UK council probes 1,955 Nigerian nurses over exam fraud

• The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in the United Kingdom has given fresh update on widely spread exam fraud concerning some Nigerian nurses
• The NMC has indicted 1,238 and probing 717 Nigerian nurses and midwives over exam fraud at the Ibadan centre
• The council gave a breakdown of the four groups of professionals affected by the alleged examination fraud

UK council gives breakdown of 4 groups affected by alleged exam fraud.
Note: Photo used only for illustration purposesSource: Getty ImagesProfessionals on the register, who achieved their CBT in a time we believe is more likely than not to indicate that they obtained their result fraudulently (48).Applicants wishing to join the register, who achieved their CBT in a time we believe is more likely than not to indicate that they obtained their result fraudulently (669).Professionals on the register, about whom we did not take forward allegations of fraud but whose CBT was invalidated (467).Applicants wishing to join the register, about whom there was insufficient evidence of fraud but whose CBT was invalidated (771).Nigerian nurse secures job with UK’s NHS Nigerian nurses awaiting appeals asked to leave UK

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