How to get your Nursing license renewed in Nigeria
One of the certificates you will be issued after your nursing program is a nursing license. This certificate enables you to start practicing as a registered nurse (RN) or a registered nurse (RM).
Once you are issued the certificate by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) you are allowed to use it for three years and have it renewed at the end of that year.
Without a current nursing license, you won’t be allowed to continue your nursing practice in Nigeria. Section 5 of the amended decree 54 of 1988 states equivocally that
“No Nurse shall be allowed to practice or continue to practice in any year unless such a Nurse has paid Licensing fees as prescribed by the Council.” This means that a registered nurse or midwife will only be allowed to practice if they renew their license.
Failure to renew your license will lead to severe penalties such as payment of a fine or even a punishment by a court of law.
Getting your Nursing license renewed is not a very difficult task to do, it involves following several easy steps which won’t even take you up to 10 minutes.
The good thing is that you can actually renew your license yourself provided you have a smartphone and an internet connection. To find out how to get your nursing renewed make sure you read this content till the end.
How to get your Nursing license renewed in Nigeria
The get your nursing license renewed, here are the step-by-step procedures you need to follow
- Visit the Official NMCN portal: visit the license page of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) website to get started
- Login your account: you are to log in to the account you created when signing in as a member or create an account as a new member before you can proceed to the next step
- Upload Passport: Upload a scanned copy of your most current passport photo which should be colored and have a white background
- Upload Document: upload a scanned copy of the Council-issued original certificate of registration, for the Mandatory Continuing Professional Development Programme (MCPDP), upload a scanned copy of your original certificate of attendance
- Make payment: you are to send a payment through REMITA on the renewal portal to the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN). The renewal fee is N13,125 and N6,562 for each year of default (if you have defaulted).
How to get your Nursing Licence reissued when Lost.
If you mistakenly lost your license, here are the steps you need to take to get a new one reissued to you by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN).
- Initiate online application for re-issuance on the Council’s license portal https://licence.nmcn.gov.ng
- Upload scanned copy of original recent colored passport photograph with white background.
- Upload scanned copy of original Certificates of Registration issued by Council.
- Upload scanned copy of original Sworn court affidavit
- Upload scanned copy of original Police extract (if a license is current)
- Payment of prescribed fees of N10,937 only through REMITA (TSA) on the portal.
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FAQs
How much is license renewal for Nurses
The amount for renewal of license for nurses in Nigeria is N13,125 only for three years, with a penalty of N6,562 for each year of default.
How Much is MCPDP for Nurses in Nigeria
For the Mandatory Continuing Professional Development Programme (MCPDP) for nurses in Nigeria, the registration feeis N20,000.
Is the NMCN verification portal still open?
Yeah the NMCN verification portal is currently open. The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) has its portal opened for the verification of nurses’ and midwives certificates.
How much is NMCN licence Registration
For the Basic Registration at NMCN, you are to pay a non – non-refundable application/registration fee of N42,967.00 tothe Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria through REMITA in any bank.
For the Post Basic Registration, you are to pay non – refundable application/registration fee of N61,092.00 for Midwives/ Psychiatric Nurses and N44, 500 for other Post Basic Nurses into the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria through REMITA in any bank.
Penalty for late registration is payable 90 days after the release of the result.
– N77, 500.00 – Per school
– N16, 250.00 – Per individual
How much is required for Registration of Foreign Nurses
If you are a foreign nurse who wants to register under the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, you are to Pay a non-refundable application/examination fee of N45,500 into the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria through REMITA in any bank and complete registration/licensing application forms with five (5) colored passport photographs on a white background.
How long does it take for NMCN to release the license?
You will be issued a nursing license by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) within a period of three to eighteen months.
Final Thought
In Nigeria, a nursing license given by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) is very important and vital to ensure safe and competent nursing care, protect the public and maintain professional standards within the nursing profession.
Without a nursing license, practicing your profession will be very risky to you and the public at large because you will be going against the nursing professional body in Nigeria as well as the rules that govern nursing and medical practice.
Once your license expires, you are no longer able to work as a nurse in Nigeria. There are penalties given to those who fail to renew their licence on time as well as extra charges attached. The current penalty is N6,562 for each year for defaulters.
The easiest and simplest way to renew your nursing license is to do it before it expires. If you plan to discontinue practicing, you may request to make the license inactive with your state’s board of nursing.
Always ensure to check the status of your nursing license through the Board of Nursing website or portal. You want to ensure it is currently active and there are no infractions against your license that may have been filed.
