Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria - MDCN

Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria - MDCN MDCN is the regulatory agency for the Medical and Dental professions. It also regulates alternative medicine.

The Council was first established as the Nigerian Medical Council by the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act, passed by the Federal Parliament on 18th December 1963. It became the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria following the enactment of the Medical and Dental Practitioners Decree 23 of August 1988 which repealed the 1963 Act an renamed the Council. The Decree was amended by Decree 78 of September 1992. With the coming to force of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, it became the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act. The Act is listed as Cap M8 in the compilation of the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria LFN 2004.

MDCN Debunk Claims of 2,000 Stranded House Officers Annually
09/02/2026

MDCN Debunk Claims of 2,000 Stranded House Officers Annually

MDCN has dismissed reports suggesting that about 2,000 house officers are stranded without placement each year.

𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐀 (𝐌𝐃𝐂𝐍) 𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐈𝐆𝐔...
07/02/2026

𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐀 (𝐌𝐃𝐂𝐍) 𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐈𝐆𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐒

𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐕𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐘 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄
06/02/2026

𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐕𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐘 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄

𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗠𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗜𝗚𝗡-𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗨𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦.
05/02/2026

𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗠𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗜𝗚𝗡-𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗨𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦.

𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝟔𝐓𝐇 𝐅𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
03/02/2026

𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝟔𝐓𝐇 𝐅𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐃𝐂𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐘-𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐄 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐔𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋 (𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐔𝐀𝐓𝐄) 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐓...
03/02/2026

𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐃𝐂𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐘-𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐄 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐔𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋 (𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐔𝐀𝐓𝐄) 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐀

NOTICE OF REMEDIATION PROGRAMME FOR FOREIGN TRAINED GRADUATES OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR TRAININ...
24/01/2026

NOTICE OF REMEDIATION PROGRAMME FOR FOREIGN TRAINED GRADUATES OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR TRAINING AND OBTAINED MEDICAL OR DENTAL DEGREE CERTIFICATES

𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓
19/01/2026

𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓

𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐒
02/01/2026

𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐒

From MDCN, we wish you and your loved ones a Happy New Year 2026, filled with good health, peace and prosperity.
01/01/2026

From MDCN, we wish you and your loved ones a Happy New Year 2026, filled with good health, peace and prosperity.

Today is the final day for license payment. Doctors were duly notified weeks ahead and the portal is fully optimized. An...
31/12/2025

Today is the final day for license payment. Doctors were duly notified weeks ahead and the portal is fully optimized.
Any unpaid license will attract a surcharge from January 1st, 2026.
Responsibility for any surcharge rests solely with defaulters.

𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬!
29/12/2025

𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬!

Address

Abuja
900001

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 16:00
Thursday 08:00 - 16:00
Friday 08:00 - 16:00

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+2347098200749

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