@Rad_Voice_NGN A lousy bill.
We're at a point where we talk about improving the health care system; and Nigeria is talking about scrapping the most important aspect of medicine (their EYE).
House of reps, should uphold the sanctity of health care, like other countries.
The Association of Radiographers of Nigeria has warned against what it described as a legislative attempt to erode the profession of radiography and transfer its statutory responsibilities to the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria.
The President of the association, Dr Musa Dembele, gave the warning while addressing a press conference at the Kano NUJ Press Centre on Saturday.
He said, “The Medical and Dental Practitioners Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2026 (HB 2695) is not a reform but a targeted, calculated, and existential assault on the profession of radiography.”
He also described the bill as an attempt to introduce a “jurisdictional override” intended to dismantle the Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria.
“This is a legislative execution of a profession that has served Nigeria for over 50 years,” he said.
Dembele pointed to Section 8(1) of the bill, which grants the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria exclusive authority, describing it as “a legislative nuclear weapon” that strips the Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria of its mandate.
The association also accused the bill of “conceptual theft” by redefining radiology in a way that erases radiography as an independent scientific discipline.
“The bill seeks to legally erase radiography as an independent profession and subjugate radiographers to the disciplinary authority of a council composed of individuals with no expertise in radiographic science,” the association said.
On financial matters, the association accused the bill of promoting “extortion as regulation,” noting that it mandates that 70 per cent of practising fees be shared with the Nigerian Medical Association.
“This reveals the true motive — financial colonisation,” Dembele said.
The association also raised concerns over HB 2699, the Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria Amendment Bill, which it said seeks to weaken the board from within.
It described the inclusion of medical doctors on the board as “a fundamental violation of the doctrine of professional self-regulation” and warned against excessive ministerial control that could politicise regulation.
The association stressed that globally, radiography regulation is profession-led, citing examples from the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, and noted that Nigeria cannot afford to adopt a substandard model that contradicts established international norms.
The association therefore called on the National Assembly to protect the integrity of the Nigerian healthcare system by rejecting the bill in its entirety.
It also called for a stakeholders’ summit to develop a harmonised regulatory framework that respects the co-equal status of all health professions, as obtained in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.
“The association aligns with the position of the Joint Health Sector Unions, medical laboratory scientists, physiotherapists, and other critical stakeholders who have also rejected similar legislative attempts,” he added.
Come and see medical radiographers practicing to the best limit they have, even admist the cage by the government and their clique, Medical Radiographers especially the reporting ones, radiotherapists and sonographers are really showing that we no just be anyhow profession... What if we were allowed to practice to the top of our limits as in the UK where we have official Consultant Radiographers who prescribe and even discharge patients in federal hospitals? Mbbs Doctors go come die abi?
Like if we had the opportunity mbbs had in Nigeria, no body for dey see our back honestly
@Rad_Voice_NGN@Lady_imoleh Autonomy is non negotiable. Every health profession has its unique body of knowledge; forcing Radiographers under the MDCN a body dominated by doctors undermines the Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN) and contradicts global best practices in healthcare governance.
You Went to University to study Medicine & Surgery you have your license as a Medical Doctor, I went to the university to study Medicine Radiography and I have my license as a Medical Radiographer.
So why on Earth do you want to GOVERN my professional affairs.
9ja Drs are a joke
It is becoming increasingly alarming that centers owned by private individuals are now treating Professionals like thrash; who have shown nothing but dedication and commitment to delivering their duty.