The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has increased annual admissions into nursing schools from about 20,000 to 50,000 students as part of a wider strategy to tackle Nigeria’s shortage of healthcare professionals and strengthen the nation’s health workforce. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, announced the development during an interview with journalists over the weekend, describing it as one of several education reforms designed to produce the skilled workforce needed to support President Bola Tinubu’s ambition of building a $1 trillion economy by 2030. According to the minister, the administration is...