tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32139585582763117872024-03-26T23:37:49.028-07:00UGONSAUGONSA.COMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548595534025184943noreply@blogger.comBlogger188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213958558276311787.post-63960009181169752812024-02-11T15:41:00.000-08:002024-02-11T15:46:54.349-08:00<p> UGONSA SPEAKS ON NMCN'S NEW LICENSE VERIFICATION GUIDELINES.</p><p><img alt="" height="151" 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</p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">The Registrar, </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">Nursing and Midwifery Council of
Nigeria (NMCN), </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">Plot 713, Cadastral Zone,</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">P.M.B. 5328,</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">Wuse, Abuja.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"> </p>
<p>Sir,</p>
<p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b>URGENT APPEAL FOR RECONSIDERATION OF
THE NEW NURSING REGISTRATION VERIFICATION POLICY</b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The National Executive Council of the University
Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA) write on behalf of our
members and numerous Nigerian nurses both within the country and in the
diaspora, who have expressed profound concerns and dismay over the recent
policy update regarding the nursing registration verification process
introduced by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN). This letter
is a collective outcry against what is perceived as an unfair, retrogressive,
and anti-progress policy that not only undermines the professional standing and
welfare of Nigerian nurses but also significantly hampers their ability to seek
and leverage international opportunities.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">2. It is disheartening to note
that the Nigerian system, through this new policy, seems to work against the welfare
of its nurses. The global demand for nurses offers Nigerian nurses an
unprecedented opportunity to elevate their careers, improve their living
standards, and contribute significantly to the global healthcare system. By
imposing policies that unduly restrict their mobility, NMCN is not only
curtailing individual professional growth but also inadvertently contributing
to the brain drain that deprives our healthcare system of skilled professionals
as those who eventually exit the system with frustration will never think of
returning to make it a brain gain for the system. Nurses are seeking
international opportunities not out of sheer desire for emigration but as a
response to being more valued and better-remunerated abroad. It is imperative
that our systems support rather than hinder their aspirations.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">3. The requirement for nurses to
obtain a letter of good standing from their educational institutions introduces
an unnecessary and cumbersome bottleneck. Many nurses have graduated over a
decade ago from both foreign and local universities, and the logistical
nightmare of reconnecting with foreign universities for needless documentation
viz-a-viz letter recommendation is both impractical and may be viewed as
insensitive by Nigerian nurses as many of their faculty members who knows them
must have left the system. This requirement does not account for the realities
of time and changes within educational institutions, placing an undue burden on
our nurses.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">4. Moreover, the policy's
stipulation for a two-year delay in registration verification has far-reaching
and personal implications for nurses, especially those who want to further
their education outside the country and rely on working to support their
educational goals abroad. This policy will automatically bar them from practicing
nursing abroad and put them in financial difficulty and with potential drop out
overseas. The implications of this policy also extend beyond professional
boundaries, affecting the very fabric of the family structure in our nursing community.
It is also capable of destroying the social fabric of Nigerian nurses, especially
those whose families or spouses are abroad. Such delays not only disrupt
professional progress but also have profound emotional and psychological
impacts, as they impede family reunification and contribute to the
disintegration of family units as they will be forced to stay in Nigeria to
work for two years. In addition, it also amounts to forced labour, which occurs
when individuals are compelled against their will to provide work or service
through the use of force. Explicitly, the International Labour Organization’s
Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) states that “forced or compulsory
labour is all work or service which is exacted from any person under the threat
of a penalty and for which the person has not offered himself or herself
voluntarily.” This will no doubt be counterproductive to the renewed hope
agenda of the current administration in Nigeria. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">5. Furthermore, the directive to
obtain a letter of good standing from chief executive officers, predominantly
medical doctors, is a direct affront to the autonomy of the nursing profession.
This requirement not only undermines the professional independence of nurses
but also exposes them to potential exploitation and abuse. It is universally
acknowledged that the professional body responsible for the registration of
nurses has the rightful authority to issue any letter of good standing. This
norm is recognized globally and should be upheld by the NMCN to protect the
dignity, autonomy, and welfare of Nigerian nurses.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">6. In light of the
aforementioned concerns, we strongly urge the Nursing and Midwifery Council of
Nigeria to reconsider and withdraw the current registration verification
policy. We request a policy revision that aligns with international best
practices, respects the autonomy and dignity of the nursing profession, and
facilitates rather than impedes the professional growth and mobility of
Nigerian nurses, thereby avoiding unnecessary litigation from concerned nurses.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">7. UGONSA encourages NMCN to
convey high-powered meetings of elders with a significant representative from
young nurses and the stud<a name="_GoBack"></a>ent body to allow them to accept
and take ownership of any decision that comes from that dialogue.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">8. As reality has dawned on
policymakers on the value of nurses in Nigeria, UGONSA encourage the NMCN to
use this opportunity to push for better deals for Nigerian nurses, especially
recognition of our postgraduate certificates in clinical settings while unions push
for pronounced appointment of nurse consultants, Nurses’ special salary
structure, ward custodian allowance, retained allowance, and other deserved
allowances.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">9. The nursing community in
Nigeria and abroad looks forward to an expedited resolution of this matter,
ensuring that the policies enacted serve the best interests of nurses, the
healthcare system, and the nation at large. We remain committed to constructive
dialogue and collaboration with the NMCN to achieve a favourable outcome for
all stakeholders.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Thank you for your attention to this urgent
matter. We eagerly await your positive response and the initiation of steps
towards the revision of this policy.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">UGONSA..,
MAKE A POSITIVE CHANGE.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Signed</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">by Nr. Opeyemi Ojo and Nr. Eteng, Philip. The </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">National President and National Secretary,</span></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">UGONSA’S 2024 NEW YEAR MESSAGE TO NIGERIAN
NURSES</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b><img alt="Login - Ugonsa" aria-hidden="false" class="sFlh5c pT0Scc iPVvYb" height="93" src="https://register.ugonsa.org/assets/images/ugonsa_logo.png" style="height: 184px; margin: 0px; max-width: 164px; width: 164px;" width="164" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">UGONSA </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">describes </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Nigerian Nurses'</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> contributions to healthcare as invaluable, and their compassionate care as a beacon of hope in her</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> New Year message to Nigerian Nurses, signed by her National President Nr. Opeyemi Ojo and the National Secretary Nr. Eteng, Philip. The message </span><span style="text-indent: 48px;">r</span>ead thus</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span lang="EN-US">As we step into the new year, the National executives of the University
Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA) extend their heartfelt
gratitude to all its members and all Nigerian nurses as a whole for their
unwavering dedication to the noble field of nursing despite the challenging
circumstances we face. Our commitment to patient care remains resolute, even in
the face of economic hardship and inadequate government financial support.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">2. In these trying times, our tireless efforts have been a beacon of
hope for countless individuals relying on the compassionate care only nurses
can provide. Let us stand united, drawing strength from our shared mission of togetherness
for a new height in Nigerian nursing and prioritize the well-being of those
entrusted to our care. The spirit may seem low due to the prevailing economic
hardship in the country, discouraging government circulars coupled with unfulfilled
government promises. The continuous exploitation of the lacuna in our proper
placement circular by some CMDs and MDs to deny our nurses of their rightful
placement is also disheartening and extremely depressing. Against all odds, our
dedication to patient care remains a shining example of compassion and
resilience, and the world is inspired by our untiring commitment to work and our
obligation to humanity. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">3. The past year has tested our resolve and staunch dedication to
providing quality healthcare as our source of inspiration. Together, let us
fortify our commitment to excellence in nursing, recognizing that our impact
goes beyond the confines of financial constraints. In the new year, let us
stand united in advocating for the recognition and support our profession
deserves. Despite the obstacles, our tireless efforts make a profound
difference in the lives of those we serve. Our compassion is a beacon of hope,
and our commitment to patient well-being is the cornerstone of our association.
Together, we shall navigate the challenges ahead, advocating for the
recognition and support our profession rightfully deserves. Let this new year
be a testament to our dedication, turning adversity into opportunities for
growth and positive change.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">4. May the coming months bring not only personal and professional
success but also the acknowledgment and support we need to continue our vital
work. Let us forge ahead with determination, knowing that our contributions to
healthcare are invaluable and appreciated. May the new year bring opportunities
for growth, professional fulfillment, and the acknowledgment of our invaluable
contributions to healthcare. Together, we shall navigate challenges and
continue to elevate the standards of nursing practice. Wishing you all a year
filled with strength, resilience, compassion, achievements, and the fulfillment
that comes from making a positive impact on the lives of those we serve<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Warm regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">Warm regards.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">UGONSA….., MAKE
A POSITIVE CHANGE.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: center;"> SIGNED </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: left;"><b>N<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; text-align: center;">R</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> OP</span><span style="text-align: justify;">E</span><span style="text-align: justify;">Y</span><span style="text-align: justify;">E</span><span style="text-align: justify;">MI OJO </span>N<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; text-align: center;">R</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">E</span><span style="text-align: justify;">T</span><span style="text-align: justify;">EN</span><span style="text-align: justify;">G</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> PHILIP</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: left;"><b><span style="text-align: justify;">NATIONAL PRESIDENT</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">NATIONAL</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> SECRETARY</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></b></p>
UGONSA.COMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548595534025184943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213958558276311787.post-72329957699775467262024-01-04T08:54:00.000-08:002024-01-04T08:54:01.319-08:00Volume 6 Issue 2 of The Nursing Scope Journal<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNwgR6y4eljxybvUq7oMrM8QmNt-d13c-l8q58dj0ewxGPcOFRaFe_6vQACfQGdxou9FYXw4FiXclY9GcRUIMFbDuc6wrc5_lvfOo-I1kLWE918de2faz-zLy25_MBnfqlCuIlgblaGRQxChim26nITcpx7kQ4ygv56fo7n9DNbLPHCM-lqgYPM7lMqAT/s173/UGONSA%20LOGO.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="169" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNwgR6y4eljxybvUq7oMrM8QmNt-d13c-l8q58dj0ewxGPcOFRaFe_6vQACfQGdxou9FYXw4FiXclY9GcRUIMFbDuc6wrc5_lvfOo-I1kLWE918de2faz-zLy25_MBnfqlCuIlgblaGRQxChim26nITcpx7kQ4ygv56fo7n9DNbLPHCM-lqgYPM7lMqAT/s1600/UGONSA%20LOGO.JPG" width="169" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Volume 6,
Issue 2 of The Nursing Scope Journal, is out. The December 30, 2023,
publication marked the 6th issue published within two years of revalidation of
the classical journal. The DOIs below will link you to the publications:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Nshi,
G.I., & Anyanwu, J.C. (2023). </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Data points necessary for developing an accurate
financial statement</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">. <i>The Nursing Scope, 6(2)</i></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">, 1-7. ISSN:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2645-2936 (Online); 0795 – 6541 (Print).</span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://doi.org/10.59073/thenursingscope62/1-7"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://doi.org/</span>10.59073/thenursingscope62/1-7</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Ndiok, A.E., Eval, B.E., & Uka, V.K. (2023).
Prevalence of Age-Related Cataracts Among Patients Utilizing Eye Services in
Cross River State Eye Care Programme, Calabar, Nigeria. <i>The Nursing Scope,
6(2)</i></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">, 8-16. ISSN:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2645-2936 (Online); 0795 – 6541 (Print). <a href="https://doi.org/10.59073/thenursingscope62/8-16">https://doi.org/10.59073/thenursingscope62/8-16</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Ojo, I.O., Olaosebikan,
F.O., & Abiodun, O.O. (2023). Factors influencing the choice of nursing
profession as a future career among Achievers University nursing students, Owo,
Ondo State, Nigeria.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">The Nursing Scope, 6(2),</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"> 17-27. ISSN:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2645-2936 (Online); 0795 – 6541 (Print). <a href="https://doi.org/10.59073/thenursingscope62/17-27">https://doi.org/10.59073/thenursingscope62/17-27</a>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Madu, T.
O., </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Israel, C. E.,</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Opara,
H. C., Ewang, J. I., Ani, U. G., & Omotola, N.J. (2023). Stress coping
strategies among undergraduate nursing students in the university of Nigeria Enugu
Campus.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">The
Nursing Scope, 6(2),</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">
28-38. ISSN:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2645-2936 (Online); 0795 –
6541 (Print). <a href="https://doi.org/10.59073/thenursingscope62/28-38">https://doi.org/10.59073/thenursingscope62/28-38</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="background: #FEFDFA; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">The
Nursing Scope is an open-access journal. To access all published articles,
visit the journal’s website, </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://thenursingscope.org/" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: #FEFDFA; color: #d52a33; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">https://thenursingscope.org/</span></a><span style="background: #FEFDFA; color: #333333;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> , and click on view articles. To download the articles,
you have to subscribe “free of charge” and download as many articles as you
want, all “free of charge”. UGONSA…Make a Positive Change!!!</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Signed:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">The
Nursing Scope Editorial Team<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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BOARD MEMBERS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Editor-in-Chief<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Prof.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Mrs.) Ijeoma O. Ehiemere</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">University
of Nigeria; The Nursing Scope Main Editorial Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Editors<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Prof. Joseph Osuji<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Mount
Royal University, Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Email:
</span></b><a href="mailto:josuji@mtroyal.ca"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">josuji@mtroyal.ca</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">; </span><a href="mailto:joseph.osuji@unn.edu.ng"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">joseph.osuji@unn.edu.ng</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Prof. Mildred Edet
John</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Garden
City University College, Kumasi, Ghana<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Email:
</span><a href="mailto:miljohn2k@yahoo.com"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">miljohn2k@yahoo.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Prof. Omolola
Oladunni Irinoye<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Obafemi
Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Email:
</span><a href="mailto:oirinoye@oauife.edu.ng"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">oirinoye@oauife.edu.ng</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">; </span><a href="mailto:omololaoni@gmail.com"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">omololaoni@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Prof. Elkenah Chubike
Ndie<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">National
Open University of Nigeria<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Email:
</span><a href="mailto:endie@noun.edu.ng"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">endie@noun.edu.ng</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">.; </span><a href="mailto:chubike05@yahoo.com"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">chubike05@yahoo.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Prof. Saleh Ngaski Garba<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Bayero University, Kano – Nigeria<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Email: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">sngarba.nur@buk.edu.ng;
salenga2004@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Dr. Akon Emmanuel
Ndiok<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">University
of Calabar, Nigeria<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Email:
</span><a href="mailto:ndioka@unical.edu.ng"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">ndioka@unical.edu.ng</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">. ; </span><a href="mailto:akonndiok157@gmail.com"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">akonndiok157@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Dr. Adenike Adebola
Olaitan Olaniyi<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">University
College Hospital, Ibadan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Email:
</span><a href="mailto:adenikeolaniyi4@gmail.com"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">adenikeolaniyi4@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Dr. Emmanuel Ejembi
Anyebe<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">University
of Ilorin, Nigeria<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Email:
</span><a href="mailto:ejembianyebe@gmail.com"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">ejembianyebe@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">; </span><a href="mailto:anyebe.ee@unilorin.edu.ng"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">anyebe.ee@unilorin.edu.ng</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Dr. Chijioke O. Nwodoh
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">University
of Nigeria<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="mailto:chijioke.nwodoh@unn.edu.ng"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">chijioke.nwodoh@unn.edu.ng</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">; </span><a href="mailto:cjontheweb@yahoo.com"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">cjontheweb@yahoo.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Dr.
Nelson C. Okpua<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Universiti Sains Malaysia, Timur
Laut, Malaysia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="mailto:nelson.okpua@student.usm.my"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">nelson.okpua@student.usm.my</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Nurse Goodluck I.
Nshi, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">DNP©
Aspen University, Denver, CO, U.S.A.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Email:
</span><a href="mailto:mekagoodluck@yahoo.com"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">mekagoodluck@yahoo.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Nurse Baidy Barry
Afoi,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Bingham
University PMB 0005 Karu, Nasarawa State, Nigeria<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="mailto:barry.afoi@binghamuni.edu.ng"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">barry.afoi@binghamuni.edu.ng</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">, </span><a href="mailto:afoibarry@gmail.com"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">afoibarry@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">, </span><a href="mailto:afoibarry@yahoo.com"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">afoibarry@yahoo.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Castellar;">Nurse Ogechukwu A.
Nwigbo</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Firstcare
Beneavin House Hospital, Dublin, Ireland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="mailto:nwigboogechukwu@gmail.com"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">nwigboogechukwu@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Nurse
Opeyemi Idowu Ojo<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Federal Medical Centre, Owo,
Nigeria<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="mailto:bisopedow@gmail.com"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">bisopedow@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>UGONSA.COMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548595534025184943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213958558276311787.post-43407726375858340252023-12-08T03:18:00.000-08:002023-12-08T03:18:33.951-08:00The Nursing Scope Journal: Operational Updates<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROjtL8CDVGzP8kEFaQoRXpfJfrEnPBJxrhNgd7gG6DQ74GnjP8RuJG-ocsgQlV7MRe8FVGYVae16sBNh1hbKWQUE6EomvfkGdvhyphenhyphenlNP0JWK6P79K2NxH3-Lp0uxCcDhI0yJxnwoprxr4BEKwskttRmTjutjE5p3lhku47RPQgNmoJbYbMZ-lHdgwKnwT8/s173/UGONSA%20LOGO.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="169" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROjtL8CDVGzP8kEFaQoRXpfJfrEnPBJxrhNgd7gG6DQ74GnjP8RuJG-ocsgQlV7MRe8FVGYVae16sBNh1hbKWQUE6EomvfkGdvhyphenhyphenlNP0JWK6P79K2NxH3-Lp0uxCcDhI0yJxnwoprxr4BEKwskttRmTjutjE5p3lhku47RPQgNmoJbYbMZ-lHdgwKnwT8/s1600/UGONSA%20LOGO.JPG" width="169" /></a></div>UGONSA is committed to making "The Nursing
Scope" evolve as a leading African nursing journal that can sustain itself
in the long run. In the process of revitalizing the journal, the association
funded the journal wholly from its meagre funds. This enabled the publication
of 5 Issues over the past two years free of charge, and the 6<sup>th</sup>
issue will come out before the end of 2023. With the unassailable efforts of
our committed editorial board members, ably led by our most respected Professor
of Nursing, Professor Ijeoma Ehiemere, we have been able to re-index our print
ISSN and secure an online ISSN afresh from ISSN international. We have also
achieved indexing for digital object identifiers (DOI) through Crossref, the
world's leading DOI indexing body for journals. The association is currently
pursuing indexing of the journal with SCOPUS. Its goal is to achieve at least
one notable indexing every year for the next five years while expanding and
streamlining publication time and volumes. The milestone achieved so far would
not have been possible without the support of Nurses and Midwives, especially
UGONSA members.<o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Because it takes a lot to achieve and maintain
indexing, the association wishes to activate the first phase of the
self-sufficiency pathway for the journal. While it will still be paying
subsidies to keep publication costs very low, authors will forthwith be
required to pay a subsidized token of N20000 (twenty thousand naira) if
submitting a manuscript from Nigeria and $50 (fifty dollars) if submitting a
manuscript from abroad. Henceforth, we shall be accepting manuscripts
continuously throughout the year. An Issue will be periodically released once
we have enough manuscripts for an Issue in our article bank. We are poised to
go beyond our traditional two issues per volume starting from 2024. UGONSA has
done its part by creating this uncommon publication platform for Nurses and
Midwives. The ball is now in the court of Nurses and Midwives to utilize and
grow the platform. We, therefore, invite the heads of Department (HOD) of
Nursing, Principals of Schools of Nursing, our Academics, Clinicians, and the
entire nursing community to make publication in the journal a prioritized
affair. The Nursing Scope is an open-access journal. To access published
articles, visit the journal’s website, </span><a href="https://thenursingscope.org/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">https://thenursingscope.org/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">
, and click on view articles. To download the articles, you have to subscribe
“free of charge” and download as many articles as you want, all “free of
charge”. UGONSA…Make a Positive Change!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Signed <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The Nursing Scope Editorial Team</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Editor-in-Chief</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Prof. (Mrs.)
Ijeoma O. Ehiemere</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">,</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">University
of Nigeria; The Nursing Scope Main Editorial OfficeEmail: </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:gnan2ugonsa@gmail.com"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">gnan2ugonsa@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">; </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:ijeoma.ehiemere@unn.edu.ng"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">ijeoma.ehiemere@unn.edu.ng</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">; </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:ijeomere@yahoo.com"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">ijeomere@yahoo.com</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Editors</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Prof.
Joseph Osuji</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Mount
Royal University, Canada</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Email: </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:josuji@mtroyal.ca"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">josuji@mtroyal.ca</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">; </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:joseph.osuji@unn.edu.ng"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">joseph.osuji@unn.edu.ng</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> Prof.
Mildred Edet John</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">,</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Garden
City University College, Kumasi, Ghana</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Email: </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:miljohn2k@yahoo.com"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">miljohn2k@yahoo.com</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Prof.
Omolola Oladunni Irinoye</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Obafemi
Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Email: </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:oirinoye@oauife.edu.ng"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">oirinoye@oauife.edu.ng</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">; </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:omololaoni@gmail.com"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">omololaoni@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Prof.
Elkenah Chubike Ndie</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">National
Open University of Nigeria</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Email: </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:endie@noun.edu.ng"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">endie@noun.edu.ng</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.; </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:chubike05@yahoo.com"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">chubike05@yahoo.com</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>Prof. Saleh Ngaski Garba</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Bayero
University, Kano – Nigeria</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Email: </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">sngarba.nur@buk.edu.ng;
salenga2004@gmail.com</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Dr. Akon
Emmanuel Ndiok</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">University
of Calabar, Nigeria</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Email: </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:ndioka@unical.edu.ng"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">ndioka@unical.edu.ng</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.
; </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:akonndiok157@gmail.com"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">akonndiok157@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>Dr. Adenike Adebola Olaitan Olaniyi</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">University
College Hospital, Ibadan</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Email: </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:adenikeolaniyi4@gmail.com"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">adenikeolaniyi4@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Dr.
Emmanuel Ejembi Anyebe</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">University
of Ilorin, Nigeria</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Email: </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:ejembianyebe@gmail.com"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">ejembianyebe@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">; </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:anyebe.ee@unilorin.edu.ng"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">anyebe.ee@unilorin.edu.ng</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Dr.
Chijioke O. Nwodoh</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">University
of Nigeria</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:chijioke.nwodoh@unn.edu.ng"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">chijioke.nwodoh@unn.edu.ng</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">; </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:cjontheweb@yahoo.com"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">cjontheweb@yahoo.com</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>Dr. Nelson C. Okpua</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Universiti
Sains Malaysia, Timur Laut, Malaysia</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:nelson.okpua@student.usm.my"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">nelson.okpua@student.usm.my</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> Nurse Goodluck I. Nshi,</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">DNP©
Aspen University, Denver, CO, U.S.A.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Email: </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:mekagoodluck@yahoo.com"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">mekagoodluck@yahoo.com</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><b>Nurse Baidy Barry Afoi,</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Bingham
University PMB 0005 Karu, Nasarawa State, Nigeria</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:barry.afoi@binghamuni.edu.ng"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">barry.afoi@binghamuni.edu.ng</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:afoibarry@gmail.com"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">afoibarry@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:afoibarry@yahoo.com"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">afoibarry@yahoo.com</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Nurse
Ogechukwu A. Nwigbo</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Firstcare
Beneavin House Hospital, Dublin, Ireland</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:nwigboogechukwu@gmail.com"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">nwigboogechukwu@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Nurse
Opeyemi Idowu Ojo</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />Federal
Medical Centre, Owo, Nigeria</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="mailto:bisopedow@gmail.com"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12.0pt;">bisopedow@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>UGONSA.COMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548595534025184943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213958558276311787.post-19386148706215589762023-12-07T21:13:00.000-08:002023-12-08T03:20:51.963-08:00Updates on Induction Ceremony Awards and Enlistment of New Graduates<p> <span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYaKBeRSXpf8FJuWDq_7kbkr1sUI28wBjf9aIAYKuQJC3iuq3pHsQZIxDlvujMFTICov5DFQmzPYgh5XFJGhBWwNHbEu5N9iBFinFC2xE6zpA4RMjKvBwQFrT9m1PwRUbyU54lj0nouJSotWWkRkrFegegQ9YhHY8BfBgqAx8PS0A6z3M0GNF8DZzktzS/s173/UGONSA%20LOGO.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="169" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYaKBeRSXpf8FJuWDq_7kbkr1sUI28wBjf9aIAYKuQJC3iuq3pHsQZIxDlvujMFTICov5DFQmzPYgh5XFJGhBWwNHbEu5N9iBFinFC2xE6zpA4RMjKvBwQFrT9m1PwRUbyU54lj0nouJSotWWkRkrFegegQ9YhHY8BfBgqAx8PS0A6z3M0GNF8DZzktzS/s1600/UGONSA%20LOGO.JPG" width="169" /></a></div>The
University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA) remains an
unrepentant vanguard that celebrates nurses, represents their interest, empowers
them for value-added services to patients, and showcase their exploits to the
world. It is on these principles that UGONSA made it a duty to enlist fresh
graduates of Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNSc) during their induction ceremony
to award the prestigious UGONSA Certificate of Outstanding Performance (UCOP) to
deserving students. UGONSA wishes to expand the categories of the UCOP awards.
Currently, we have two major categories of the award, namely UCOP in Academics
– awarded to the best graduating student, and UCOP in Politics – awarded to
most outstanding student leader. The association plans to expand the award
categories to accommodate more students who distinguished themselves in other
endeavours, such as research, clinical practice, and innovation. The
association also plans to increase the cash value of the award. Considering the
dynamics of the current economic realities, we are hereby notifying nursing
students, heads of department (HODs) of nursing, and the entire nursing
community that starting from 1<sup style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">st</sup><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> January 2024, there will be an adjustment
to the induction enlistment fee from N2000 (two thousand naira) to N3000 (three
thousand naira). Together, we shall continue to reposition and re-engineer
nursing with positive changes! </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <br /></span><p></p><div><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Signed</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><b>Nurse Opeyemi Ojo</b> <b>Nurse Philip Eteng</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">National President National Secretary</span></div>UGONSA.COMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548595534025184943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213958558276311787.post-26214237568542658582023-08-21T07:56:00.000-07:002023-08-21T07:56:13.688-07:00UGONSA WRITES HONOURABLE MINISTER OF HEALTH ON BLATANT DISREGARD TO EXTANT CIRCULAR ON ENHANCED ENTRY POINT BY CMDs AND MDs <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzanmAovPihJj15OUQWV17Ven-ourofIftLEIPhX3Q0Z3n6uRVnhHS1YJ6XhYinWuyXzdTKcbVq0VLeRZ6uC6issmXSPwa9Nsk8f-n9mEkFCKp12MOa1yBz6Y6cR2dlkj7-LsAqpZNMYGupiSGK4MjEp5bR9FiI5k_BmK2QHCJ_l1QLGzAje_GIKhBJTN/s164/UGONSA%20LOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="164" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzanmAovPihJj15OUQWV17Ven-ourofIftLEIPhX3Q0Z3n6uRVnhHS1YJ6XhYinWuyXzdTKcbVq0VLeRZ6uC6issmXSPwa9Nsk8f-n9mEkFCKp12MOa1yBz6Y6cR2dlkj7-LsAqpZNMYGupiSGK4MjEp5bR9FiI5k_BmK2QHCJ_l1QLGzAje_GIKhBJTN/s1600/UGONSA%20LOGO.png" width="164" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Honourable
Minister for Health,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Federal Ministry
of Health (FMOH),<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">New Federal
Secretariat Complex Phase III, Ahmadu Bellow Way,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Central Business
District Abuja,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">P.M.B.083, Garki,
Abuja,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nigeria.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Attention: <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Permanent
Secretary, FMOH,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Director of Human
Resources, FMOH&<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Director of
Nursing Service, FMOH, Abuja.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sir,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">BLATANT DISREGARD TO THE PROVISIONS OF
EXTANT CIRCULAR ON <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">ENHANCED ENTRY POINT
FOR BACHELOR OF NURSING SCIENCE (B.N.Sc.) GRADUATES</span> BY THE MANAGEMENT OF
THE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA TEACHING HOSPITAL (UNTH), ENUGU, UNIVERSITY OF PORT
HARCOURT TEACHING HOSPITAL (UPTH), PORT HARCOURT, AND OTHERS: A REQUEST FOR
YOUR INTERVENTION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
National Executive Council of University Graduates of Nursing Science
Association (UGONSA), also known as the Graduate Nurses Association of Nigeria
(GNAN), a professional association of nurses with a minimum of first degree
(B.Sc.Nursing/B.NSc.) in Nursing conveys the fraternal greetings of her members
to you and your entire staff.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">2.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">The
association congratulates you on your well-deserved appointment as the Minister
for Health by the President, HE. Sen. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR), the
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Your appointment is a testimonial
of your track record of hard work, dedication, and selfless service in your
previous engagements.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; text-indent: -0.25in;">3.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Sir,
the association wishes to bring to your esteemed notice that the National
Council on Establishment (NCE), at its 43<sup>rd</sup> meeting held at Abuja,
FCT, from 24<sup>th</sup> to 28<sup>th </sup>January 2022, approved Enhanced
Entry Point for Graduate Nurses (nurses with a minimum qualification of a
bachelor’s degree in nursing) into the Civil Service from Salary Grade Level
(SGL) 9 (CONHESS 8) to SGL 10 (CONHESS 9). With this approval, the entry point
for nurses with a Bachelor of Nursing Science (B.N.Sc)/B.Sc. Nursing degree
after a one-year internship programme and post National Youth Service Corps
(NYSC) became Grade Level (GL) 10 (. i.e., CONHESS 09) effective from 28<sup>th
</sup>January, 2022.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">4.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Sir,
the above approval was duly conveyed through a Circular from the Office of the
Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF)Ref. No. <b>HCSF/SPSO/ODD/NCE/CND.100/S.8/72</b>dated 27th June, 2022 (Please refer
to Annexure A).</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">5.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Also,
in an earlier Circular from the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the
Federation <b>Ref.No.B.63279/S.7/II/T/273</b>
dated 24<sup>th</sup> April, 2002, (Please refer Annexure B) on “Adjustment of
Salary Grade Level as a Result of Enhanced Entry Point (Base Grade level
Adjustment) to a Cadre in the Civil Service", the circular unambiguously
stated that "in order to stem the spate of agitation over adjustment of
grades any time the base grade of any cadre in the Civil Service of the
Federation is enhanced, Government has decided that <b>adjustments should
affect only the officers within the cadre whose positions fall below the new
entry point</b>; but such officers should retain the date of the adjustment as
their date of seniority on the new grade, while serving officers who attained
the new base grade and other grades above it by promotion or direct appointment
will retain their original date of seniority on their respective grades”.</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; text-indent: -0.25in;">6.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Sir,
the above circulars imply that while a fresh graduate of B.N.Sc/B.Sc. Nursing
is appointed on GL10 (.i.e., CONHESS 09) post-NYSC (National Youth Service
Corps) following the completion of a one-year internship programme; those that
are already in service but are still below the new entry point of CONHESS 09
should be adjusted to the new base grade effective from 28<sup>th</sup>
January, 2022 (. i.e., the date of approval by NCE)to maintain their seniority
over new graduate nurses who just finished internship training and were
employed into the civil service.</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; text-indent: -0.25in;">7.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Sir,
it may interest you to note that while the above-referenced circulars were
officially and widely published by the OHCSF to the knowledge of all concerned
and the various efforts made by this association and other interested
stakeholders in nursing in achieving the implementation of the referred
circulars, the management of some federal health institutions had shown no
regard to the provisions of the extant circulars. Notably among them are the
management of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, Enugu
State, and the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Port
Harcourt, Rivers State, who had chosen to rubbish the circulars, insinuating
that the FMOH is not aware of the circulars.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; text-indent: -0.25in;">8.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Sir,
another ugly concern is the selective implementation of the circular by some
heads of institutions. While some heads of institutions and facilities
blatantly refused to implement the new circular, others are selectively
implementing it as they wish without following the letters and dictates of the
circulars. Some heads of facilities erroneously assert that nurses with a
"B.N.Sc. degree" who were employed before the effective date of the
circular (.i.e., 28<sup>th</sup> January, 2022) are not eligible for the
adjustment to the new base grade even when they are still below the approved
SGL, because they are already in service, while others, argues that adjustment
will only affect "B.N.Sc./B.Sc.Nursing" nurses who show evidence of
completion of an internship, a notable institution in this category among
others is Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti, Ekiti State and Neuropsychiatric
Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun State.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; text-indent: -0.25in;">9.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; text-indent: -0.25in;">On
this note, Sir, the association is pleased to inform you that while approval
for a one-year internship scheme for University Graduate nurses was conveyed
through circulars from the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation Ref.
Nos. <b>HCSF/EPO/EIR/CND/100/ST</b> dated 7<sup>th</sup>
September, 2016, and <b>HCSF/EIR/CND/100/ST/97</b>
dated 8<sup>th</sup> September, 2016 (please refer to Annexure C I&II), the
modalities for its commencement were contained in a circular Ref. No. <b>N&MCN/SG/RO/CIR/24/VOL.4/4</b> dated
3rd February, 2017 by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (N&MAC)
(please refer to Annexure D). Consequently, our monitoring and evaluation of
the situation revealed that effective implementation by institutions took effect
by 2018. As such, nurses who graduated before and around this period were not
mobilized by their graduating universities for internships but for NYSC
(National Youth Service Corp). Therefore, it is unfair and unjust for the heads
of institutions to punish them for not participating in the one-year internship
scheme that was non-existent when they graduated and were mobilized for NYSC.
Since they have already completed the one-year NYSCprogramme and are already
employed and worked for more than a year and have more cognate experience than
what obtains from an internship. It is very unfair that their recently employed
juniors are placed at a higher level than them despite having the same
B.N.Sc/B.Sc. Nursing qualification.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; text-indent: -0.25in;">10.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; text-indent: -0.25in;">The
same is also applicable to Registered Nurses (RNs) who acquired their
bachelor's degree in nursing through a direct entry (DE), work and study
programme (WASP), or open and distance learning such as the National Open
University (NOUN). Because these RNs have B.N.Sc/B.Sc, Nursing, and a cognate experience that supersedes what
afforded by the one-year internship, it is an injustice to allow them to remain
below their newly employed juniors, whereas the extant circular stipulated that
all those below the new base should be adjusted effective from the date of
approval of the enhanced-entry point.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; text-indent: -0.25in;">11.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Sir,
at this point, when all well-meaning public office holders who are
representatives of the government at various levels are expected to play their
part in line with the renewed hope and agenda of the President to ease tension
and ameliorate the current pains occasioned by the economic reforms and
policies of the present administration, the actions of these Chief Medical
Directors (CMDs)/Hospitals management by refusing to implement government’s
extant circulars in its fullest, amounts to complete sabotage of Government
good intentions to the hard-working workforce.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%;">PRAYER<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%;">It is, therefore, on these grounds that the
association prays that:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1 1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%;">you
use your powers as the Minister for Health to compel the management of the
University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, and the University of
Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Port Harcourt, to immediately implement
the Enhanced Entry Point Placement Circular (SGL-10) for Graduates of Bachelor
of Nursing Science (B.N.Sc.) degree in their institutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%;">you
prevail on the Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) and Medical Directors (MDs) to
commence adjustment to CONHESS 09 of all B.N.Sc./B.Sc. Nursing degree holders
who are already in service (with or without internship) but are still below the
approved new grade of SGL10 (CONHESS 9) to immediately do so without delay.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 3.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 106%; text-indent: -0.25in;">you
order the CMDs, and MDs of UNTH, Enugu; UPTH, Port Harcourt; Federal Teaching
Hospital, Ido-Ekiti, Ekiti State and Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta,
Ogun State to implement the enhanced entry placement for Nurses who acquired
their bachelor of nursing degree through Direct Entry admission, WASP, or open
and distance learning such as NOUN, and as a result, are not eligible to
participate in the one-year Internship programme since they are already
licensed by Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, and have a cognate
experience that is above that affordable by internship training.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Please accept the
assurances of our esteemed regards.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Nurse Philip O. Eteng<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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President<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 5;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>National Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>UGONSA.COMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548595534025184943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213958558276311787.post-33566365027822557502023-08-20T22:01:00.002-07:002023-08-21T07:12:01.400-07:00GNAN WRITES NANNM'S NEC ON UNITY AND RE-INTEGRATION OF UGONSA AS HER PRESSURE GROUP<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjl_qg2vxgs9mSDf0QeVh4F1mAELyoS1S7rWRaHuL1Gi6Th8ctaW5aXLsjSiSyCYSBeTTxcgw8V4fGA30V1fZHli1jSRf80blgbTfHKJf0eP3dFQEzvuSPzsTDW3PUGo6v6YhkpcjyKgDJ8xuglss21WpjPMLboLzHndoUIJKBzCPK186YZROyLcfkcHx3/s164/UGONSA%20LOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="164" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjl_qg2vxgs9mSDf0QeVh4F1mAELyoS1S7rWRaHuL1Gi6Th8ctaW5aXLsjSiSyCYSBeTTxcgw8V4fGA30V1fZHli1jSRf80blgbTfHKJf0eP3dFQEzvuSPzsTDW3PUGo6v6YhkpcjyKgDJ8xuglss21WpjPMLboLzHndoUIJKBzCPK186YZROyLcfkcHx3/s1600/UGONSA%20LOGO.png" width="164" /></a></div><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The National
President,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">National Association
of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM),<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Makurdi Str. Behind General Post Office,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Area
10, Garki, Abuja.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">ATTENTION:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Comrade
T. A. Shettima, the General Secretary, NANNM.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
National Executives Council, NANNM.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sir,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">APPROBATION FOR DISENGAGEMENT
FROM THE JOINT HEALTH SECTOR UNION (JOHESU) AND, A CALL FOR RE-INTEGRATION OF
UGONSA AS A PRESSURE GROUP IN THE CURRENT NANNM’S CONSTITUTION <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The
National Leadership of University Graduates of Nursing Science Association
(UGONSA), a.k.a Graduate Nurses Association of Nigeria (GNAN), ably led by
Nurse Opeyemi Ojo, extends the Nightingale’s greetings of all her members to
you and the entire leadership of NANNM,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">A)</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The association applauds
the daring step taken by your leadership to, among all odds, officially
disassociate from the hitherto amalgamation of all health unions in the
Nigerian health sector, which has outlived its initial purpose and intent.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>ii.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.5in;">It could be recalled that
UGONSA, in late 2014, having carefully analyzed the deceitful nature and
actions and inactions of JOHESU over the years, especially as it borders on
lack of vigor to pursue the major demands of nurses and negotiate with
Government the approval of internship scheme for graduates of Bachelor of
Nursing Science (B.N.Sc.) degree as was done for other member associations like
University graduates of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory Science (MLS),
officially in a letter addressed to the then Minister for Health Dr Onyebuchi
Chukwu disassociated from the joint union.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>iii.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in;">The disassociation
afforded UGONSA, as you may know, the opportunity for self-representation to
pursue her course and take her destiny into her own hands without reliance on
any mega-union to achieve her demands. Therefore, the news and the subsequent
notice of the official disengagement of NANNM from JOHESU were welcomed with
both hands and minds.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>iv.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in;">UGONSA leadership,
therefore, assures you of her unalloyed support where and when necessary in the
course of pursuing greater deals for Nigerian nurses.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">(B)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>RE-INTEGRATION
OF UGONSA AS A PRESSURE GROUP IN THE CURRENT NANNM'S CONSTITUTION<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>i.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.5in;">Evidence abounds that once
upon a time, GNAN, now known as UGONSA, was imprinted and recognized as one of
the pressure groups of/in NANNM as contained in the old NANNM’s constitution
(see attached document [old NANNM Constitution , “PREAMBLE, Page 6”]).
Astonishingly, an inexplicable turn of events expunged UGONSA (GNAN) from the
current NANNM constitution without notice.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>ii.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.5in;">Dear President and other leaders of our great association, Jorie Nicole McDonald once said, 'The greatest
strength of mankind rests in steadfast unity". Familial ties are restored,
sports teams are victorious, and friendships are strengthened when unity is a
priority. Also, Martin Luther King (Jr.) once said, "We must learn to live
together as brothers or perish together as fools". Dear leaders, we may
have suppressed our consciences or act in denial if we continue to undermine
the uniqueness and strength of the sub-units and unions under NANNM, but it is
said, "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much".</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>iii.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.5in;">Just like other
professions, the nursing profession, as a unique, noble, and respected
profession all over the world, cannot operate in isolation. For example, the
Teaching profession has the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) as its mother body
and Science Teachers Association as a sub-union under her. Also, in the health
sector, we have Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) as an umbrella body for all
Medical doctors. Yet, they also have their foot soldiers, such as the National
Association of Resident Doctors and the Medical and Dental Consultants' Association
of Nigerians (NARDs, and MDCAN). Many examples abound, and Nursing Profession
cannot be an exception. Just like any other groups in Nursing and their
respective bodies, UGONSA represents those nurses under NANNM with a minimum
first degree from the university, as we equally have NANNM-FHI for those nurses
working in the federal health institutions. This does not in any way suggest
marginalization or superiority or dichotomy within the body of nurses.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>iv.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in;">Dear leaders, our actions
and inactions in the past have, in different ways, been portrayed, suggested, or misinterpreted
by nurses as divisive tendencies between NANNM and one of her vital pressure
groups - UGONSA. It is said that when two elephants engage in a battle, it is
the grasses that bear the brunt. Though we do not see ourselves as a giant, but
in all sincerity, the contributions of UGONSA over the years and even now to
the growth of the nursing profession cannot be underestimated</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>v.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in;">Dears leaders, with the
recent divorce from the long marriage with JOHESU and the tsunami of aggrieved
nurses who have decided in their own way, to exit from NANNM due to a
resolvable misunderstanding between the faction and NANNM over 3% COD, it is
imperative that all well-meaning nurses from individuals to corporate bodies
and unions come together in cross-breeding of ideas and thoughts to chart a new
path for the future of nurses in Nigeria, for there is beauty and power in
unity.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>vi.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.5in;">Our modus operandi may
not have been in tandem with yours, but that is the beauty of divergence of
opinions. We can only annex the strengths in each other to move ahead. Sir,
permit us to quickly say that, as a mother body for so many individuals and
unions, the ability to embrace all, irrespective of their opinions and views,
utilizing the weapon of dialogue and compromise, are tools to maintain
cohesion. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">PRAYERS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In
line with our President’s campaign desire to see NANNM and UGONSA function as
mother union and subordinate union and as partners in the wheel of progress for
the benefit of Nigerian nurses, we, therefore, pray that:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">you
officially recognize and inscribe UGONSA/GNAN among the pressure groups in
NANNM in the current NANNM’s constitution as it was before it was mysteriously
removed without notice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">convene
a national congress to discuss/negotiate the contending issue of 3% COD that is
tearing NANNM apart for all nurses to come together and stronger.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">with
the current responsibilities that NANNM National has embraced, UGONSA agrees
that a one thousand naira (#1,000) COD flat rate is not practicable; therefore,
we suggest a 1.5% basic rate or a two thousand naira (#2,000) flat rate across
cadres.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Please accept the
assurances of our esteemed regards.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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Opeyemi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nurse Philip
O. Eteng<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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President<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 5;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>National Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cc:</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The
Registrar, Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (N&MCN). FYI.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>UGONSA.COMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548595534025184943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213958558276311787.post-64635916207988935732023-06-28T08:52:00.001-07:002023-06-28T08:52:45.338-07:00THE NURSING SCOPE: UGONSA CALLS FOR ARTICLES FOR VOLUME 6; TO PAY FOR THE MCPDP OF PUBLISHERS <p> <span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Having been indexed by Crossref to
publish with doi (digital object identifier), The Nursing Scope journal has successfully
assigned doi to all its previously published articles. It is now set to publish
Volume 6 in November 2023. Henceforth, every article shall be published with a
doi. The journal is hereby calling for articles for Volume 6, Issue 1.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">The Nursing Scope publishes
original articles, seminar papers, reports, reviews, clinical reports, essays,
and commentaries from researchers, clinicians, scholars, individuals, and
professional bodies in nursing science, allied health sciences, medicine, and
any field that deals with human health.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">The Nursing Scope is an open-access
journal with articles freely accessible to the world at its website <a href="https://thenursingscope.org/">https://thenursingscope.org/</a>. To read or
download articles on the website, you have to subscribe free of charge (no
payment is required). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">UGONSA considers publication in a
reputable peer-reviewed journal like “The Nursing Scope” as a form of
continuing education and will pay for the Mandatory Continuing Professional
Development Programme (MCPDP) of any nurse who makes a publication in the
forthcoming issues.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">Manuscripts, questions, and
suggestions should be submitted to gnan2ugonsa@gmail.com or through the
"submit manuscript" button on the website. To submit an article from
the website, click on "view articles,” this will bring you to the
articles' page. On the upper right hand of the article page, you will see the
"submit manuscript" button. Click on it and follow its prompts to
submit your article.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Signed:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Prof. I.O Ehiemere,<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Editor-in-Chief,<o:p></o:p></p>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The Nursing Scope<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCThkxYswsLsIfGbSJ_k2P6UCmRjKP-CRZx8t_m39fB3RRaLKf5Vcr8n7PsBtTwavzSkc65-iqYP55O5Ll0NzywORR7tTfqpS_c1g2xJhIvFP45Ct4HoDyks5VPIudB9EjZVl0yXStsHNzmK74eI3yAa_i7O3Ma_hMIyh6hsmxCbzXM4ub-YDytWhB5yP/s173/UGONSA%20LOGO.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="169" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCThkxYswsLsIfGbSJ_k2P6UCmRjKP-CRZx8t_m39fB3RRaLKf5Vcr8n7PsBtTwavzSkc65-iqYP55O5Ll0NzywORR7tTfqpS_c1g2xJhIvFP45Ct4HoDyks5VPIudB9EjZVl0yXStsHNzmK74eI3yAa_i7O3Ma_hMIyh6hsmxCbzXM4ub-YDytWhB5yP/s1600/UGONSA%20LOGO.JPG" width="169" /></a></div><br /></span>UGONSA.COMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548595534025184943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213958558276311787.post-42404848562987861022023-06-28T08:50:00.001-07:002023-06-28T08:50:28.644-07:00NCSBN REPLIES UGONSA: INSTRUCT TO CONTACT AND APPLY TO PEARSON VUE FOR APPROVAL<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-rquSIWackMYBJ3nc5436Hpq44jSlpuuzGY-_JbimLvOQksL7YKAwRpSVh93QEnvHRm-jtxfJKRjlodlpZudqfKSUAdhIXoKT9mKdmPwLNkPPL9ZLvKAgswln2sw4LQEHDhdkzUnp-sPNprrH_K7PdrrvKDoGh0vKLqpXMI49N0srGKUIPZKq8GVG59S/s173/UGONSA%20LOGO.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="169" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-rquSIWackMYBJ3nc5436Hpq44jSlpuuzGY-_JbimLvOQksL7YKAwRpSVh93QEnvHRm-jtxfJKRjlodlpZudqfKSUAdhIXoKT9mKdmPwLNkPPL9ZLvKAgswln2sw4LQEHDhdkzUnp-sPNprrH_K7PdrrvKDoGh0vKLqpXMI49N0srGKUIPZKq8GVG59S/s1600/UGONSA%20LOGO.JPG" width="169" /></a></div><br />NCSBN thanks UGONSA for contacting them regarding the test center location, specifically in Nigeria. These were their words from their reply:<p></p><p>While we appreciate your request for a test center, unfortunately, we must decline. Pearson VUE holds an exclusive contract to develop and administer the NCLEX, through the approved Pearson Professional Center Network.</p><p>Please visit Pearson VUE’s website for questions regarding the application process and to submit an application for evaluation.</p><p>NCSBN accepts feedback from the public regarding future test center locations on a continuous basis. NCSBN will record and archive your mail </p><p>Please let us know if we can answer any additional questions regarding this inquiry or any other NCSBN products, programs, or services.</p><p>Best regards,</p><p>UGONSA has commenced a collaborative effort to make this a reality </p>UGONSA.COMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548595534025184943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213958558276311787.post-48253862758494615022023-05-03T07:44:00.003-07:002023-05-03T07:44:50.581-07:00UGONSA WRITES NCSBN, REQUEST NCLEX CENTER IN NIGERIA<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3_5XjLJBCauBGII1RewI1v8W4CY5Y987syybYrj4aHWO3k3KlaQtoi47Xr7d3LnjLiLxJBs2FhkofVSVgqz4OSFn3WXw546RlDh1WneAf0Jz9OzKXxI4OOkfb2d35GRcDC02gXYvCv3etEeeFEhvxF0N9B_vz6zQVW0Z5-SUm1n81bZIy08YFtqS9Q/s164/UGONSA%20LOGO.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="164" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3_5XjLJBCauBGII1RewI1v8W4CY5Y987syybYrj4aHWO3k3KlaQtoi47Xr7d3LnjLiLxJBs2FhkofVSVgqz4OSFn3WXw546RlDh1WneAf0Jz9OzKXxI4OOkfb2d35GRcDC02gXYvCv3etEeeFEhvxF0N9B_vz6zQVW0Z5-SUm1n81bZIy08YFtqS9Q/s1600/UGONSA%20LOGO.png" width="164" /></a></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Jay Douglas, MSM, RN, CSAC, FRE.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">The President,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN),<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">111 East Wacker Drive, Suite 2900,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Chicago, IL 60601-4277.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">ATTENTION:</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Phyllis Polk Johnson, DNP, RN, FNP-BC,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">President-Elect,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN),<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">111 East Wacker Drive, Suite 2900,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Chicago, IL 60601-4277.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">A REQUEST FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL COUNCIL LICENSURE EXAMINATION (NCLEX) CENTER IN NIGERIA.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">The University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA), also known as the Graduate Nurses Association of Nigeria (GNAN), is a professional association of nurses in Nigeria with a minimum qualification of first degree in nursing science (B.N.Sc./B.S.N/ or B.Sc. Nursing), with a membership strength of over ten thousand (10,000) nurses.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 38.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">We write to inform you of the excruciating pain and heavy financial burden Nigerian nurses intending to migrate and practice in the U.S. endure in an attempt to write the NCLEX exam.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 38.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">The incessant devaluation of the Nigerian currency (naira), which makes it to exchange at about 720 naira to a dollar in the parallel market, has sent millions of Nigerians, including Nurses, into poverty as the average nurses' salary crashed from about $700 to $200 per month.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 38.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Despite their high proficiency, those that intend to migrate to the U.S. are further stripped of the paltry savings they made from their meager income vide the requirement that they have to seek visas to travel to countries that have NCLEX centers such as India, United Kingdom, South Africa, and the Philippines. Because visa application is not a guaranteed process, most nurses that apply for a visitor visa to those countries with NCLEX centers are denied their application without a refund of the costly application fee. Those that manage to get a visa are further burdened by flight tickets to and fro the destination of the foreign test centers. The unlucky ones who could not pass the exam in the first sitting have to go through the excruciating process over again.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 38.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">A factsheet check from the NCLEX Quarterly Examination Statistics for the past five (5) years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022) shows that nurses from Nigeria constitute the highest NCLEX exam takers in Africa with the highest cumulative pass rates in the entire African continent. The proficiency of Nigerian nurses has also been alluded to by Canada. Just recently, the Nova Scotia College of Nursing and the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta included Nigeria amongst the seven selected countries that meet Canadian standards and entry-to-practice competencies, with NCLEX passing as a prerequisite to full licensing. This means that among all the African countries, Nigerian nurses should be prioritized for the NCLEX exam with the citing of an NCLEX center in Nigeria to ease the sufferings of the West Africa Nurses.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 38.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Citing an NCLEX test center in Nigeria will be an easy process since the country already has authorized Prometric and Pearson Vue Testing centers offering Computer Based Test (CBT) for the United Kingdom Nursing and Midwifery Council and on all IT international examinations for vendors like Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, CompTIA, Adobe, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 38.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a critical stakeholder in the nursing profession in Nigeria, UGONSA is willing to offer any assistance to facilitate the process in terms of meeting with any government agency necessary to make the establishment of the NCLEX center possible. UGONSA is an association whose core value, among others, is to maintain excellence in nursing education and practice, improve the quality of nursing care rendered to clients and patients through research, and uphold the ethical tenets of nursing. Over the years, the association has helped prepare most of its members for writing NCLEX through its monthly scientific sessions organized in almost all the states in Nigeria. This undoubtedly contributed significantly to the good pass rates recorded by Nigerian nurses in NCLEX examinations over the years. The association therefore, considers it imperative to write to you for your consideration in establishing an NCLEX center in Nigeria in the spirit of equity and fairness.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 38.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">For correspondence, please contact the association through her official email: </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:gnan2ugonsa@gmail.com"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">gnan2ugonsa@gmail.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Please accept the assurances of our highest regards.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 2.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Signed:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 284.25pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; tab-stops: 284.25pt; text-align: justify;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_9"
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Minister for Health,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Federal Ministry
of Health (FMOH),<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Federal
Secretariat Phase III, Ahmadu Bellow Way,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Central Business
District Abuja,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">P.M.B.083 Garki,
Abuja<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Nigeria.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Attention:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Director, Human
Resources FMOH<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sir,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">SELECTIVE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CIRCULAR ON ENHANCED ENTRY POINT FOR BACHELOR OF NURSING
SCIENCE (B.N.Sc.) GRADUATES: AN APPEAL FOR YOUR INTERVENTION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The
National Executive Council (NEC) of University Graduates of Nursing Science
Association (UGONSA), a professional association of nurses with a minimum first
degree in Nursing (B.N.Sc./B.Sc. Nursing), conveys the fraternal greetings and
the appreciation of her members to you and all your staff.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">It
could be recalled that the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation
(HCSF) in a Circular Ref. No. HCSF/SPSO/ODD/NCE/CND.100/S.8/72 (Please refer to
Annexure A) conveyed the approval of Enhanced Entry Point for B.N.Sc/B.Sc. Nursing
holders by the National Council on Establishment (NCE) at its 43<sup>rd</sup>
meeting held at Abuja, FCT, from 24<sup>th</sup> to 28<sup>th </sup>January,
2022. With the development, the entry point into the Nursing Officers’ cadre in
the civil service for nurses with B.N.Sc/B.Sc. Nursing degree became Grade
Level (GL) 10 (. i.e., CONHESS 09) effective from 28<sup>th </sup>January, 2022.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Kindly
also recall that in an earlier Circular from the Office of the Head of the
Civil Service of the Federation Ref.No.B.63279/S.7/II/T/273 dated 24<sup>th</sup>
April, 2002, (Please refer Annexure B) on “Adjustment of Salary Grade Level as
a Result of Enhanced Entry Point (Base Grade level Adjustment) to a Cadre in
the Civil Service"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>unambiguously
stated that "in order to stem the spate of agitation over adjustment of
grades any time the base grade of any cadre in the Civil Service of the
Federation is enhanced, Government has decided that <b>adjustments should
affect only the officers within the cadre whose positions fall below the new
entry point</b>; but such officers should retain the date of the adjustment as
their date of seniority on the new grade, while serving officers who attained
the new base grade and other grades above it by promotion or direct appointment
will retain their original date of seniority on their respective grades”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The
provision of the referenced circulars implies that while a fresh graduate of
B.N.Sc/B.Sc. Nursing is appointed on GL10 (.i.e. CONHESS 09) post-NYSC
(National Youth Service Corps) following the completion of an internship, those
that are already in service but are still below the new entry point of CONHESS
09 should be adjusted to the new base grade effective from 28<sup>th</sup>
January 2022 (. i.e., the approval date by the NCE) to maintain their seniority
over other graduate nurses that were newly employed into the service after the
release of the circular.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Some
worrisome development in the implementation of the circular compelled us to
bring the issue to your esteemed attention. While many heads of institutions
and facilities bluntly refused to implement the new circular, others are
selectively implementing it with no regard to the provisions of the referenced
extant circulars. Some heads of facilities strangely assert that
"B.N.Sc./B.Sc. Nursing" nurses who were employed before the effective
date of the circular (.i.e., 28<sup>th</sup> January, 2022) are not eligible
for the adjustment to the new base grade because they are already in service,
while others, argues that the adjustment will only affect "B.N.Sc./B.Sc. Nursing"
nurses who show evidence of completion of an internship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">While
we advocate for the active participation of young graduates of B.N.Sc./B.Sc. Nursing
degree in the internship programme, especially those that graduated after
2016/2017 when internship for nurses was approved; we make a strong case for
those that had graduated years before the approval of the one-year internship
programme for nurses in 2016. They were already out of the school system or
employed and so were not eligible to participate in the internship and should
not be denied their due promotion/upgrade because of an internship program that
was non-existent for nurses at the time they left school or when they were
employed. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">An
example of a hospital that blatantly refused to implement the circular is the
Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun State. This they displayed by
refusing to implement the said circular for the new nursing officers they
employed after the circular had been released (please refer to Annexure C
I&II herewith attached). This is despite bringing the attention of its
management to the extant circulars.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Also,
it may interest you to note with displeasure that the management of the
under-listed health institutions/facilities and many more have decided to
selectively implement the circular as it seems comfortable for them. This
selective implementation ranges from either refusal to implement the circular
at all or refusal to upgrade those nurses with B.N.Sc. degree holders who have
completed their internship and NYSC schemes, and were employed before the
effective date of the circular (28<sup>th</sup> January, 2022) but are still
below the new base grade (SGL10), to refusal to adjust nurses with B.N.Sc.
degree who were employed before the approval of internship for nurses, and as
such, could not participate in the scheme, but have completed one-year NYSC
service as at the time of their employment but are still below the new base
grade (SGL10).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">These
include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 27.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 27pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level6 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>i.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Neuropsychiatirc
Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 27.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 27pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level6 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>ii.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Federal
Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti (FETHI), Ekiti State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 27.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 27pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level6 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>iii.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Obafemi
Awolowo Teaching Hospital (OAUTH), Ile-Ife, Osun State.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH) Uyo, Akwa Ibom State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Hospital, Yola, Adamawa State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Medical Center, Abeokuta, Ogun State.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8.0pt; margin-left: 27.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 27pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level6 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>vii.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">University of Abuja
Teaching Hospital Gwagwalada , Federal Capital Territory (FCT),<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Adama University Teaching Hospital, Yola, Adamawa State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Medical Center (FMC), Makurdi, Benue State, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Surulere, Lagos State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">University of Nigeria
Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, Enugu State. Etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">PRAYERS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">We
passionately request that you use your good office to intervene by <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Releasing
a memo/circular to all heads of health institutions/facilities under your
ministry which engages the services of nurses (B.N.Sc. nurses and Midwives) to
commence full implementation of the circular as approved by NCE by placing
eligible nurses on SGL.10 (CONHESS 9) without further delay or objection.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Mandating
heads of health institutions/facilities under your ministry to upgrade the
"B.N.Sc./B.Sc.Nursing" degree holders who are still below GL 10 (.i.e.,
CONHESS 09) to the new base. This category of nurses were employed and had been
in service before the approval of the internship scheme for nurses and so could
not participate in the one internship programme, but have completed their
one-year NYSC scheme before employment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Specifically
mandating the management of the Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun
State, to commence full implementation of the Enhanced Entry Point Circular on
all deserving nurses with "B.N.Sc./B.Sc. Nursing" degree and
adjustment of the grade level of those already in service that are still below
the newly approved entry grade of SGL 10.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Please,
accept the assurances of our highest regards.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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President<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 5;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>National Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The
Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF), Abuja,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Director
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NURSES FOR THEIR COURAGE IN THE FACE OF PREVAILING SITUATIONS.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">PREAMBLE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dear
Colleagues, the National leadership of the University Graduates of Nursing
Science Association (UGONSA), a.k.a, Graduates Nurses Association of Nigeria
(GNAN), expressed her sincere gratitude to God Almighty for how far He has led
us, and for all the successes we have achieved individually, as an association
and indeed the Nursing Profession as a whole in the year 2022.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">THE SITUATION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Taking
a retrospective view of where we were as a profession a few years ago up to
early this year, and where we are today, we have a course to say thank you to God
for all you have done for us.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
situation of graduate nurses in Nigeria over the past few years was pitiable
and that of regret for taking a university voyage in the first place, we were
regarded as, and indeed placed as a second-class group of health professionals,
we were the laughing stock in the healthcare sector even among our very
colleagues who are without BNSc degree. We were so dispirited that hopes were
fading, and the level of brain drain among health and medical workers
especially nurses leading to the exodus migration of nurses to the western
world for greener pastures was and is an expression of our situation. It was as
if our voices were not heard despite celebrating “NURSES A VOICE TO LEAD”, The
situation was best described by the Chief Medical Director of one of our Teaching
Hospitals where he said, “three to four out of every letter he receives on
daily basis was that of the resignation of appointment from mostly nurses” in
his facility. Dear colleagues, in all these, we were resilient and demonstrated
courage, keeping the faith alive in our struggles for a better nursing
profession. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">ACHIEVEMENTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Professional
colleagues, it’s no longer news that after a long period of struggles, professional
patience and perseverance, a circular Ref. No. <b>HCSF/SPSO/ODD/NCE/CND.l00/S.8/72
dated 27<sup>th</sup> June 2022 </b>was issued from the office of the Head of
Service of the Federation conveying the approval of the National Council on
Establishment (NCE) for Enhanced Entry Point for Nursing Officer Cadre (SGL10-17)
from SGL 9 to SGL 10 upon completion of the one-year internship, and NYSC
scheme, effective 28<sup>th</sup> January 2022. The association in her usual
way reacted promptly by issuing a follow-up letter with the circular and
circulated it to almost all health facilities for urgent implementation of the
circular.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
association in the year under review hosted its 20<sup>th</sup> National Annual
Profession Conference and Scientific Update at Abakaliki, Ebonyi State Capital,
where there was a change of mantle of leadership to the current national
leaders,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
year equally witnessed the implementation of the above circular in most federal
health institutions where nurses with B.NSc degree post internship and NYSC
were appointed into Nigerian civil service on SGL 10 (CONHESS 9) in parity with
our counterpart in the healthcare sector, like Medical Laboratory Scientist,
Pharmacist, Medical Radiographers, Physiotherapist etc, as against CONHESS 7
& 8 that was the case in the previous years. Above all, we are all alive to
witness the actualization of our long struggle.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">CHALLENGES AND FURTHER STRUGGLES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In
spite of the above achievements, the association still believe that there is a
lot more to fight for, these include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 38.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -38.25pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>i.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The struggle for implementation
of the cited circular in all federal, state and private institutions and
facilities that engage the services of graduate nurses, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 38.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -38.25pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>ii.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Adjustment of SGL of
nurses with B.NSc degrees who were already employed before the 28<sup>th</sup>
of January, 2022 without evidence of internship participation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 38.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -38.25pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>iii.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Placement of newly
employed nurses with B.NSc degrees without evidence of participation in
internship scheme on the new base grade (SGL 10)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 38.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -38.25pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>iv.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Placement of nurse interns
on SGL 9 as the case with other core healthcare professionals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 38.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -38.25pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>v.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Commencement of the
struggle for call duty allowance for all B.NSc degree holders as the case with
other core healthcare professionals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 38.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -38.25pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span>vi.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Collaboration with our
mother association to push for an increased percentage of shift allowance for
graduate nurses. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dear
colleagues, as we acknowledged the fact that Rome was not built in a day, yet the
above struggles speak to the issue that there is more to be done. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As
we celebrate the new year, let us be thankful to God who has been so gracious
towards us, and pray that the year 2023 and beyond shall lead us to a place of
more accomplishment as an association and profession.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">For
all of you who have stood by the association and indeed the nursing profession
all through the struggles and years, we salute your courage and pray that you
continue to join hands together to enthrone the nursing profession of our dream.
Most importantly, Let’s ensure that we translate the university degrees,
knowledge and skills we acquired in our various institutions into qualitative
client and patient care as they are the reason for our professional existence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">From
all the National Leadership of UGONSA, we say <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">HAPPY NEW YEAR</b> to you; we wish all of you a Prosperous new year and
years ahead as you continue to Make a Positive Change wherever you are.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">UGONSA!
MAKE A POSITIVE CHANGE.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Signed<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 8;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nurse
Ojo Opeyemi I.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>National President<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nurse Philip O. Eteng<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>National Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>UGONSA.COMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548595534025184943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213958558276311787.post-47104860456284746342023-01-12T13:45:00.000-08:002023-01-12T13:45:25.247-08:00UGONSA CONGATULATES PROF. OMOLOLA IRINOYE (THE FIRST NURSE VC IN NIGERIA) <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9ZKl_0BBMLRJzOw8w0GYIA6aPOTjK9rpog7hOq0sjX2--dOn4pSNRPO0BcuyKhVRLn3Mj9n1TuTWfumojkAqa_Ezq8j_HaA3xfCD3Gh9E1Ruvdo2htsqI1CTCtfxmBOA9UVI7YUpnnXe5S5hqel_-dDT4iwnluqiplxmL0OdnFJpi0UEe0H8wOqLmA/s164/UGONSA%20LOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="164" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9ZKl_0BBMLRJzOw8w0GYIA6aPOTjK9rpog7hOq0sjX2--dOn4pSNRPO0BcuyKhVRLn3Mj9n1TuTWfumojkAqa_Ezq8j_HaA3xfCD3Gh9E1Ruvdo2htsqI1CTCtfxmBOA9UVI7YUpnnXe5S5hqel_-dDT4iwnluqiplxmL0OdnFJpi0UEe0H8wOqLmA/s1600/UGONSA%20LOGO.png" width="164" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt;">The Ag. Vice Chancellor, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt;">Achievers University,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt;">Owo,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt;">Ondo state.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.5pt; margin: 2.5pt 0in 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.5pt; margin: 2.5pt 0in 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt;">Ma,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">FELICITATION
LETTER TO PROF. OMOLOLA IRINOYE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Nurses
under the aegis of University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA),
<span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333;">the professional association of
nurses with a minimum qualification of first degree in nursing, </span>congratulate
you on your recent appointment as acting Vice Chancellor, Achievers University
Owo.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 112%; margin-bottom: 2.25pt; margin-left: 39.0pt; margin-right: -.75pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -0.75pt 2.25pt 39pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 112%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 112%;">UGONSA is not unaware of your rare contributions and unusual
fervour to bring the nursing profession to an enviable status in the comity of
health professions in Nigeria. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 112%; margin-bottom: 2.25pt; margin-left: 39.0pt; margin-right: -.75pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -0.75pt 2.25pt 39pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 112%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 112%;">Your zeal in uplifting the young ones and your unmatched
record at helping the young nurses climb the ladder of success make you stand
out among your contemporaries. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 112%; margin-bottom: 2.25pt; margin-left: 39.0pt; margin-right: -.75pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -0.75pt 2.25pt 39pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 112%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 112%;">Your appointment is not a reward for your past years of
labour and hard work to build solid systems and enhance human capacity wherever
you are, but a call to put more energy in profession building, for the reward
of hard work is more work. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 112%; margin-bottom: 2.25pt; margin-left: 39.0pt; margin-right: -.75pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -0.75pt 2.25pt 39pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 112%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 112%;">The nursing profession in Nigeria is at a crossroad at this
moment in our history and requires men and women of goodwill that put the profession
higher above politics to make amend some policies that have the potential to
stall professionalism in our profession, and your current appointment has given
you more capacity and privilege to achieve this. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 112%; margin-bottom: 2.25pt; margin-left: 39.0pt; margin-right: -.75pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -0.75pt 2.25pt 39pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 112%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 112%;">As you resume your new assignment, we pray the Almighty God be
your fortress and grant you all the necessities needed for a successful
endeavour that will take Achievers University to higher ground.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Please
kindly accept our warmest congratulations! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Signed<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 8;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Nurse Ojo Opeyemi I.<span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nurse Philip O. Eteng<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>National President<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>National Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Presidents and Secretaries,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">States
Chairmen and Secretaries,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Units
Chairmen and Secretaries,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">All
Members.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">ONLINE
PAYMENT PLATFORM FOR MONTHLY/WELFARE DUES IS NOW AVAILABLE</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The national leadership of UGONSA is
aware of the challenges faced by some State chapters, Units, individuals, and
nurse interns who are ever ready and willing to pay their constitutional
mandated monthly dues, to support the ongoing determination of the association
to reposition the nursing profession on the path of greatness but are hindered
by their various institutional policies, including the inability to enroll on
IPPIS platform for "on-the-source" deduction, and limited functional capacity
of the association in some States and Units. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To enable members who genuinely wish to
make their #1,000 (one thousand naira) monthly dues payments to have the capacity
to pay without hindrance,the association has developed an online platform for
dues payments.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To enroll, go to the association's
website, </span><a href="http://www.ugonsa.org"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">www.ugonsa.org</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">,
and click on the option <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Monthly Dues
Payment; </b>follow the link and fill in the required information to complete
your subscription.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dues paid are redistributed to States and
units from which the money was paid in the manner prescribed by the
constitution. Enrollment is for nurses and nurse interns who are not being checked-off
by their States or units. Those that are already being checked off monthly
should continue to pay to their States or Units</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Era of UGONSA by mouth (UGM) is gone. With
this development, there is no more acceptable excuse for not paying monthly
dues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">UGONSA! MAKE A POSITIVE
CHANGE.</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Thank you.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Signed:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nurse
Ojo, Opeyemi I.<span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nurse Philip O. Eteng</span></b></p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">National
President<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>National Secretary</span>
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<p></p>UGONSA.COMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548595534025184943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213958558276311787.post-30124260382339892742022-09-09T05:55:00.002-07:002022-09-09T05:55:51.917-07:00<p>UGONSA WRITES NMCN, REGISTRAR, CALL FOR URGENT ACTION TO TAUNT THE RECRUITMENT OF AUXILIARY NURSES BY KENULE BEESON SARO-WIWA POLYTECHNIC, RIVERS STATE.<!--[if !mso]>
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<![endif]--></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">In our determination to enforce the anti-quackery policy of the NMCN to eradicate from the profession any form of half-bake personel, the association has taken the bull by the horn by calling the attention of the Council on an unguided action of Kenule Beeson Saro-wiwa Polytechnic, Rivers State. The letter reads; <br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><img alt="University Graduates of Nursing Science Association" class="n3VNCb KAlRDb" data-noaft="1" src="https://ugonsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-cropped-UGONSA_LOGO_MAIN-removebg-preview-1.png" style="height: 162px; margin: 9.15px 0px; width: 164px;" /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nightingale’s
greetings from the national leadership of the University Graduates of Nursing
Science Association (UGONSA), a Professional association of nurses with a
minimum academic qualification of first degree in nursing science, to you and
all the board members of NMCN.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 39.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We
write to draw the attention of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria
(NMCN) to an advertisement placement from the Office of the Registrar, Kenule
Beeson Saro-wiwa Polytechnic, P.M.B. 20, Bori, Rivers State, which was signed by
the Registrar/Secretary of Council of the said Institution, Dr. Emmanuel
Onwuka, where approval was given to the institution from the Rivers State
Government for recruitment of both Teaching and Non-teaching staff for the
institution. In the said advertisement, in its section “B. NON-TEACHING
POSITIONS", (see attached annexure), a provision was made for the
recruitment of "Auxiliary Nurses", which in a full sense of it, is
inimical to the professional development of nursing and an obtuse mockery of
the anti-quackery policy of the NMCN.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 39.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sir,
if such an act from a critical institution of higher learning aimed at
promoting quackery in a noble profession like Nursing is allowed to thrive, it
will make an indelible negative dent in the public image of our dear nursing
profession.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 39.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It
is in the light of above that we write for the Council to take an urgent,
decisive action to nip such a misguided action of the institution in the bud. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 39.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To
the best of our knowledge, there is no known approval for "Auxiliary
Nursing" by the NMCN or any regulatory body or commission saddled with the
responsibility of Registering or licensing such category of personnel in the
nursing profession and the Nigerian health system in general. It is
incomprehensible how the institution singled out nursing to bastardize without
extending such to other healthcare disciplines as they did not call for the
recruitment of "Auxiliary Doctors", "Auxiliary
Pharmacists", "Auxiliary Lab Scientists", etc., as they
egregiously did to nursing.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 39.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">UGONSA
believes strongly in the determination of the NMCN to promote Excellence in
Nursing Education and Practice and in your capacity to address the above issue
in the best interest of the Nursing Profession.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 39.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Thank
you. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Signed</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nurse Ojo, Opeyemi I.<span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nurse Philip O. Eteng</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>National President<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>National Secretary</span></p>
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<p></p>UGONSA.COMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548595534025184943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213958558276311787.post-35246463495403834292022-08-09T11:23:00.001-07:002022-08-09T11:23:39.836-07:00UGONSA a.k.a GNAN WRITES NMCN, INTRODUCES NEW EXECUTIVES<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-0Qo7maRhOee7dymLhIaolyjcyU3842np-cXdm9K4S2TaZnvoYC-MHQN6gMWOKYGj77VpH9Nsskb-Alg7N0qBjGmEl31a9j-BHDbsWBNLcp72eFBpttoUYxZ1oT5SijStCkeBoKnZayGgHBiK1-_3hAamidtMRaAjNEXR2XcrXDi0puMgybH3mhtL0g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="164" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-0Qo7maRhOee7dymLhIaolyjcyU3842np-cXdm9K4S2TaZnvoYC-MHQN6gMWOKYGj77VpH9Nsskb-Alg7N0qBjGmEl31a9j-BHDbsWBNLcp72eFBpttoUYxZ1oT5SijStCkeBoKnZayGgHBiK1-_3hAamidtMRaAjNEXR2XcrXDi0puMgybH3mhtL0g=w274-h256" width="274" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW
EXECUTIVES OF UNIVERSITY GRADUATES OF NURSING SCIENCE ASSOCIATION (UGONSA)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We
convey the Nightingale’s greetings of our members to you and the entire board
members of Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We
write to bring to your esteemed notice and to keep you abreast that UGONSA,
during her just concluded 20<sup>th</sup> National Professional Conference and
Scientific Update at Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, held from 12<sup>th</sup>
to 17<sup>th</sup> July 2022, had an election that led to the emergence of a
new national leadership.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Under
listed are the new national executive members and their portfolios:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 72.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -72.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>i.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nr. Ojo, Idowu Opeyemi<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">National
President</b> (Ekiti State) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 72.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -72.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>ii.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nr. Eteng, Philip Okori <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">General
Secretary</b> (Cross River State)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 72.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -72.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>iii.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nr. Afoi, B. Barry <span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Deputy National President North</b> (Kaduna State)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 72.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -72.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>iv.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nr. Nwodoh, Chijioke O.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Deputy
National President East</b> (Enugu State)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 72.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -72.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>v.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nr. Ojone, Matthew<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Deputy National President West</b> (Ondo State)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 72.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -72.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>vi.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nr. Averson Pius<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Assistant National Secretary North</b> (Nasarawa State)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 72.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -72.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>vii.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nr. Ndu, Afam (PhD.) <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Assistant
National Secretary East</b> (Anambra State)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 72.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -72.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>viii.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nr. Adewale, Kola<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Assistant National Secretary West</b> (Oyo State)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 72.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -72.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>ix.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nr. Ede, Cecilia Ofike<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">National
Treasurer</b> (Ebonyi State)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 72.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -72.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>x.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nr. Ede Perpetual Ngozi<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">National
Financial Secretary</b> (Ebonyi State)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 72.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -72.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>xi.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nr. Charles A. Oloriegbe<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">National
Public Relation Officer</b> [PRO] (Delta State)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 72.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -72.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>xii.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nr. Musa, Bulus<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">National Provost/Welfare</b> (Bauchi State)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 72.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -72.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>xiii.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Chief (Hon.) Egwuenu E.
O. Solomon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ex-Officio Member</b> (Delta State)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 72.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -72.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>xiv.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nr. Nshi, Goodluck I. <span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ex-Officio Member</b> (Ebonyi State)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 72.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -72.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>xv.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nr. Onwusonye, Chioma Ume<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ex-Officio Member</b> (Abia State)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 72.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-text-indent-alt: -18.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -72.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span>xvi.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nr. Ade, Osasuyi <span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ex-Officio Member</b> (Edo State) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sir,
we look forward to partnering with the council where and when necessary to
continue repositioning our dear profession to live true to its meaning and
purposes in Nigeria. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Please
accept the assurances of our esteem regards.<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 180.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Signed:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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OJO, I. OPEYEMI<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>NURSE PHILIP. O. ETENG<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">National President<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>National
Secretary<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>UGONSA.COMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548595534025184943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213958558276311787.post-48945229364910856762022-08-09T10:10:00.000-07:002022-08-09T10:10:36.521-07:00RESOLUTIONS AT THE END OF UGONSA MAIDEN EXECUTIVES MEETING<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbk9ZT91zpTpd5L7-P-TmjRp5AtAPn-wm1NxtgShLtJjffupTMb5rCq3rJAq6QBR7KG0KI9bZaXsnBAXSmXYi0GLkRfeF4bZqnmL88TE5Ue7JD9Pfz9PePDeG0V8UborQOb2DAJdDe48BS_t3E9L_GsyvFo3_VqfG-nlwFfjrw4mW2jg2sAy1rqCU2Eg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="164" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbk9ZT91zpTpd5L7-P-TmjRp5AtAPn-wm1NxtgShLtJjffupTMb5rCq3rJAq6QBR7KG0KI9bZaXsnBAXSmXYi0GLkRfeF4bZqnmL88TE5Ue7JD9Pfz9PePDeG0V8UborQOb2DAJdDe48BS_t3E9L_GsyvFo3_VqfG-nlwFfjrw4mW2jg2sAy1rqCU2Eg" width="243" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">All
Zonal Presidents and Secretaries,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">All
States Chairmen and Secretaries,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">All
Units Chairmen and Secretaries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">RESOLUTIONS OF THE UGONSA
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE MEETING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Following
the meeting of the National Executives of UGONSA held on Tuesday 8<sup>th</sup>,
August 2022, to strategize on how to advance the association's course and meet
members' demands, the following resolutions, among others, were made.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">That
all state chapters whose present executives had served for a period of eight
(8) years and/or above should conduct elections and handover to new executives in
line with the constitutionally stipulated elections guidelines.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">That
henceforth, the association shall only attend to requests from nurses with
evidence of registration with the association/or online verification of
membership on the association’s website </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ugonsa.org/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">www.ugonsa.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">
showing their membership e-ID card number and are financially active to the
association. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">That
state chapters are encouraged to liaise with their zonal leaders to develop
their state chapters’ letterhead for effective and official operations at the
state level and to pursue certain demands from their various employers and
other assignments. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">That
States with no consensus on welfare dues should adopt a flat rate of N500 (five
hundred naira). This, in addition to the monthly dues of N500 (five hundred
naira) shall make the monthly checkoff dues (COD) a N1000 (one thousand naira)
flat rate. States with welfare dues less than N1000 are advised to review it to
foster befitting welfare packages for members in the face of skyrocketing
inflation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">That
state chapters are to make a monthly remittance of forty percent (40%) of all
revenues generated in their states into the national account as contained in
Article XI paragraph 2b of our constitution (page 17). And to remit all
outstanding non-remittances accruable to the National to the following account
details:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Account Name: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">University Graduates of Nursing Science Association</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Account Number: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">3089525712</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Bank: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">First Bank PLC.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">In
cases where the National directly checked off dues from members, it shall remit
40% to the State and 20% to the unit where such revenue was generated as
stipulated in Article XI- subsections b,c,d.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 144.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Signed:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nur. Ojo, Oyeyemi<span style="mso-tab-count: 7;"> </span>Nur.
Eteng, Philip O.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">National President<span style="mso-tab-count: 6;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span> National Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>UGONSA.COMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548595534025184943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213958558276311787.post-16036551651851993542022-07-27T18:34:00.001-07:002022-07-27T18:34:24.075-07:00UGONSA WRITES ALL HEADS OF HEALTH INSTITUTION ON PROPER PLACEMENT IMPLEMENTATION<p> UGONSA has written to all heads of institutions, CMDS/MDs, on implementation of proper placement. The draft of the letter signed by the National President, Nur. I.O. Ojo and the National Secretary, Nur. P/O/ Eteng, is reproduced below:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The Chief Medical
Director (CMD),</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Attention:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Director of
Administration& Head of Nursing Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Sir/Madam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">A Request to Implement
Enhanced Entry Point Circular for Graduate Nurses in Your Institution<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This association, the
University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA), whose members
comprise Nurses with a minimum qualification of first degree in nursing, brings
you her fraternal Nightingale’s greeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> 2.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">We
are writing to call your esteemed attention to the circular from the office of
the head of Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Ref No.HCSF/SPSO/ODD/NCE/CND.100/S.8/72
dated 27th June, 2022, conveying the approval of enhanced entry point for nurses
with a first degree in nursing as approved by the National Council on
Establishments (NCE) at its 43rd Meeting held in Abuja from 24th to 28th
January, 2022 (Kindly Refer Annexure A).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> 3.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">We
request that you implement the circular in your institution effective from the
approval/adjustment date (i.e., January, 2022) in line with the existing template
for implementation of such circulars as outlined by an earlier circular from
the office of the HCSF Ref No. B.63279/S.7/II/T/273 dated 24th April, 2002,
which <i>inter alia </i>granted that anytime the base grade of any cadre in the
Civil Service of the Federation is enhanced, that only officers within the
cadre whose positions fall below the new entry point are adjusted but that the
date of the adjustment shall be retained as the seniority date on the new
(base) grade. (Kindly refer to Annexure B).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> 4.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Consequently,
we hereby request that any nurse with a first degree in nursing who is still
below Grade Level 10 (.i.e., CONHESS 09) should be immediately upgraded to CONHESS
09, with retention of their current steps effective from January 2022. At the
same time, those already on CONHESS 09 should be adjusted upward in steps to
maintain seniority and relativity effective from same date (. i.e., January
2022).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Kindly accept the assurances of our esteemed regards.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Signed<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Nurse
I.O. Ojo
Nurse P.O. Eteng<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">National
President
National Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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20TH NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE AND SCIENTIFIC UPDATE OF THE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATES OF NURSING SCIENCE ASSOCIATION (UGONSA) HELD AT THE </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">CONFERENCE CENTRE
OF ALEX EKWUEME FEDERAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, ABAKALIKI, EBONYI STATE,
FROM JULY 12TH TO JULY 17<sup>TH</sup>, 2022.</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tag: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nursing Education Reformation Summit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Theme</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">:</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Progressive Nursing
& Midwifery Education and Practice Reforms: Who, How, When?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Preamble</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">UGONSA highly appreciates all our
invited dignitaries that graced the occasion, notably the special guest of
honour – Chief Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii (AnyiChuks), PDP flag bearer for the
2023 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election, ably represented by Senator Paulinus
Igwe Nwagu (Enyi waa Uzo); the </span><span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Guest of Honour, </span><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Dr. Emeka Onwe Ogah</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">, AOV,<span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333;"> </span>The Chief Medical Director,<span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333;"> </span>Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital
(AE-FUTHA);<span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333;"> The Keynote Speaker,
</span><span style="background: white; color: #202122;">Dr. Eunice Nwonu</span>,<span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333;"> Ex-Senior Lecturer </span>Department
of Nursing Sciences, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus<span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333;">; The Father of the Event, </span><span style="background: white; color: #202122;">Comrade Mike Nnachi</span>,<span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333;"> </span>The National President<span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333;"> </span>National Association of Nigerian Nurses and
Midwives (NANNM)<span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333;">; Mother of the
Event, </span>Nur. Franca Okafor, GANV,<span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333;"> </span>Director Nursing Services,<span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333;"> </span>Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">the Registrar/Secretary General of the Nursing &
Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), Nurse Umar Faruk Abubakar Wurno
(represented by Nurse Alex Ezeh – the South-East zonal Director, NMCN), Mrs. Chukwu
Cecilia, The Director Nursing Services, Ebonyi State; Professor Chika Ugochukwu;
Dr. Georgina Ibeneme; Dr.Peace Iheanacho; Lady Lilian Uhiara; Captain Afam Ndu
and others. The association is also very thankful to the Government and good
people of Ebonyi State for providing a peaceful atmosphere for our <sup>20th</sup>
National Professional Conference and Scientific Update and the Ebonyi State
Chapter of UGONSA for a well-organized hosting. Above all the association is
thankful to God Almighty for his abundant grace throughout the conference.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The opening ceremony<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
opening ceremony was held on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. The participants donned
the conference T-shirts for the opening ceremony, and the flag-off of the event
was done by the</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> special guest of honour – Chief Dr.
Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii (AnyiChuks), PDP flag bearer for 2023 Ebonyi State
gubernatorial election, ably represented by Senator Paulinus Igwe Nwagu (Enyi
waa Uzo)<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. The event was chaired by
Chief (Hon). Solomon E.O. Egwuenu, UGONSA National President. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">There were
goodwill messages from the dignitaries.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Publications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Book
of Abstracts of the 20<sup>th</sup> UGONSA Conference; Volume 4 & 5 of “The
Nursing Scope Journal” and a press statement on the 2023 general election
vis-à-vis advising Nigerians to shun politicians with an odious penchant for
medical tourism and urging for the implementation of proper placement of bachelor
of nursing science degree holders round the country were the key conference
publications.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Awards<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">GANV (Grand Ambassador of Nightingalic Virtues) was
awarded to two nurses, namely, Nurse Obianuju Francisca Okafor and Lady Lilian
Uhiara. Other categories of awards were also bestowed on other deserving
nurses. GANV is the highest award grantable to Nurses for distinguished services
and outstanding impact in advancing the collective aspiration of the Nursing
Profession. The GANV was awarded to Nurse Obianuju Francisca Okafor, the Director
Nursing Services, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria. Dubbed the
"Dame of Proper Placement," Nurse Obianuju Francisca Okafor, GANV,
was also inducted into the prestigious UGONSA hall of fame. Her critical
intervention when UGONSA confirmed that the Proper Placement Memo was yet to be
transmitted to the National Council on Establishments (NCE) a few days prior to
the 42nd NCE meeting, where the memo was first considered before its approval
in the 43rd meeting, earned her the famous title "Dame of Proper Placement”.
There would have been no proper placement to celebrate today had the 42nd NCE
meeting gone without the proper placement memo. UGONSA and the unborn
generation of nurses owe her eternal gratitude for her critical role in the
journey for the actualization of proper placement. Her induction into the UGONSA
hall of fame has placed her in the league of other “Hall of Famers”, notably Mrs.
Victoria Gowon (wife of former Head of State, Gen.Yakubu Gowon), Arch. Bishop
A.O. Obarisagbon (the Pioneer President and Founder of GNAN, now known as
UGONSA) and Mrs. A.O. Olanipekun (former Registrar, Nursing & Midwifery
Council of Nigeria). The other GANV recipient. Lady Lilian Uloma Uhiara, GANV, was
the 2nd National President of UGONSA, who pioneered the UGONSA international
journal, "The Nursing Scope ". Even in retirement, she has remained
dedicated to courses that improve the fortunes of the profession.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Proceedings<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Those whose abstracts
were accepted by the 'Abstract Review Committee'Committee and listed for
presentation and who met the set criteria for presentation were scheduled for
presentation. Congress was on Saturday, July 16, 2022.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Congress
and Resolutions</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">During the
congress, an election was held, and new national executives were elected. The
portfolios of the new executives are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">National
UGONSA Executive Members<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Ojo,
Idowu Opeyemi, National President<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ekiti State <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Eteng,
Philip Okori, National Secretary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CrossRiver
State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Afoi,
B. Barry, Deputy National President North<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kaduna State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 4.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Nwodo,
Chijioke, Deputy National President East<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Enugu State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 5.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Ojone,
Matthew, Deputy National President West<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ondo State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 6.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Adewale,
Kola, Assistant National Secretary West<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oyo State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 7.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Ndu,
Afam, Assistant National Secretary East<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anambra
State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 8.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Averson
Pius, Assistant National Secretary North<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nasarawa State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 9.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Edeh,
Cecilia Ofoke, National Treasurer<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ebonyi State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 10.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Charles
A. Oloriegbe, National PRO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Delta
State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 11.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Musa,
Bulus, National Provost<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bauchi State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 12.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Edeh,
Perpetual Ngozi, National Financial Secretary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ebonyi State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 13.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Egwuenu,
E.O. Solomon, Ex-Officio Member<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Delta State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 14.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Nshi,
I. Goodluck, Ex-Officio Member<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ebonyi
State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 15.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Onwusonye,
Chioma Ume, Ex-Officio Member<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Abia State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 16.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Ade,
Osasuyi, Ex-officio Member<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Edo State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
congress also discussed a number of issues affecting the health and well-being
of Nigerians, growth, development, and advancement of the nursing profession,
and university graduates of nursing sciences. After exhaustive deliberations, the
following positions were taken:</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 1. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The
congress-in-session deplored the deteriorating security situation, unemployment,
and increasing level of poverty in the country and urged President Muhammadu
Buhari and State Governors to live up to the expectation for which they were
elected by doing more in securing the lives and properties of the populace,
creating employment & empowerment opportunities, and alleviating the
scorching poverty in the land.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Congress
strongly frowned at medical tourism and emphasized that the $2 billion (1.1 trillion
naira) wasted on medical tourism annually is enough to rejig our health system
and make a competing payment to the healthcare professionals that will dissuade
those currently practicing in the country from contemplating going abroad and
compel those that have left for greener pasture to return home. On the upcoming
2023 election, congress charged Nigerians to get their permanent voter’s cards
(PVC), prepare to vote out, and never vote for any politician who has a
penchant for embarking on medical tourism abroad, noting that Politicians whose
pastime is medical tourism have testified that they do not believe in the
Nigerian system. As such, if our health system is not good for them, our
political system should also not be good for them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The
congress-in-session applauded President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for
being nursing friendly and very considerate to issues affecting the nursing
profession, notably, the approval of nursing internship in his first tenure and
now proper placement in his second tenure. Congress also thanked the Head of
Civil Service of the Federation for releasing the circular for the proper
placement of graduate nurses that was approved by the National Council on
Establishment (NCE) at its 43rd meeting held in Abuja in January 2022 and strongly
called for its speedy implementation in all health institutions where nurses
work. Congress mandated the newly elected UGONSA National executives to see
that the proper placement circular is implemented in the favour of all University
Graduates of Nursing irrespective of the mode of study (whether direct entry,
part-time, open university, or distance learning, etc.) across the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 4.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The
Congress-in-Session frowned at the non-recognition of higher qualifications in
nursing, such as M.Sc and Ph.D. Nursing in the schemes of service for the
nursing officer and called on the government, the National Council on
Establishments and appropriate authorities to recognize the importance of
advanced education in nursing practice and thus commence remuneration of nurses
that acquired additional higher qualifications in nursing accordingly by
availing a befitting place for M.Sc and Ph.D. in Nursing in the schemes of
service for nursing officers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 5.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Congress
recalled that the current board of Nursing & Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN),
through the Registrar Nurse Farouk Umar, issued a circular Ref No.
N&MCN/EDU/CIR/44/VOL.1/62 dated February 15, 2019, wherein it declared that
by 2023 all schools of nursing shall be upgraded to award Bachelor of Nursing
Science (B.N.Sc) degrees and that all post-basic schools shall be upgraded to
award master’s degrees in their respective nursing specialties. Congress noted
that we are now in 2022, just one year away from 2023 set by the NMCN as when both
basic and post-basic courses shall become respectively licensable and
registrable only at the baccalaureate and post-graduate levels and called on
the NMCN to live by its words and ensure that this laudable promise does not
elude the profession come 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 6.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Congress
observed a minute silence for Late Nurse Justina Obioma Ejelonu, GANV (the
nurse that saved Nigeria from Ebola), and all nurses that died in active
service and urged members of the nursing community not to rest on the oars until
a befitting national posthumous honour is bestowed on her as she represents the
face of the unrecognized daily sacrifices nurses make for this country. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 7.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Congress-in-Session
strongly frowned at the politicization of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) by
the NMCN and queried why UGONSA National Professional Conference and Scientific
Updates “where the best of scholars (including Professors, Ph.D. holders, Master’s
degree holders), researchers and administrators in the nursing profession
gather to exhibit and review scientific works and underlying theories of
nursing practice to improve nursing knowledge and skills, for enhanced
qualitative evidence-based care” will not be granted 3 CEUs whereas religious
organizations are granted same for their prayer summits. Congress noted that UGONSA
Professional Conferences and Scientific Updates attract both national and
international abstracts and strongly called on the NMCN to purge itself of CEU
politicization and base the granting of CEUs purely on the academic and
professional merit of events rather than on connections of the event organizers
or their closeness to those in the helms of affairs in the council. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 8.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Congress
reiterated the age-long commitment of UGONSA to unity in the profession and
willingness to work with any group on issues that will bring progress to the
profession. Congress equally urged UGONSA to remain upright and stand up to any
policy detrimental to the growth and development of the profession irrespective
of the group or individuals championing such or the quarters where such emanate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 9.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Congress
emphasized that UGONSA has no bearing with aggrieved “NANNM members” who opted
out of NANNM sequel to their grievances that were not properly handled and frowned
strongly at the insinuations that they were all UGONSA members. Congress noted
that while a few fractions of them may be UGONSA members, none of them held any elective
or appointive position in UGONSA, and their genuine grievances bordering on the
choking and inhumane 3% checkoff dues have no bearing whatsoever with UGONSA.
Congress reiterated UGONSA's admonition to NANNM to always have a genuine,
open, and honest dialogue anchored on respect and love with its aggrieved
members rather than resorting to intimidation tactics and thereafter starts throwing
tantrums and blames at UGONSA for a situation it wittingly mismanaged which
UGONSA knows nothing about. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 10.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Congress
mandated the zonal leadership of UGONSA to form their cabinets within six months of their
election and ensure that states and units within their zones are active and
functional. <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">Congress also barred
UGONSA executives at all levels from handling the issues of or responding to any graduate nurse
who is not a registered and financial member of the association. Congress strongly admonished graduate nurses that are not registered and financial members of UGONSA to desist from commenting on UGONSA issues or asking help from the association. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 11.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Congress
strongly frowned at the continued subjugation of Nursing Services as a division
in the department of Hospital Services under the headship of a Physician and called
on the Federal government to implement, without further delay, the Yayale Ahmed
presidential committee report on harmony in the health sector, which <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">inter alia </i>recommended a fully-fledged
autonomous Department of Nursing Services in the Federal Ministry of Health.
Congress equally called on the Federal Government to upgrade the Nursing and
Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) to a “grade A” regulatory agency.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 12.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Congress
advised nurses to key into the spirit and letters of “Progressive Nursing &
Midwifery Education and Practice Reforms” by pursuing higher education in
nursing to enable the profession to be sufficient in manpower that can add significant
value to all facets of nursing services, be it clinical patient care, public
health promotion, nursing education or nursing administration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 13.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Congress
re-emphasized its earlier call on all stakeholders in the nursing profession to
recognize the non-negotiable need for unity and come together to pursue a
common goal to promote the professional growth, advancement, and development of
nurses and the nursing profession.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 14.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Congress-in-Session
called on the National Assembly to expedite action on the amendment of the
Establishment Act of the Nursing & Midwifery Council of Nigeria and
commended the seven-man committee of reliable think tanks set up by UGONSA at
its 19<sup>th</sup> Conference in Kaduna for a good job in reviewing the Act
and creating a document that was forwarded to the NMCN, the national leadership
of NANNM, and Senator Hassan Gusau which greatly helped the profession to effectively
make its case before the National Assembly. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 15.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Congress
commended the fight against quackery by both the establishments and individuals
in the profession and called for sustained action in this regard. Congress reiterated
that individuals and hospitals that were discovered to be promoting and
engaging in quackery be named, publicized, and shamed in both social and
conventional media to continue to acquaint the public with the dangers of their
malpractices and nefarious activities. NMCN was equally urged to produce
professional seals for every nurse and collaborate with GSM providers to create
an SMS code for on-the-spot identification of all the nurses in any setting in
Nigeria. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 16.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Finally,
the congress agreed and approved that the next (.i.e., 21<sup>st</sup>) UGONSA
National Professional Conference and Scientific Update will hold at Ondo State,
Nigeria. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Communique Drafting
Committee Members<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nur. Afoi, Barry B.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;"> Kaduna State Chapter -Chairman</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nur.
Amachu-Ayeni Titilayo<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ondo State Chapter<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-Member<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Bulus Inusa<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nasarawa State Chapter<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-Member<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">CHIEF (HON.) S.E.O. EGWUENU<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>NURSE G.I.
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">National President<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>National Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>UGONSA.COMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548595534025184943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213958558276311787.post-38655959571591190672022-07-18T19:13:00.003-07:002022-07-18T19:24:36.660-07:00GANV AWARDS AT THE 20TH UGONSA NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE<p> GANV, which stands for "Grand Ambassador of
Nightingalic Virtues," is the highest award grantable to Nurses for distinguished
Services and outstanding impact in advancing the collective aspiration of the
Nursing Profession. The GANV was awarded to Nurse Obianuju Francisca Okafor,
Director Nursing Services, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria, at the
20<sup>th</sup> UGONSA National Professional Conference and Scientific Updates,
Abakaliki 2022. Dubbed the "Dame of Proper Placement," she was also
inducted into the prestigious UGONSA hall of fame. Her critical intervention
when UGONSA confirmed that the Proper Placement Memo was yet to be transmitted
to the National Council on Establishments (NCE) days prior to the 42<sup>nd</sup>
NCE meeting, where the memo was first considered before its approval in the 43<sup>rd</sup>
meeting, earned her the famous title "Dame of Proper Placement
."There would have been no proper placement to celebrate today had the 42<sup>nd</sup>
NCE meeting gone without the proper placement memo. UGONSA and the unborn
generation of nurses owe her eternal gratitude for her critical role in the
journey for the actualization of proper placement. Her adoption into the UGONSA
hall of fame has placed her in the league of Mrs. Victoria Gowon (wife of
former Head of State, Gen.Yakubu Gowon), Arch. Bishop A.O. Obarisagbon (the
Pioneer President and Founder of GNAN, now known as UGONSA) and Mrs. A.O.
Olanipekun (former Registrar, Nursing & Midwifery Council of Nigeria). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qTZew2gu3m6o__pgRJIU0jA3VOelH8gj02JtHtpHo4rod9msZq4HGrxg5Tjo3eLm5TL4K2kqj9sDdTxFr5oZrST-K1S-K1t2-uJlup0c2FEeXNXJy0akBd1kShvWcj4v_ss5n7lxAkiGtD_-WLM5L4iYqqVoeWx6QI3_cLE-pKW8e7ospIAQMJ3LCw/s2000/Franca%20Okafor's%20pic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qTZew2gu3m6o__pgRJIU0jA3VOelH8gj02JtHtpHo4rod9msZq4HGrxg5Tjo3eLm5TL4K2kqj9sDdTxFr5oZrST-K1S-K1t2-uJlup0c2FEeXNXJy0akBd1kShvWcj4v_ss5n7lxAkiGtD_-WLM5L4iYqqVoeWx6QI3_cLE-pKW8e7ospIAQMJ3LCw/w316-h422/Franca%20Okafor's%20pic.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nurse Francisca Obianuju Okafor</div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgGJDv2Lidmxh0e35dzyOMkCZGpO3ZqkqAO_guMxnjQI5TITi0Wk89q2IOTWUah9a0imWMlVnTVeg7_FHPy51M6JLo-d4KiJE2CcdA3xbxVTRq3CRGpV8eR9qK3OoLJeDS4GpliPpxYXk9q1tyw8glapNMf59C3Zmjr7scZx2B6bl_hcTHrHx15H0VQ/s6000/IMG_1804.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgGJDv2Lidmxh0e35dzyOMkCZGpO3ZqkqAO_guMxnjQI5TITi0Wk89q2IOTWUah9a0imWMlVnTVeg7_FHPy51M6JLo-d4KiJE2CcdA3xbxVTRq3CRGpV8eR9qK3OoLJeDS4GpliPpxYXk9q1tyw8glapNMf59C3Zmjr7scZx2B6bl_hcTHrHx15H0VQ/w555-h370/IMG_1804.JPG" width="555" /></a></div>Award Presented to Nurse Francisca on behalf of UGONSA by Senator Paulinus Igwe Nwagu<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Nbr1GyhjFDxYFPawYU1jMCiHefV1ZR1ys_gK7W2GhM9EsV2hLGXIWjOlVYpX7a4_o3FwSo7-jgnSPC-CQ34PQCIo6wAQWjItGr4x95DSGcgwDl_k-DDKVkmbo-P-aeb8sVvTL1lOiUzrNM0ocG_ktcpLZRgzqKWQ1sVsKHErYdwFutMVCNfzJxcz7w/s6000/IMG_1807.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Nbr1GyhjFDxYFPawYU1jMCiHefV1ZR1ys_gK7W2GhM9EsV2hLGXIWjOlVYpX7a4_o3FwSo7-jgnSPC-CQ34PQCIo6wAQWjItGr4x95DSGcgwDl_k-DDKVkmbo-P-aeb8sVvTL1lOiUzrNM0ocG_ktcpLZRgzqKWQ1sVsKHErYdwFutMVCNfzJxcz7w/w534-h356/IMG_1807.JPG" width="534" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3bBXernflH17NEwMI_FHvybZoQzo16JHENFYHIElCCYP-YaH0gl9PqHh4VZY8n_Y2yxMLTaHDmS2EP_dI3W-Sru3cw8e5ta5zCY0i5v9eVujuAp1IqQx3c0-hH3YbZ-wvbxMJaxbb_lSS2iDJr6Ye1p3SWDf3XNq0K4TbAOXPoGyB1nUCZq7Y_fSyw/s6000/IMG_1802.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3bBXernflH17NEwMI_FHvybZoQzo16JHENFYHIElCCYP-YaH0gl9PqHh4VZY8n_Y2yxMLTaHDmS2EP_dI3W-Sru3cw8e5ta5zCY0i5v9eVujuAp1IqQx3c0-hH3YbZ-wvbxMJaxbb_lSS2iDJr6Ye1p3SWDf3XNq0K4TbAOXPoGyB1nUCZq7Y_fSyw/w494-h328/IMG_1802.JPG" width="494" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Also honoured with the GANV awards is Lady Lilian
Uloma Uhiara, the 2nd National President of UGONSA, who pioneered the UGONSA international
journal, "The Nursing Scope ."Even in retirement, she has remained
dedicated to courses that improve the fortunes of the profession.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRP47GURSJ_A8y9FK0imBdWoD0ENBsujsxoZyz7XuA1Tu4Sp-M-9_4-cuENrPddPCsspNwMHi0Ow1zA5rfQqko5JDSdgqZCLUa6l4G0LjHlBWN6CQ4Fgiq-FEjNDRgZ8D53QsLh_GAKJMFXrG_GT66-3nc0P0-3_buCimBkjiw0A0t3hXrTyFgXEPgg/s1080/IMG-20220714-WA0018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="771" height="698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRP47GURSJ_A8y9FK0imBdWoD0ENBsujsxoZyz7XuA1Tu4Sp-M-9_4-cuENrPddPCsspNwMHi0Ow1zA5rfQqko5JDSdgqZCLUa6l4G0LjHlBWN6CQ4Fgiq-FEjNDRgZ8D53QsLh_GAKJMFXrG_GT66-3nc0P0-3_buCimBkjiw0A0t3hXrTyFgXEPgg/w498-h698/IMG-20220714-WA0018.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lady Lilian Uloma Uhiara</div><br /><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-y0S25eAFTbGK6wdqzeVve_vyg2TdpB3lD6qjkFwbK2N2-bsmZH3Mbv9FpjrergoM8hF25PlF4M0hoQ8CistPvs_M52A3nTMSKNsVitBdLynIvgRoeyi-g1W5GKzcYnDDpdevrpaKWAF79WihDHVHMzdPUkX7V79-ByNqwBpMKvbNTUJx1weD7RtbnA/s6000/IMG_1820.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-y0S25eAFTbGK6wdqzeVve_vyg2TdpB3lD6qjkFwbK2N2-bsmZH3Mbv9FpjrergoM8hF25PlF4M0hoQ8CistPvs_M52A3nTMSKNsVitBdLynIvgRoeyi-g1W5GKzcYnDDpdevrpaKWAF79WihDHVHMzdPUkX7V79-ByNqwBpMKvbNTUJx1weD7RtbnA/w641-h426/IMG_1820.JPG" width="641" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Award Presented to Lady Uhiara on behalf of UGONSA by Dr. Onwe Ogah Emeka, CMD AE FUTHA</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0R-cxherfgWGVVTob4Qe1eSl0T1NnIBiPYItD-Xbw6gcugtZ91jcG2hZlmknoDvInG4zMB77NyCYCInlCFUPE3UhOonOcMlIWpynOxC1kS1j4lb1SF7ai8Q_cyJ2AA7y1ayudxs24vr6CKkQMSTFO7N2W0HhNcEMZ0M-_ZN7OKJh1F7iyh0sxJN-Uw/s6000/IMG_1822.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0R-cxherfgWGVVTob4Qe1eSl0T1NnIBiPYItD-Xbw6gcugtZ91jcG2hZlmknoDvInG4zMB77NyCYCInlCFUPE3UhOonOcMlIWpynOxC1kS1j4lb1SF7ai8Q_cyJ2AA7y1ayudxs24vr6CKkQMSTFO7N2W0HhNcEMZ0M-_ZN7OKJh1F7iyh0sxJN-Uw/w595-h397/IMG_1822.JPG" width="595" /></a></div><br /></div>UGONSA.COMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548595534025184943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213958558276311787.post-34158975446637069372022-07-16T23:02:00.004-07:002022-07-17T00:30:17.004-07:0020th National Professional Conference Welcome Address<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOKDKbSL9tHuUDy-D2DxkCpM7tY-3YoGjWQzs1pn6RZtP41zh2P5HCYL_lSyw5wQAaHVzyxAA5VCVqGVGuDebQjfebgPSlvf3SGHh_wPUGDDDw-UwIUZwXBab0SofiFt6W3ItuMLpJ-I6szsxbHgMJ9UAGY6OptWBk_5KDLlvDN23EZIpk-sxlpX1aw/s173/UGONSA%20LOGO.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="169" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOKDKbSL9tHuUDy-D2DxkCpM7tY-3YoGjWQzs1pn6RZtP41zh2P5HCYL_lSyw5wQAaHVzyxAA5VCVqGVGuDebQjfebgPSlvf3SGHh_wPUGDDDw-UwIUZwXBab0SofiFt6W3ItuMLpJ-I6szsxbHgMJ9UAGY6OptWBk_5KDLlvDN23EZIpk-sxlpX1aw/s1600/UGONSA%20LOGO.JPG" width="169" /></a></div><br /> <span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Chief Guest of Honour:
</span><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Engr. David Nweze Umahi, FNSE, FNATE</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">,</span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Executive
Governor Ebonyi State,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Special Guest of Honour: </span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Chief Dr. Ifeanyi
Chukwuma Odii (AnyiChuks)</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (ably represented by Senator Paulinus Igwe Nwagu),<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">The PDP Gubernatorial
Flagbearer, Ebonyi State.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Guest of Honour and our able host: </span><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Dr. Emeka Onwe Ogah</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">, AOV,</span></b><span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Chief Medical
Director, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital (AE-FUTHA),
Abakaliki<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Keynote Speaker: </span><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Dr. Eunice
Nwonu</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">,</span></b><span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Senior Lecturer,
Department of Nursing Sciences. University of Nigeria Enugu Campus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Father of the Event: </span><b><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Comrade
Mike Nnachi</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">,</span></b><span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">The National
President, National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Mother of the Event: </span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Nurse Fransica Obianuju Okafor,</span></b><span style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Director of
Nursing Services, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Registrar,
Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, <b>Nurse Farouk Umar.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">All other distinguished dignitaries
present<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ladies and gentlemen!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">It
is my privilege to welcome you all to this epoch-making event of the 20<sup>th</sup>
National Professional Conference and Scientific Update of the University
Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA). The UGONSA National
Professional Conference and Scientific Update is a classic event where
scholars, researchers, and administrators in the nursing profession gather to
exhibit and review scientific works and underlying nursing practice theories to
improve general nursing knowledge and skills for enhanced qualitative client
care. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">This
conference has been the bedrock of many achievements recorded by the nursing
profession. Through this conference, we have been able to aggregate opinions,
policies, and actions that translated to visible changes, such as the creation
of a directorate of nursing at the federal ministry of health, internship, and
proper placement for the graduate of Bachelor of Nursing Science degree, drive
for implementation of the approved internship programme for the graduate nurses
around the country, robust career support programme and scientific sessions for
the nurse interns and improved general condition of service for nurses. We also
run free IELTS training for our members. We have equally ensured that our
scholars and clinicians are not shortchanged in promotion exercises in their place
of work by offering them veritable platforms for aggregating and disseminating
their scientific studies and knowledge vis-à-vis "book of abstracts"
and "scientific journals." We recently transitioned our journal to
both online and printed for wider dissemination of knowledge. We are hard cast
at making our journal named "The Nursing Scope" the best of its kind
in Africa within the next five years. We have an unwavering determination that
our team of distinguished editorial team, drawn from across all continents and
led by our erudite Professor I.O. Ehiemere will help us surpass our target
within the next five years. In the same vein, we have also transitioned our
membership registration and other businesses online such that members are
carried along from anywhere they are on the earth. We have also expanded this
conference to allow for the submission of abstracts by international
participants and their participation through zoom. We are also continuously
sensitizing our undergraduates in preparation for the arduous professional
tasks ahead and give them a sense of belonging through their students’ union
platform, NUNSA (Nigerian Universities Nursing Science Association).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Because
of the growing rate of heart problems, even among young people, we have
incorporated electrocardiography and basic life support (<i>the American Heart
Association's version</i>) in the current conference. We are not only going to
teach how to identify normal and abnormal cardiac rhythms and how to
resuscitate victims of cardiac arrest but also an easy way of identifying
cardiac rhythms from anywhere without an EKG machine. To help nurses continue
to improve in the area of research and the use of empirical data to drive evidence-based
patients' care, we have also incorporated SPSS statistics training as part of
this conference with a view that participants will leave the conference being
proficient in using the IBM SPSS statistical tool to generate statistical data.
This, in addition to expositions by our scholars whose works we have listed in
our book of abstracts, shall make our stay here worthwhile and remarkable. I
also wish to mention that the newly achieved proper placement shall birth its
hub of strategy for a nationwide implementation from this conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">We
will be honouring our dearest sister and mother of the event, Nurse Francisca
Obianuju Okafor, with our highest honour bestowable on nurses, the GANV (Grand
Ambassador of Nightingalic Virtues), and adopt her into the prestigious UGONSA
hall of fame. Without her critical and speedy intervention at the most critical
stage of the journey for the actualization of the proper placement, there would
have been no proper placement to celebrate today. Other persons we would honour
with GANV are Lady Lilian Uhiara - our second National President, who pioneered
the establishment of The Nursing Scope Journal in the 1980s, and our pioneer
national president, Late Archbishop Augustine Obarisagbon. We shall also honor
Comrade Mike Nnachi, the first graduate nurse to become the President of the
National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), and Nurse C.A.
Oloriegbe, a revitalization leader of the current UGONSA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Ladies
and gentlemen, our journey has been tortuous, but we have remained on top of
the situation because of the indomitable selfless spirit of my executive
members and the unwavering support from our members. As we have completed our
two terms of 8 years and will be handing over to the next executives that will
be elected at this conference, I make bold to say that we have laid a solid
foundation for the incoming executives to succeed. Unlike when we came in,
today, they have a registered association with an adequate fund, a functional journal,
functional websites, career support programme, and operating structures. We
believe that the achievement of the incoming executive shall trounce ours owing
to the operational tools and resources we shall bequeath to them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">May
I use this opportunity to commend my able Secretary, Nurse Goodluck Nshi, who
was a formidable engine room of my administration. Even when he left the shores
of Nigeria for the United States, he continued to live above expectations. I
have never seen such a level of selflessness and commitment. I also wish to
thank our NANNM National President, Comrade Mike Nnachi, and our dear Registrar
NMCN, Nurse Farouk Umar, for the collaborative commitment that has resulted in
great progress in our journey as a profession.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">On
this note, I welcome you all to Abakaliki, Ebonyi State – the salt of the
nation for our 20<sup>th</sup> Professional Conference. As we deliberate on
things that will bring responsive and productive changes to make nurses do more
and better for the patients, we urge nurses and other members of the healthcare
team to always treat and serve the patients as our personal kings and queens,
for they are the reason for our existence. We owe our primary allegiance to
them. I also urge our dignitaries and friends of the nursing profession to lead
as the vanguard of advocacy for better deals for the nursing profession for
nurses are to the hospital what mothers are to the family. When mothers are
adequately taken care of, they perform magic with the children. Similarly, when
nurses are well-taken care of, the patients are bound to reap the benefits
bountifully. UGONSA is very much committed to an improved and effective
healthcare delivery service in our country Nigeria and will continue to do
everything within its capability to help reposition our bleeding healthcare
system.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Ladies and Gentlemen!
I thank you all for leaving your busy schedules to attend this conference.
Thank you! </span>UGONSA.COMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548595534025184943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213958558276311787.post-75996850715957786292022-07-16T22:42:00.001-07:002022-07-16T22:45:16.657-07:00Breaking: UGONSA Elects new National Executives<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;">At its just concluded National
Professional Conference and Scientific Updates, Abakaliki 2022, the University Graduates
of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA) elected a new National Executives. Ojo,
Idowu Opeyemi emerged as the National Presidents. The newly elected executives
and their portfolios are:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgl-uMY1uaN-dbEg6fhd1WEAtTFqCfp_YyCeRbQzrr7-DVJQL7B0moKz66dpcd-M5pkLcyFd6XQib1PgQJrIZL3ufyCY7NbMjM-uR-QDAkEyCWzchPoD359MCzpO0RSdoM2eCgG471wpLvHREqNdSF8IwgXYMemnKP1SjV1Vr4wuRv8pkReCjqeboeA/s173/UGONSA%20LOGO.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="169" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgl-uMY1uaN-dbEg6fhd1WEAtTFqCfp_YyCeRbQzrr7-DVJQL7B0moKz66dpcd-M5pkLcyFd6XQib1PgQJrIZL3ufyCY7NbMjM-uR-QDAkEyCWzchPoD359MCzpO0RSdoM2eCgG471wpLvHREqNdSF8IwgXYMemnKP1SjV1Vr4wuRv8pkReCjqeboeA/s1600/UGONSA%20LOGO.JPG" width="169" /></a></div><b><o:p> </o:p></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b>NATIONAL
UGONSA EXECUTIVE MEMBERS<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Ojo, Idowu Opeyemi, National President<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ekiti State <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Eteng, Philip Okori, National Secretary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CrossRiver
State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Afoi, B. Barry, Deputy National President
North<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kaduna State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Nwodo, Chijioke, Deputy National President
East<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Enugu State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Ojone, Matthew, Deputy National President
West<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ondo State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Adewale, Kola, Assistant National Secretary
West<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oyo State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Ndu, Afam, Assistant National Secretary East<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anambra State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Averson Pius, Assistant National Secretary
North<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nasarawa State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Edeh, Cecilia Ofoke, National Treasurer<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ebonyi
State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Charles A. Oloriegbe, National PRO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Delta State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Musa, Bulus, National Provost<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bauchi State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Edeh, Perpetual Ngozi, National Financial
Secretary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ebonyi State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">13.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Egwuenu, E.O. Solomon, Ex-Officio Member<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Delta State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">14.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Nshi, I. Goodluck, Ex-Officio Member<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ebonyi State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">15.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Onwusonye, Chioma Ume, Ex-Officio Member<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Abia State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">16.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Ade, Osasuyi, Ex-officio Member<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Edo State<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1<br /></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>UGONSA.COMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548595534025184943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213958558276311787.post-6625044168122363372022-06-16T20:06:00.000-07:002022-06-16T20:06:14.650-07:00Special Announcement<p class="MsoNormal">There is a slight adjustment in the dates of our upcoming National Professional Conference and Scientific Update, Abakaliki 2022. The arrival date is now on Tuesday 12<sup>th</sup> July. The opening ceremony is now on Wednesday 13<sup>th</sup> July, and the departure date will now be Sunday 13<sup>th</sup> July. This adjustment was necessitated by the ongoing Mondays' sit-at-home in the Eastern region of the country and the Eid-el- Kabir festival of our Muslim brethren taking place on 11<sup>th</sup> July 2022, being also a Monday. Consequently, the arrival date has been moved from Monday 11<sup>th</sup> July to Tuesday 12<sup>th</sup> July and the departure date from Saturday 16<sup>th</sup> July to Sunday 17<sup>th</sup> July. We apologize for any inconvenience this adjustment may make to the conference attendees and our invited dignitaries.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">To register for the conference, please go to <a href="https://ugonsa.org/" style="color: #d52a33; text-decoration-line: none;">www.ugonsa.org</a> and click on “conference registration." You can also make your payment directly into the UGONSA National account listed below. Early bird attracts a special package.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Account number:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"> 3089525712<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Bank:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"> First Bank of Nigeria PLC.<br /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Account Name:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"> University Graduates of Nursing Science Association<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Note: If you choose to pay directly to the bank account, you have to submit your payment evidence and your name, state, email, and phone number to gnan2ugonsa@gmail.com or info@ugonsa.org for your registration to be manually entered in the conference registration list. See the attached event poster below for more information.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">Signed<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> <b>Chief (Hon). S.E.O. Egwuenu Nur. P.O. Eteng<o:p></o:p></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">UGONSA National President UGONSA Ag.National Secretary</p><p><br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinijaDpYkuoIglIX9RRZ6IbLuBopyf3hHLnbn4YjOoh51s4hAYRVR8gFX_W24QOXjET4tl-ebdYZ7UOLnftLlSkgriy57BG-ziTnctkXe8PTvsRU9AIaKJ_-jYwqTyIRjxfKzHsVQx8loTnFarC4K3rJR-H-FC3T0iVdPMsYz3rc09Nl3gp04rrqYVgw/s5853/NAT%20PROF%20CONF%202022%20POSTER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5853" data-original-width="4138" height="850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinijaDpYkuoIglIX9RRZ6IbLuBopyf3hHLnbn4YjOoh51s4hAYRVR8gFX_W24QOXjET4tl-ebdYZ7UOLnftLlSkgriy57BG-ziTnctkXe8PTvsRU9AIaKJ_-jYwqTyIRjxfKzHsVQx8loTnFarC4K3rJR-H-FC3T0iVdPMsYz3rc09Nl3gp04rrqYVgw/w601-h850/NAT%20PROF%20CONF%202022%20POSTER.jpg" width="601" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>UGONSA.COMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548595534025184943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213958558276311787.post-49936496255643927612022-04-28T06:14:00.003-07:002022-04-28T06:18:55.567-07:00HOW UGONSA CONFERENCE HELPS NURSES GET PROMOTION<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The UGONSA National Professional Conference and
Scientific Update is a classic event where scholars, researchers and
administrators in the nursing profession gather to exhibit and review
scientific works and underlying theories of nursing practice for the purpose of
improving on medico-nursing knowledge and skills, for enhanced qualitative
client care.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Most universities and health institutions require that
their lecturers, higher degree students and clinical staff show evidence of
participation and presentation of their works at professional conferences as a
caveat for promotion, graduation, or professional distinction. The evidence
could be in various forms:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 41.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Evidence that the abstract submitted was
accepted for presentation at the conference through a letter that conveys such.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 41.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Showing that their work(s) is/are listed among
the items in the book of abstracts of the conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 41.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">A release letter addressed to the
institution where the presenter works indicating that his/her work was accepted
for presentation at the conference and asking for release of such person(s) to
attend the conference and make the presentation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 41.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Certificate of Presentation of the work
issued to the presenter at the end of the conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Does UGONSA National Professional
Conference & Scientific Update Meet the University/Health Institutions’
Standards and Requirements to Help Nurses Excel in Academia and Clinical
Practice?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Yes! UGONSA makes a call for submission of abstracts
for the next Professional Conference & Scientific Update at the completion
of every conference. The Abstract Review Committee, upon completion of review
of submitted abstracts, makes recommendations to the National Leadership of
UGONSA for acceptance or rejection of works.
Notification regarding acceptance or rejection of abstracts is sent to
the submitters. The authors whose works were accepted for presentation are
issued with a letter of acceptance of their abstracts for presentation at
UGONSA conference. Their works are then published in the book of abstracts.
Thereafter, applications for their release to attend the conference, and
present their papers, are made to the Heads of their institutions, Vice
Chancellors, Provosts, deans, etc. At the end of the conference, the authors
that made presentations are issued with certificates of presentation by UGONSA
which they can submit with the book of abstracts to their institution as proof
of participation and presentation at the conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">How Can I Confirm That UGONSA National
Professional Conferences & Scientific Updates Can Offer These Benefits and Opportunities?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Kindly submit your abstract or attend the upcoming 20th
conference to confirm for yourself, as the proof of the pudding lies in the
eating. Deadline for abstract submission for the upcoming conference has been
extended to May 31, 2022. The 20th National Professional Conference &
Scientific Update – Abakaliki, 2022 shall hold from Monday 11th to Saturday 16th
July 2022 at Conference Centre of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital,
Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">After attending, for sure you shall be the first to
urge nurses in academia, those with prospects of being in the academia and
those that wish to distinguish themselves in clinical practice to submit their
abstracts when next UGONSA calls for submission of abstracts for its National
Professional Conference & Scientific Update.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">For Further
Information: Correspondence with the
association regarding the conference is easily made via our email address, <a href="mailto:gnan2ugonsa@gmail.com">gnan2ugonsa@gmail.com</a>, or <a href="mailto:info@ugonsa.org">info@ugonsa.org</a>,
through any of the following phone numbers: +2348063477661, +234701102753.</span></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMv2GH8t3d4TymeKBu-1wnlRE7U0A_jmtUupakmZA8_YwzI_rWax0nwL2KTETKB2NO65QiTt65_Zdsi4B5GkqNrTX4T-ZsSWxi5H2D7m7KEHETJEY9WioTaGuz_mYTOa79QWjgyvBeV07UXSUFvPY_KwlPzTDA-Cm533YdIIy6MAkD7EQbkJNnTz4tjg/s5853/NAT%20PROF%20CONF%202022%20POSTER.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5853" data-original-width="4138" height="932" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMv2GH8t3d4TymeKBu-1wnlRE7U0A_jmtUupakmZA8_YwzI_rWax0nwL2KTETKB2NO65QiTt65_Zdsi4B5GkqNrTX4T-ZsSWxi5H2D7m7KEHETJEY9WioTaGuz_mYTOa79QWjgyvBeV07UXSUFvPY_KwlPzTDA-Cm533YdIIy6MAkD7EQbkJNnTz4tjg/w659-h932/NAT%20PROF%20CONF%202022%20POSTER.jpg" width="659" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div>UGONSA.COMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548595534025184943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213958558276311787.post-17524901775788254252022-04-27T01:26:00.001-07:002022-04-27T01:26:11.113-07:00UGONSA FELICITATES WITH DR. NDIE OVER ELEVATION TO FULL PROFESSORIAL STATUS<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaoUapOCeQnh2Z-s9NBk7acUnCxmvYdPx_xiGmzzmHBhK_zaGXygPyeAFZf4k0CTvwTDXQ5jj3qzX6sYq-Fh92voW9KEBGjNN1v5cjQR2JueZMkBkMSFPs_r11EAKPp0sKmtY06mam6TAQtSBUFSQKYcVJ0lsitJIZBirUmTr9neSE2qmSUXz3EVbgA/s6016/DSC_0307.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6016" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaoUapOCeQnh2Z-s9NBk7acUnCxmvYdPx_xiGmzzmHBhK_zaGXygPyeAFZf4k0CTvwTDXQ5jj3qzX6sYq-Fh92voW9KEBGjNN1v5cjQR2JueZMkBkMSFPs_r11EAKPp0sKmtY06mam6TAQtSBUFSQKYcVJ0lsitJIZBirUmTr9neSE2qmSUXz3EVbgA/w562-h374/DSC_0307.JPG" width="562" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">UGONSA is very happy to celebrate our latest professor of
Nursing, Prof. Elkenah Chubike Ndie. Professor Ndie has shown an uncommon
sacrifice for the nursing profession and has always been at the forefront of
anything that will bring positive development to the profession. Currently
working with the National Open University of Nigeria after leaving the service
of Ebonyi State University, Prof.Ndie is a member of the Editorial board of
"The Nursing Scope," the peer-reviewed international journal of
UGONSA. UGONSA Family prays for more God's grace upon him and says a big
congratulations to him.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEd9gsvIsKWFRdr1hO1KNyMrP8G6_-7dciXy5sRuUZhGzKWQvLOBoQFmWHIIJr0-ERtEHwg6miXxQ4ySxLk7UDBAKHAzy_TMJBGx6O1Na2ywlmu4x3hPhefOlvQ0swLrQmU39d3IYpINCAa4kzrRkH0DF1vM5Mi3BujvDnA-rGgMp9zw2G9GQ2S63cQ/s110/Screenshot%202022-04-27%20032313.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="110" data-original-width="93" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEd9gsvIsKWFRdr1hO1KNyMrP8G6_-7dciXy5sRuUZhGzKWQvLOBoQFmWHIIJr0-ERtEHwg6miXxQ4ySxLk7UDBAKHAzy_TMJBGx6O1Na2ywlmu4x3hPhefOlvQ0swLrQmU39d3IYpINCAa4kzrRkH0DF1vM5Mi3BujvDnA-rGgMp9zw2G9GQ2S63cQ/s1600/Screenshot%202022-04-27%20032313.png" width="93" /></a></div><br />UGONSA.COMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548595534025184943noreply@blogger.com0