Workers’ Migration To Europe Threatens Nigeria’s Healthcare System — MHWUN

The Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) has warned that the continued migration of skilled young health workers to Europe in search of better opportunities is placing Nigeria’s healthcare system at risk.
The national president of MHWUN, Comrade Ado Sani Minjibir, raised the concern in Abuja during the union’s 2026 International Youth Day celebration, organised in collaboration with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
He said the migration of young and skilled health workers was no longer an isolated labour issue but a growing threat to healthcare delivery across Nigeria and other African countries.
Minjibir said the problem was compounded by inadequate working enviro...