Tinubu urges Nigerian doctors abroad, other medical professionals to return home

President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerian medical doctors and other healthcare professionals living abroad to return home and contribute to the ongoing transformation of the nation's healthcare system. Speaking on Friday at the State House in Abuja, Tinubu urged the diaspora professionals to lend their expertise to the 'Renewed Hope Agenda.'

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It is a very great joy to see that you are coming back to facilitate your single motivation to help your country meet the needs of our people, the medical outreaches; seeing indivisible commitment to humanity is part of your singular oath and commitment in life. I thank all of you.

Tinubu made the appeal while receiving a delegation from the Nigerian Diaspora Medical Associations Worldwide. The meeting, part of the 2026 National Diaspora Day Celebration, included leaders from the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM). The president acknowledged the critical need for the knowledge, innovation, and patriotism of skilled Nigerian professionals overseas to build a resilient, world-class healthcare system.

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I have been through that journey, I’m home now and I can tell you there’s nowhere like home. Some people built the society where you are; they have their hands on their plough, their focus was to develop their nation and their continent.

He shared his personal experience of returning to Nigeria after working abroad, emphasizing the importance of contributing to nation-building. Tinubu reaffirmed that his administration's Renewed Hope Agenda prioritizes healthcare. He detailed government efforts to reform the sector, including sustained investments in medical education, research, digital health infrastructure, and improved welfare policies aimed at reversing the trend of brain drain.

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So many of you have seen the hazard of the other side of the world. You have experienced the challenges and you have come back home to feel it and seal it. Poverty and lack of development is a challenge to Africa but what do you see as a Nigerian? This is the heart