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DiamondsAreFore:
Japa for healthcare workers in Nigeria will continue unabated because the naira has lost so much value that the FG will literally collapse financially if Nigeria tries to compete with this wage structure.

Here is the monthly salary of UK resident doctors converted to Naira at the prevailing exchange rate:


Below are the conversions for the monthly take-home pay ranges provided for resident doctors in England (2024/25 pay scales, after tax/NI/pension deductions):

Foundation Year 1 (FY1):
£2,300–£2,500
£2,300 × 2,147.24 = ₦4,938,652
£2,500 × 2,147.24 = ₦5,368,100

Foundation Year 2 (FY2):
£2,600–£2,900
£2,600 × 2,147.24 = ₦5,582,824
£2,900 × 2,147.24 = ₦6,226,996

Specialty Training (ST1–ST8):
£3,000–£4,200
£3,000 × 2,147.24 = ₦6,441,720
£4,200 × 2,147.24 = ₦9,018,408

Can you compare how much it costs to train a doctor in UK versus Nigeria?

Can you also compare the cost of living.

I am not even saying they earn enough. But critic should be done fairly.

Chai. The difference is like 7UP

2mch:
Soo dull. How about you also put the cost of their living expenses. You are comparing yourself to them. Do you spend in pounds? Why should they be paid in naira or equivalent to their peers in naira when they live in a more expensive society?

Why not itemise the cost of living too and let's see what we have.

No be to hide behind a finger to fool people;do the breakdown for us

Mabuggi88:

Even if they put everything including the cost of breathed air, they will still pocket as high as 1.8m monthly in Naira.
I just did an average calculation for it now and got #2.3m monthly after using an average expenditure in a UK environment

Don't mind the muzu

BlackViper:
Where did you hear UK doctors are poorly paid? Or do you mean poorly paid by Nigerian standards?

but the salary is low in uk standard

the only country that pay doctors well is the US

DiamondsAreFore:
Japa for healthcare workers in Nigeria will continue unabated because the naira has lost so much value that the FG will literally collapse financially if Nigeria tries to compete with this wage structure.

Here is the monthly salary of UK resident doctors converted to Naira at the prevailing exchange rate:


Below are the conversions for the monthly take-home pay ranges provided for resident doctors in England (2024/25 pay scales, after tax/NI/pension deductions):

Foundation Year 1 (FY1):
£2,300–£2,500
£2,300 × 2,147.24 = ₦4,938,652
£2,500 × 2,147.24 = ₦5,368,100

Foundation Year 2 (FY2):
£2,600–£2,900
£2,600 × 2,147.24 = ₦5,582,824
£2,900 × 2,147.24 = ₦6,226,996

Specialty Training (ST1–ST8):
£3,000–£4,200
£3,000 × 2,147.24 = ₦6,441,720
£4,200 × 2,147.24 = ₦9,018,408

Why are you converting to Naira?

You people be converting foreign currency to Naira like they spend Naira in those countries.

ArcFresky:


Can you compare how much it costs to train a doctor in UK versus Nigeria?

Can you also compare the cost of living.

I am not even saying they earn enough. But critic should be done fairly.

Can you help us break it down in tabular formula

Let's learn from you

DiamondsAreFore:
Japa for healthcare workers in Nigeria will continue unabated because the naira has lost so much value that the FG will literally collapse financially if Nigeria tries to compete with this wage structure.

Here is the monthly salary of UK resident doctors converted to Naira at the prevailing exchange rate:


Below are the conversions for the monthly take-home pay ranges provided for resident doctors in England (2024/25 pay scales, after tax/NI/pension deductions):

Foundation Year 1 (FY1):
£2,300–£2,500
£2,300 × 2,147.24 = ₦4,938,652
£2,500 × 2,147.24 = ₦5,368,100

Foundation Year 2 (FY2):
£2,600–£2,900
£2,600 × 2,147.24 = ₦5,582,824
£2,900 × 2,147.24 = ₦6,226,996

Specialty Training (ST1–ST8):
£3,000–£4,200
£3,000 × 2,147.24 = ₦6,441,720
£4,200 × 2,147.24 = ₦9,018,408

What the ₦4m will do in Nigeria that £2,300 cannot smell it.
In Nigeria, ₦9m will buy a well large land in Surburbs of Nigeria but £4,200 will buy you a very small land in remite areas of the UK.

Stop converting to understand the economics. rather measure what the salary can obtain if it guarantee same purchasing power.

Average 2 bedroom flat in the UK is around £1,200 or so per month.
Average 2

Say that to the Nigerian resident doctors who are complaining of N 300,000 a month salary

Commentor:


You think this is money?

2mch:
Soo dull. How about you also put the cost of their living expenses. You are comparing yourself to them. Do you spend in pounds? Why should they be paid in naira or equivalent to their peers in naira when they live in a more expensive society?

After expenses, they can still have at least £500 for monthly savings if not frivolous.

As a Band 6 nurse here in the UK, doctors earn better, however, every country have its own issues, the loneliness in this country is out of this world, that is why most kids born here are Autistic and if care is not taken, the kids from African is not out of it. I travel to Nigeria every year because you can compare the comfort Nigeria gives to the uk. Apart from the exchange rate, here na scam.

Only if the hospital belongs to you.

CodeTemplarr:
Can nigerian doctors work this amount here in Nigeria?

How else can we show how useless the naira has become in of value?

CoronaVirusPro:

Why are you converting to Naira?

You people be converting foreign currency to Naira like they spend Naira in those countries.

DiamondsAreFore:
Japa for healthcare workers in Nigeria will continue unabated because the naira has lost so much value that the FG will literally collapse financially if Nigeria tries to compete with this wage structure.

Here is the monthly salary of UK resident doctors converted to Naira at the prevailing exchange rate:


Below are the conversions for the monthly take-home pay ranges provided for resident doctors in England (2024/25 pay scales, after tax/NI/pension deductions):

Foundation Year 1 (FY1):
£2,300–£2,500
£2,300 × 2,147.24 = ₦4,938,652
£2,500 × 2,147.24 = ₦5,368,100

Foundation Year 2 (FY2):
£2,600–£2,900
£2,600 × 2,147.24 = ₦5,582,824
£2,900 × 2,147.24 = ₦6,226,996

Specialty Training (ST1–ST8):
£3,000–£4,200
£3,000 × 2,147.24 = ₦6,441,720
£4,200 × 2,147.24 = ₦9,018,408

The Most Confused citizens of any nation ! Always talking about pounds and USD .
Why not open a private hospital and pay yourself such equivalent!

2mch:
Soo dull. How about you also put the cost of their living expenses. You are comparing yourself to them. Do you spend in pounds? Why should they be paid in naira or equivalent to their peers in naira when they live in a more expensive society?

The pay for our health care workers is too bad. They should be paid in naira and as you said we can't compare it literally but then what will 200k+ do for skilled professional in this age and time, una wan make poverty just finish common man. Infact I just can't, I just can't

CodeTemplarr:
Can nigerian doctors work this amount here in Nigeria?

yes. some comsultant make that

The Nigerian resident doctors who are japa-ing to the UK have already done the currency conversion and decided to leave this country for good.

jmoore:


Stop converting to naira.

They don't spend in naira.

DiamondsAreFore:
From the National Health Service (NHS) website:



https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/doctors/pay-doctors

Let me sweeten this by adding this from Gemini AI

Training a doctor in Nigeria is significantly cheaper than in the UK due to government subsidies. In Nigeria, medical school tuition can range from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand, while UK citizens pay substantial tuition fees and taxpayers cover additional costs, according to a University World News article.
In Nigeria:
Public Universities: Tuition fees are heavily subsidized, with students potentially paying less than $500 for a medical degree.
Private Universities: Tuition fees can range from $6,516 to $10,860 per year or session.
Additional Costs: Besides tuition, students also need to factor in living expenses, books, and other associated costs.
In the UK:
Tuition Fees:
UK citizens pay about £9,250 per year in tuition fees, which is a substantial amount.
Taxpayer :
The UK government also provides funding for medical education, with an additional cost of £286,347 borne by taxpayers for medical training.
Student Loans:
Many students also rely on student loans to cover tuition and living expenses.
Additional Costs:
Besides tuition, students also need to factor in living expenses, books, and other associated costs.


We know most of them attend public university, and they will come back and tell us they are getting nothing from the govt

2mch:
Soo dull. How about you also put the cost of their living expenses. You are comparing yourself to them. Do you spend in pounds? Why should they be paid in naira or equivalent to their peers in naira when they live in a more expensive society?

Story story
Justification of mediocrity is what you are doing.

Gentledove2001:
As a Band 6 nurse here in the UK, doctors earn better, however, every country have its own issues, the loneliness in this country is out of this world, that is why most kids born here are Autistic and if care is not taken, the kids from African is not out of it. I travel to Nigeria every year because you can compare the comfort Nigeria gives to the uk. Apart from the exchange rate, here na scam.

I am also here in the UK and I wonder why people don't talk about this loneliness enough hmm it's well

CodeTemplarr:
Can Nigerian doctors work this amount here in Nigeria?

Why should the Nigerian doctors earn the Same amount as Doctors in the UK?
Can a Nigerian doctor pay one 1thousand Pounds for a small 2 Bed rooms flat in a month in Nigeria?
You earn according to your standard of living. Stop comparing

DiamondsAreFore:
Japa for healthcare workers in Nigeria will continue unabated because the naira has lost so much value that the FG will literally collapse financially if Nigeria tries to compete with this wage structure.

Here is the monthly salary of UK resident doctors converted to Naira at the prevailing exchange rate:


Below are the conversions for the monthly take-home pay ranges provided for resident doctors in England (2024/25 pay scales, after tax/NI/pension deductions):

Foundation Year 1 (FY1):
£2,300–£2,500
£2,300 × 2,147.24 = ₦4,938,652
£2,500 × 2,147.24 = ₦5,368,100

Foundation Year 2 (FY2):
£2,600–£2,900
£2,600 × 2,147.24 = ₦5,582,824
£2,900 × 2,147.24 = ₦6,226,996

Specialty Training (ST1–ST8):
£3,000–£4,200
£3,000 × 2,147.24 = ₦6,441,720
£4,200 × 2,147.24 = ₦9,018,408

Before you convert remove house rent and other expenses which will take over 70% of that income monthly

Commentor:


You think this is money?

May be for the collective profession though.

Is Nigeria's financial reserves not denominated in dollars? And isn't the FG's budget determined by the price of a barrell of crude oil which is also traded in dollars?

Educationalserv:
The Most Confused citizens of any nation ! Always talking about pounds and USD .
Why not open a private hospital and pay yourself such equivalent!

OP, you have made matters worse by converting these UK salaries to their equivalent values in Naira. Which medical doctor or student would see these and would not have the longing to japa to earn those figures?

2mch:
Soo dull. How about you also put the cost of their living expenses. You are comparing yourself to them. Do you spend in pounds? Why should they be paid in naira or equivalent to their peers in naira when they live in a more expensive society?

Don't mind them. The UK will not take a Nigerian trained doctor for residency. They want finished product.

It's still nothing compared to those in US.

Then why should someone advise Nigerian doctors not to japa to the UK? Is that not witchcraft?

Mabuggi88:

Even if they put everything including the cost of breathed air, they will still pocket as high as 1.8m monthly in Naira.
I just did an average calculation for it now and got #2.3m monthly after using an average expenditure in a UK environment

Average house rent in United Kingdom is 1200 for a one bedroom flat. It might be cheaper in some interior places. This has taken 50% of ur take home.

Food, water, light,tax on vehicle n house etc will take additional 800 then from there you can covert the rest

this amount is small compared to cost of living in UK, monthly bills alone can take 1k pounds from that.

Heffalump:
Then why should someone advise Nigerian doctors not to japa to the UK? Is that not witchcraft?

The money is poor.

Ask your uncles and aunties I'm UK.

DiamondsAreFore:

Is Nigeria's financial reserves not denominated in dollars? And isn't the FG's budget determined by the price of a barrell of crude oil which is also traded in dollars?

this are for International trade and Settlements
Not some Miserable Citizens Always thinking of pounds and USD like Mad people
You have a sovereign country which currency is Naira , Expenses done in Naira but Miraculously always thinking of pounds