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It’s quite concerning that an institution like FUTA, known for its active social media presence, alongside the MDCN, appears to remain silent despite the ongoing online protests. Matters affecting students,deserve attention but it seems the school care less about it.
An MBBS student of FUTA sent me this. I would like to call the attention of everyone involved and those who could also lend their voices @NiMSA_Nigeria, @nationalnma, @FutaBro, @omo_Akinbile, @Nigerian_Doctor, @aproko_doctor
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WHAT IS HAPPENING TO FUTA MBBS STUDENTS?
I have tried to keep quiet for a long time.
I kept telling myself things would improve.
I kept hoping the school would fix this.
But at this point, keeping quiet feels irresponsible.
This is about the MBBS programme at Federal University of Technology Akure — and it is urgent.
5 YEARS… AND STILL IN 300 LEVEL
The pioneer MBBS students were admitted in 2021 and matriculated in 2022. Today — five years later — they are still stuck in 300 level pre-clinical.
Five years.
Their mates in that same university are preparing for graduation this year. These students don’t even know when they will move to clinicals. Imagine watching everyone you started with move forward while your life is on pause.
WHY ARE THEY STUCK?
Medical students cannot move to clinical training without accreditation from the
Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN). But after all these years, accreditation has still not happened. Right now:
• There are five different sets in the programme
• Three entire sets are stuck in 300 level
• Nobody is moving forward
How do you start a medical programme and still not be ready for accreditation years later?
PARENTS ARE NOW BEING ASKED TO FUND ACCREDITATION
Parents were asked to contribute money for a mock accreditation. Yes — parents are now being asked to fund something that should have been planned before this programme even began. And since then?
• No clear updates.
• No clear timeline.
• No visible progress.
Just promises. And prayers.
REAL LIVES ARE ON HOLD
This is not just a “delay.” This is:
• Years of youth slipping away
• Families pouring money into uncertainty
• Students living with anxiety and frustration
• Dreams being paused indefinitely
Five years of a young person’s life cannot be treated like this.
THE QUESTIONS NO ONE IS ANSWERING
Students and parents deserve to know:
1. When exactly is MDCN accreditation coming?
2. What is the official timeline?
3. What happens if this delay continues?
4. How will these students graduate on time?
5. When is the first MB (1st professional exam) holding?
Silence is not an answer.
THIS IS A PLEA FOR ACTION
We are asking the leadership of FUTA to:
• Communicate transparently
• Give a clear accreditation timeline
• Provide real contingency plans
• Prioritise the students already in the programme
These students have waited long enough. They deserve progress. They deserve clarity. They deserve accountability.
Please share. 🙏🏽 Awareness matters.
Do you know that the FUTAMSA mental health club will probably slop into depression if the school doesn't get the accreditation soon enough.
Do you know?!!
#savefutambbs
Day 2 of fighting to save their future and the future of Nigeria's healthcare system.
The doctor‑to‑patient ratio in this country is already dangerously low. Yet here we are, watching a group of young Nigerians who willingly chose to dedicate their lives to healing others, being left to rot by the very system that needs them.
No clarity. No reassurance. No direction from the school management or the concerned bodies.
That kind of silence is not just frustrating, it is cruel. These students have done their part. They gained admission. They showed up. They studied. They trusted the system. But now, through no fault of their own, they are stuck.
This is not just about academic delay. It is about mental health. It is about watching their mates move forward while they remain in one place. It is about asking simple, fair questions and receiving nothing but silence.
FUTA, until when?
They are not wrong to be tired. They are not wrong to speak up. Please, keep fighting. Keep demanding. Nigerians can see your struggle, even if the authorities pretend not to.
#SaveFUTAMBBS #AccreditationNow #NoMoreDelay #FiveYearsIsEnough
Please read this, share and help amplify this plea until it reaches the concerned bodies.
Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) medical students are currently in a heartbreaking situation, one that no student should have to endure and no family should have to navigate alone.
Before I proceed, I want to first acknowledge what you are going through: five years of hope, hard work, and waiting, only to find yourself still in the same academic year you started. That is not a small delay. That is a profound disruption to a dream you have likely held since before you wrote your first entrance exam.
To the FUTA MBBS pioneer students admitted in 2021: you did everything right. You gained admission. You showed up. You studied. You trusted the system but now, through no fault of your own, you are watching your peers from other universities cross graduation stages while you remain in 300 level, stuck not by ability, but by accreditation.
We all know that without accreditation from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), no medical student can legally proceed to clinical training or sit for professional exams. FUTA’s MBBS programme began without that accreditation in place. Years later, five sets of students have now enrolled, with three full sets trapped in pre‑clinicals, unable to move forward. Meanwhile, parents are being asked to fund a “mock accreditation” out of pocket. That is not how this is supposed to work. Accreditation is an institutional responsibility, not a student‑funded experiment.
This is not just a bureaucratic hold‑up. It is a life on pause. You deserve clear, honest, and immediate answers to the following questions:
· What is the official MDCN accreditation date?
· Why was the programme launched without a clinical pathway secured?
· When will the first professional (MB) exam finally hold?
· If delays continue, what is the actual contingency plan for the students already in the system?
To the families reading this: your efforts are acknowledged. You have paid fees, sacrificed, and believed in your children’s futures. Being asked to fund a mock accreditation is not only unfair, it is a sign that planning has failed at the top. You are not wrong to be angry, worried, or exhausted.
To the authorities - @TahirMamman, @Suwaiba_Said, @NigEducation, @nuc_nigeria, @MDCNigeria, @FutaPress, @FMICNigeria - silence is no longer acceptable.
These students are not statistics. They are real people with real timelines, real mental health struggles, and real dreams that are slipping away. A clear, public, step‑by‑step plan is not a favour. It is the bare minimum.
To the FUTA MBBS students themselves: this is not your failure. Please hold on to that. Your worth is not measured by a delayed exam or a missing stamp on a document. But you also deserve more than patience, you deserve action.
Share this. Speak up. Keep asking the questions. If you are one of those students, please lean on people who remind you that you matter beyond this struggle. Your journey is not over. But it must move forward, and soon.
#SaveFUTAMBBS
Tough luck! I shudder at how they will be able to recruit the requisite staff needed for the clinical rotation.
What a paradox! At one point, we had people who finished residency and couldn’t get specialist jobs. But here we are, a few years down the line, in extreme physician scarcity, yet we can’t produce more.
5 YEARS. STILL IN 300 LEVEL.
This is the nightmare of MBBS students at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA). Admitted in 2021, these pioneer students are still stuck in pre-clinicals while their mates are preparing for graduation.
Why? A total lack of MDCN accreditation for clinical training.
Right now:
• 5 sets are currently enrolled.
• 3 full sets are stagnant in 300 level.
• Parents are being asked to fund "mock accreditation" out of pocket.
This isn't just a delay; it's a life on pause. Dreams are being suffocated by administrative negligence.
WHAT IS THE PLAN, FUTA?
We need answers for these students and their families:
1. When is the official MDCN accreditation date?
2. Why was a medical program started without a clear clinical pathway?
3. When will the 1st Professional (MB) exam finally hold?
Silence is no longer an option.
We are calling on the relevant authorities to intervene and provide a clear timeline for these students.
Cc:
@TahirMamman (Minister of Education)
@Suwaiba_Said (Minister of State for Education)
@NigEducation (Federal Ministry of Education)
@nuc_nigeria (National Universities Commission)
@MDCNigeria (Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria)
@FutaPress (FUTA Management)
@FMICNigeria (Ministry of Information)
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