A Nigerian lady who is a qualified nurse has shared how much salary she was earning on her first job The lady said her first salary as a qualified nurse was N27,000, which was hardly enough to take her home She said many hospitals in Nigeria prefer to employ auxiliary nurses and pay them ridiculous amounts as salary PAY ATTENTION: Follow our WhatsApp channel to never miss out on the news that matters to you! A Nigerian lady said when she started working as a nurse, her salary was N27,000. The salary was small, so she relocated to the UK to look for greener pastures in the nursing profession. In a post she made on TikTok , Delight said hospitals in Nigeria don't pay nurses well.
She said many of the hospitals would instead employ auxiliary nurses and pay them pittance. PAY ATTENTION: Follow us on Instagram - get the most important news directly in your favourite app! Delight noted that practising nursing in Nigeria was not for the fainthearted, considering the small salary. Her words: "Practising Nursing in Nigeria is not for the weak.
.. Most hospitals pay ridiculous amount.
.. they would rather employ an auxiliary than pay nurses well.
" Read also PhD holder leaves her lecturing job in Nigeria and moves to Canada after getting visa Others who saw her story shared their own experiences and the income they earned as registered nurses in Nigeria. Watch the video below: Reactions as lady relocates abroad as a nurse @Vivian Ajih said: "Mine was N4K." @Nurse blessing said: "Mine was .