Only 20 Nigeria-trained nurses joined the UK nursing workforce between the six-months of October 2015 and March 2016
Only 20 Nigeria-trained nurses joined the UK nursing workforce between the six-months of October 2015 and March 2016. Four years later in the same period of 2020, the number jumped to 444, the highest number of Nigeria-trained nurses joining in a six-month period.
Presently, there are 3,767 Niger
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Caleb Ojewale
Caleb Ojewale is an Assistant Editor at BusinessDay Newspaper in Nigeria, where he also heads Industry and Real Sector, supervising all associated beats/desks.
He is concurrently Editor for Features, Interviews, and the Newspaper's Backpage (Monday to Thursday). He has also been OP-ED Editor and a member of the Editorial Board.
A well rounded business journalist; he is a recipient of multiple local and international journalism awards.
Caleb is a fellow of the University of Oxford and OKP and has bachelor’s and Master's degrees in communication from Lagos State University and the University of Lagos, respectively.