Radiographers reject bill to ‘scrap’ profession

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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. Punch