The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the regulatory body in charge of the nursing and midwifery professions in the UK, will investigate over 500 Nigerian applicants over alleged exam malpractices in Nigeria.
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This was after it was discovered that the applicants might have engaged in exam malpractices at Yunnik Technologies, a test centre in Ibadan, Oyo State.
According to the Guardian, the investigation started after the NMC was hinted about incidents of false results at the test centre in May 2023.
According to the Nursing Standard, “Each of them will now be referred to an investigating committee to determine if they gained fraudulent entry to the register. They will be offered three chances to take and pass a new CBT
and will be given the opportunity to provide the investigating committee with information about the circumstances in which they took the initial test at Yunnik.
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“If they are found to have fraudulently gained registration, they will be removed from the register. All other CBT results are being treated as invalid. The remaining 467 professionals on the register who took the test at the centre will need to resit the test. Individuals who decline to retake the CBT or do not pass after three retake attempts will be referred to an investigating committee.”