Nigeria, March 5 -- The Nigerian government has approved an amendment that will enable medical professionals to use medical fellowships as an equivalent of a PhD for academic promotion and progression.

The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Bola Tinubu.

Mr Alausa said the amendments to the National Postgraduate Medical College Act were reviewed and approved by the executive council.

It is expected that the proposed changes will be sent to the National Assembly for amendment to the law.

Medical professionals have long argued that medical fellowships should be equivalent to a PhD in the academic environment.

They argued that the content o...