The House of Representatives has called on the Medical and Dentistry Council of Nigeria, MDCN, to allow Nigerian students who were evacuated from Ukraine over the war between the Eastern European country and Russia, to complete their studies in Nigerian universities.
Quest Times understands that this is coming on the heels of the ongoing industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which started on February 14.
The House particularly called on the Council to “allow students in the 6th and Final Year of their programmes, who have completed their final exams, to register for the MDCN in Nigeria and allow them to prove themselves.”
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The House also urged the MDCN to “allow students in the 5th Year of their medical programmes in Ukraine to be absorbed into medical schools in Nigerian universities to complete their 6th Year.”
The House also called on the Federal Government, through relevant ministries, departments and agencies, to discuss with Ukrainian authorities about how to facilitate the release of the transcripts of years of school completed by Nigerian students willing to transfer to medical schools in Nigeria or other nations.
The lawmakers also mandated the House Committees on Tertiary Education, Health Institutions, and Foreign Affairs to engage with the leadership of the MDCN, Concerned Ukrainian Students’ Parents Forum Nigeria and other relevant MDAs to find lasting solutions to the challenge.