The Medical Dental council of Nigeria hereby reminds ALL MEDICAL, DENTAL AND REGISTERED ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS AND ALL EMPLOYERS OF DOCTORS that the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act Cap M8 Laws of the federation 2004 requires that all doctors pay their practising fees before 31st December of the preceeding year to obtain practising licence for the ensuing year. In compliance with the Law, all doctors are expected to have paid for their 2014 practising licence on or before 3]" December, 2013. Those who fail to do so will be subjected to the penalty for the licensing stipulated in the extant regulations among other sanctions. Doctors can pay their practising fees through their State Monitoring Committees 

which are currently based in the Office of the Director of Medical Services of their respective states or directly to the office of the Council nearest to them. Payments must be by Bank Certified Cheques, payable to the Medical and

Dental Council of Nigeriadrawn from any Bank in the Central Bank of Nigeria Clearing House. 

The Practising fees currently payable by all doctors for renewal are as follows: 

(1) House Officers N6,OOO.OO 

(2) Doctors of less thank ten (10) years post qualification N6,000.OO 

(3) Doctors often (10) years and above post qualification NIO,OOO.OO 

(4) Doctors on the Limited Register (Temporary Registration) - N20,000.00 (2yrs.) 

(5) Alternative Medicine Practitioners (Already Registered) NIO,OOO.OO 

(6) Doctors aged 70 years and above who are in good standing at their 70th Birthday . 

All doctors are expected to pay a development levy ofN5,000.00 and also to obtain . copies of the Guidelines on Registration and Code of Medical Ethics in Nigeria (Rules of Professional Conduct) the current cost of both is N3,000.00. 

REGISTRATION 

(A) TEMPORARY (LIMITED) REGISRATION/RENEWAL 

AU Expatriate Doctors working or desiring to work in Nigeria as well as their employers or those wishing to employ them, are hereby reminded that it is a contravention of the Law for an expatriate doctor to work in any capacity, whether for fee or not, anywhere within the territories of the Federal Republic of Nigeria without having registered and obtained Licence from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria. This requirement is not waived even when the doctor 

is to work in Nigeria for only a few days or as a free service. The attention of the various State Governments and all Ministries of Health, as well as the Private Sector including NGOs is hereby drawn to this Law, Expatriate doctors who continue to flout the Law and persons who aid and abet them are liable to prosecution. Fee for temporary registration is N40,000.00 plus 2 years practising fees ofN20,OOO.OO (Total N60,000.OO) for long stay of more than three (3) months and N2S,000 plus I year practising fee ofN 10,000.00 (Total N35,000.OO) for short stay of less than three months. The doctor is also required to pay a Development Levy ofN5,000.OO and to obtain copies of Guidelines on Registration and Code of Medical Ethics in Nigeria (Rules of Professional Conduct) both at a total cost ofN3,000.00. 

(B) ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION REGISTRATION 

Doctors who wish to apply for additional qualification registration are required to pay N30,000.00 plus a development levy ofNS,OOO.OO and also to obtain copies of Guidelines on Registration and Code of Medical Ethics in Nigeria (Rules of Professional Conduct) both at a total cost ofN3,OOO.00. 

(C) FULL REGISTRATION 

All Doctors applying for full registration are expected to pay N20,000.00. They are also required to pay the practising licence fees for two (2) years plus a development levy ofN5,OOO.00 and also to obtain copies of Guidelines on 

Registration and Code of Medical Ethics in Nigeria (Rules ofProfessional Conduct) both at a total cost ofN3,000.OO. 

(D) PROVISIONAL REGISTRATION 

Doctors who wish to apply for provisional registration are expected to pay N 10,000.00, practising licence fees for two(2) years, a development levy of N5,000.OO and obtain internship forms at the cost ofN2,250.00. They are also to obtain copies of Guidelines on Registration and Code of Medical Ethics in Nigeria (Rules of Professional Conduct) both at a total cost ofN3,000.OO. 

(E) VERIFICATION

ECFMG/EICS               - $200 Cash/S250 Draft 

LETTER OF GOOD STANDING  - N26,OOO.OO/dollar equi-valent 

LOCAL VERIFICATION -    NI0,OOO.OO 

INTERNATIONAL VERIFICATION  - $200 Cash/$250 Draft 

(F) MANDATORY CPD PROGAMME 

Acquisition ora minimum of 20 credit units per year in the Continuing Professional Development is a mandatory requirement tor the renewal of practising licence by all doctors. 

NOTE:

Failure to pay the pratising fee before 31st December will attract a mimmum penalty of double the Annual Fee apart from the likelihood of the defaulter being prosecuted. Penalties for employers of such doctors are 10 times the fee to be paid by the defaultimg doctor. Doctors can only renew practising licence two years in excess of the current practising year. All fees are subject to review from time to time.

Application Deadline: 31st December 2013

For further information pls. Vist MDCN website at www.mdcnigeria.org

Pls note: All application forms can be downloaded from the Council's website 

Signed 

Dr. Abdulmumimi A. Ibrahim, Mni