doesn't backfire.

"Use of personal phones has a negative impact at some point as some can use it in their personal business while at work," said Agnes Uwayezu, the outgoing chairperson of National Council of Nurses and Midwives. "However, we also use them in daily communication so there is also need to look at how patients will not be affected due to lack of communication."

In some countries, medical staff are not allowed to use mobile phones while on duty but they have pagers they use to communicate work-related messages, and this could be a good solution for Rwanda, Uwayezu said.

A pager is a wireless telecommunications device that receives and displays numeric messages or receives and announces voice messages.

Some members of the public say the move will be hard to implement but could help patients receive better attention.

"It is worth giving a try. Often, patients are left unattended to while medics make noise on phones," tweeted Eric Mahoro, the director of programmes at Never Again Rwanda.

"That is a positive move," said JMV Kayiranga, from Kicukiro District. "It will improve service delivery."

http://nursesarena.com/news/rwanda-govt-bans-nurses-and-doctors-from-using-mobile-phones-at-work/msg/?topicseen#msg

Good or bad decision?

Nurses under the aegis of University Graduates of Nursing Science Association, UGONSA, have issued a press statement in response to the 8th Senate’s rejection of the nomination of former Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt (Hon.) Nurse Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin, as a non-executive commissioner of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) on the basis of his background as a nurse.

This was contained in a statement jointly signed by its National President, Chief (Hon.) S.E.O Egwuenu, and National Secretary, Nurse. G.I. Nshi.

The statement read, “The attention of UGONSA has been drawn to the unacceptable and condemnable excuse given by the senate for rejection of the nomination of Rt (Hon.) Nurse Ezekiel Yissa as a Non-Executive Commissioner of the NCC, where they asserted that his background as a career Nursing Officer will not put him in good stead to be able to effectively cope with the dynamics of the communication sector if his nomination is confirmed.

“With all due respect we take strong exception to such jaundiced, careless and irresponsible assertion that was made not only in bad light but also craftily designed to denigrate the nursing profession and to portray Nurses as people that are below average in public service and administration”.

“We found it laughable that the Senate of a country whose basic qualification for occupying the office of the Executive President, the highest office in the land, is the possession of a “Secondary School Certificate” went wide of the mark to denigrate the nursing profession, whose least category of qualifications, the RN, takes a school cert holder not less than 36months of excruciating academic rigours to obtain".

“Any follower of events in Nigeria would not be oblivious of the fact that the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, who was also a former Governor of Kwara State has a political score to settle with Rt (Hon.) Nurse Ezekiel Yissa who had since fallen out of favour with him in Kwara politics”.

“While we are not interested in joining the fray over political issues between the duo, going below standard to drag the most patriotic profession, nursing, into the murky waters of their political row crossed the threshold of senatorial decency and is unacceptable to we, the members of the nursing profession”.

“If Rt (Hon.)Nurse Yissa, who meritoriously served this country and retired as a Deputy Director in the Civil Service and went further to serve as the Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly, rising meteorically as a result of his capacity and competence in public administration to become the Chairman of Conference of Speakers, is considered bereft of recognized standing experience in public administration as prescribed by Section 7(1) (h) of the NCC Act simply because he is a nurse, it portends that for all of us nurses - no matter how towering our qualifications, character, capacity or competence may be or how meritorious our service to our fatherland may be, we shall never be good enough to be confirmed by the senate when nominated for public offices”.

“Such unpatriotic posture of the Senate is not only an open-market insult to the nursing profession but a careless and irresponsible joke that is highly inimical and capable of damaging and destroying Nurses’ uncommon spirit of altruism and selfless sacrifices for national building and development and therefore must be condemned by every discerning mind”.

”The Sudden evaporation of the age-long legislative camaraderie of “bow and go” accorded to former legislators nominated for national posts by the senate during the turn of Nurse Yissa, a distinguished legislator, underscores that the rejection was more of political scores than the primitive and empty excuse of nursing background given”.

“But for ignorance and poor sense of history the senators would have known that nursing is a global profession sui generis that is as gainfully challenging as any other profession where brilliant scholars distinguish themselves and that nurses have excellently distinguished themselves in services to humanity throughout history such that some, after serving as Presidents of their countries, are today celebrated as liberation and transformation figures e.g. Janet Jagan of Guyana and Machel Samora of Mozambique”

“It is very unfortunate that having a nursing background, which is a strong advantage in other climes, is considered a strong disadvantage by our own Senators, and, alas, was the only reason that informed their failure to confirm the nomination of a patriotic Nigerian who has enviably distinguished himself in public administration and services.”

“As we invite well-meaning Nigerians to prevail on our senators to retract this demeaning label on the nursing profession by effecting the confirmation of the nomination of Rt (Hon) Nurse Yissa Ezekiel Benjamin without further delay, we urge all nurses to maintain decorum and continue to make usual altruistic sacrifices for the nation despite this unfortunate and unwarranted attack”, -the statement read.

Source : http://nursesarena.com/news/ncc-board-nurses-flay-senates-rejection-of-former-kwara-state-speaker/msg/?topicseen#msg

I was about posting this. Mynd44; Seun; lalasticlala should do the needful and help correct the negative news posted by satirical sites and picked up by our bloggers all in the name of traffic

Optimisticgondy:
I have a Nurse friend who has already attested about 5 certificates at Education and Foreign Affairs' Ministries, can he attest only his Nursing certificate out of the 5 or all? He's considering his purse as it's done at 18k per certificate as at today.

The Nurse friend of yours has successfully wasted his money. Before you can work in UAE you need to be Registered as a Nurse in the country,you don't need any attestation as registration in UAE supercede any form of attestation. Just tell him not to make any move to UAE before completing the registration process else he will only work menial jobs when he gets there. Nursesarena.com has all the information he needs to be registered as a nurse in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Refer him to this thread to read how another nurse is processing her Nursing license registration in Abu Dhabi My HAAD Nurse Registration Journey and Experience : A Guide for other Nigerian Nurses

@nairalanddotorg, thanks for this.
@Luckymay, you need to first register as a nurse with the Nursing board of the state you want to migrate to. Most states require cgfns certification or evaluation program. You can go through the travel section on Nursesarena.com through this link HERE where you will see how to travel to other countries as a nurse. For step by step guide on CGFNS registration follow this post by another nurse Click Here. You can equally follow all the updates on Nursesarena.com Facebook page HERE

Nice advice @Chocho4real and @Alajiki
@Marvyx it's never too late just like @Joygalore said,in countries such as USA, many are entering nursing even at the age of 40

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barbiee:
STEP 3: ASSESSMENT

After passing the computer based test,your application will then be assessed. For the assessment, you will have to produce the following:

- A valid passport.
-Birth certificate
-Your qualification certificate
-Registration certificate from Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.
-2 employment references confirming that you have the 12months experience in competent and character
-Verification of registration from Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria
-Transcript from your nursing school showing the hours spent in clinicals and block studies.
-A good health declaration certificate from a Medical doctor
-Police certificate
Note: All these forms are available for download on the NMC UK website

STEP 4 TEST OF COMPETENCE - PART TWO

After successful assessment, you will be invited for the second competency test. This is a test of clinical competence; the format is Objective Structured Clinical Examination commonly referred to as OSCE. You will be invited to travel to uk for it cause University of Northamton is the only University allowed to conduct the exam. You will be asked to carry out practical demonstrations and answer questions as you go round the stations. The exam cost £992

STEP 5.
This stage has to do with face to face identification. Your picture will be take and all your original Documents assessed. This can be done at the osce venue or their london office.

Upon successful completed, you will be invited to complete the final declaration and payment for your registration pin; this can be done online. The registration fees cost £133 and renewable annually.

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Nice one barbiee, but at least show some love by referencing where you copied this from lol. Here is the detailed step-by-step guide on how you can go about nursing registration I detailed on http://Nursesarena.com. For UK How to Become a Registered Nurse in UK and for Dubai (which is the easiest and doesn't require ielts) check out A complete guide to nurse registration in Dubai

Tbells91:
Hello everyone, I have a friend who wants to study nursing and chose LAUTECH. As a graduate of that school and her reputation as a time-waster due to recurring strike and all, i'm thinking it would be better to go to a school of nursing and midwifery instead cz she's 21years old already. So pls I need your advice to be able to advise her appropriately on what to do.

What's your view on this?
Thanks.

After 3years of nursing school and additional one and half years of midwifery she will still have to spend 4years as a direct entry student for her degree. If lautech is known for strike, why not try other universities? Here is the list of universities offering nursing degree in Nigeria and if she settles for nursing schools here is the list of schools of nursing presently selling application form

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Nurses in the country have voiced their concerns over the delay in the commencement of Internship and proper placement of graduate nurses. This was made known by the association’s president yesterday while delivering a welcome address at the ongoing induction program for the newly elected state administrative council members of NANNM at the NICON Luxury hotel, Abuja the capital of Nigeria.

"The much delay that is happening to the issue of the commencement of internship for BNSc graduates is of great concern for the Association. The unified scheme of service that is awaiting the consideration and approval of the national council on establishment is a twin issue to the intership" he said. The association National president further added that "the association has exercised enough patience on this matter."

The National president further noted that the clinical practices are bedeviled with many issues which includes :

1) Shortage of Nurses: The country currently has one of the worse nurse to population ratio which is affecting productivity, image and efficiency of Nurses. Although the World Health Organization recommends a nurse to a population ratio of 700, but according to the Open Journal of Nursing, 2014, Nigeria has less than 150,000 registered nurses to cater for an estimated 160 million population, giving an average nurse population ratio of 1 to 1,066 people.

The association president further stated that there are less than 20,000 Nurses in the employment of the 73 federal health institutions in Nigeria. This shortage affects education instructions as well as clinical practices

2) Infrastructural Development : Nigeria health facilities are less than internationally acceptable standard which makes it difficult to discharge optimal care. In some instances, nurses use mobile phone torchlight to perform Nursing duties,where lies efficiency and expected quality outcome? he asked.

3) The work environment: Unfavorable work environment in our health facilities are militating against effective performances. Without a positive work environment the impact of our professional services will amount to nothing. The worst situations occur in the primary health care level

4) Professional jurisdiction: In some cases professional jurisdictions are not religiously adhered to. Nurses and midwives are prevented from carrying out thier rightful duties in some health institutions in the country in contradiction to standard world best practices. This contributes to the negative health indices especially in maternal and infant mortality rate.

[b]5) Quackery and the image of Nurse: [/b]Quackery is a cankerworm that is frustrating the efficiency of Nursing practices and creating a bad image for the profession. Quackery is a criminal offence and it is a great disservice to the Nation. All efforts should be directed towards reducing the menance of quackery to safeguard the interest of the massess.

On the challenges facing nursing education in Nigeria, the National NANNM President said:

"It is pertinent to speak on certain topical issues affecting health care service efficiency and quality outcome in Nigeria. The central issue in professional practices revolves around education, regulatioin and clinical practices. Today, the challenging factors cut accross all these strata. The problem of inadequately equipped institutions for nursing education and absence of available opportunity for linking the two major type of institutions offering education and training for nurses in Nigeria remain a clog in the wheel of progress for the profession. The much orchestrated Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing (PGDN) is yet to have a proper placement in Nursing education.

On the absence of Nursing and Midwifery Council board which has stalled the activities of the regulatory board he said, " Infact , the absence of a board of management for the council is a disservice to the profession and capable of compromising quality healthcare services"

Source :http://nursesarena.com/news/we-have-exercised-enough-patience-on-unified-scheme-of-service-internship-nannm/msg2226/#msg2226