The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to raise annual admission into Nigeria’s medical schools to about 20,000 students within the next three years as part of measures to expand the nation’s healthcare workforce. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed the target while receiving the report of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Medical Simulation Committee, according to a statement issued by his media aide, Ikharo Attah. Alausa said the government would establish world-class medical simulation centres across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. The facilities are expected to support...