The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria has issued a Public Notice on Review of Practising Fees.

 

The notice as obtained by a medicalworld Nigeria correspondent informed all MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AND DENTAL SURGEONS that annual practising fees have been reviewed as follows:

 

a) Practitioners of less than 10 years post graduation will pay N10,000 (Ten thousand naira) only as their annual practising fee.

 

b) Practitioners of 10 years and above 10 years post graduation will pay N20,000 (Twenty thousand Naira) only as thier annual practising fee.

 

This review takes effect from renewal for 2017 annual practising license.

 

The medical and Dental council of Nigeria by this public notice, reminds ALL MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS, DENTAL SURGEONS AND THEIR EMPLOYERS that the Medical and Dental practitioners Act Cap M8 laws of the federation of Nigeria, 2010 requires that all practioners pay thier annual practising fees before the beginning of each year to be eligible to practice legally.

 

Failure to comply with this requirement is a contravention of the law for which the doctor concerned and his employer would be liable to prosecution.

 

Doctors are to pay thier practising fees into the treasury Single account (TSA) through the councils website (www.mdcn.gov.ng) after they must have updated thier records on the council's registration portal

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Dr A. A Ibrahim, DSc.,mni

Registrar