
In a country already grappling with a critical shortage of medical doctors, it is both troubling and counterproductive that those willing and qualified to bridge this gap are being denied the opportunity to do so. #savefutambbs
Oluwatofunmi Aliu (O.T)
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In a country already grappling with a critical shortage of medical doctors, it is both troubling and counterproductive that those willing and qualified to bridge this gap are being denied the opportunity to do so. #savefutambbs

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Day 2 of fighting to save our future. Silence from management continues — no clarity, no reassurance, no direction. Our lives have been put on hold. Our mental health is deteriorating. FUTA, until when? #SaveFUTAMBBS #AccreditationNow #NoMoreDelay #FiveYearsIsEnough






Please retweet ‼️‼️‼️ WHAT IS HAPPENING TO FUTA MBBS STUDENTS? FUTA MBBS students have spent over 5 years stuck in 300 level (pre-clinical) due to the lack of accreditation from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN). Multiple cohorts are affected: • Five different sets are in the programme • At least three sets are stuck in 300 level • No one is progressing to clinical training Meanwhile, their peers have moved on and are preparing to graduate. WHY THIS IS HAPPENING? Without MDCN accreditation, medical students cannot proceed to clinicals or take their professional exams. Yet years after launching the programme, this key requirement is still unmet. SERIOUS CONCERNS Parents have reportedly been asked to contribute funds for a mock accreditation — something that should have been properly planned from the beginning. And since then: • No clear updates • No defined timeline • No visible progress REAL IMPACT This is more than a delay: • Students’ careers are on hold • Families are investing in uncertainty • Mental stress and frustration are rising • Valuable years are being lost QUESTIONS THAT NEED ANSWERS • When exactly will MDCN accreditation be secured? • What is the official timeline for progression? • When will students move to clinicals? • When will the first MB (1st professional exam) hold? • What contingency plans are in place if delays continue? CALL FOR ACTION We urge FUTA leadership to: • Communicate transparently • Provide a clear and realistic timeline • Share concrete plans for accreditation • Prioritise the students already affected These students deserve clarity, progress, and accountability. Enough silence. It’s time for action. Please share. 🙏🏽 #Savefutambbs

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)






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)








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