A staggering 1,238 Nigerian nurses in the United Kingdom are facing disciplinary actions over allegations of exam fraud linked to the Yunnik test centre in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has also placed 717 others under investigation, bringing the total number of affected individuals to 1,955.
The scandal emerged after the NMC identified irregularities in the Computer-Based Test (CBT), a requirement for foreign-trained nurses seeking UK registration.
Investigators flagged concerns about the speed at which some candidates completed the exam, leading to suspicions of fraudulent activity.
Some of the affected nurses have had their visas revoked by the UK Home Office and are facing deportation. The Nursing Times reported that several have already been removed from the professional register, while others are appealing their cases.
To resolve the situation, the NMC has offered affected individuals the opportunity to retake the CBT for free through Pearson VUE. However, passing the retest would not guarantee reinstatement or automatic approval of pending applications.
The NMC has categorized those implicated into four groups:
- 48 professionals on the register achieved their CBT in a time that suggests fraudulent activity.
- 669 applicants wishing to join the register also fall into this category.
- 467 professionals on the register had their CBT invalidated without fraud allegations.
- 771 applicants in a similar situation had their tests invalidated.
The NMC has assured affected individuals that it is working to resolve cases as quickly as possible and has provided support for those struggling with the
