LAGOS, Nigeria – July 7, 2025 – His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has confirmed Alhaji Ndagi Al-Hassan as the permanent Registrar/Secretary-General of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN).
The announcement, made today, transitions Al-Hassan from his role as acting registrar to the permanent leadership of the nation’s premier regulatory body for nursing and midwifery.
In an exclusive telephone interview with Fellow Nurses Africa correspondent this morning, Alhaji Ndagi Al-Hassan expressed profound gratitude for the confirmation, describing it as “a new dawn in nursing.” He reaffirmed his commitment to advancing the profession through rigorous regulation, enhanced professional development, and elevated standards of practice to strengthen healthcare delivery across Nigeria.
At Fellow Nurses Africa,we extend our heartfelt congratulations to Al-Hassan on his confirmation and affirm our readiness to collaborate with him to drive transformative reforms to elevate the standards of nursing and midwifery in Nigeria.
Stakeholders across the nursing community have voiced confidence in his leadership, anticipating significant advancements in training, certification, and practice standards.
Al-Hassan succeeds Dr. Faruk Umar Abubakar, who served as registrar until 2024. The nursing community has been encouraged to rally behind the new registrar to support his mission of advancing the profession.
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