‎MDCN Registrar, Fatima Kyari, Named Oxford Visiting Fellow

‎‎Professor Fatima Kyari, Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), has been named the 2026 Aig-Imoukhuede Visiting Fellow at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. ‎ ‎The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation disclosed this in a statement on Monday, saying Kyari was selected for the fellowship in recognition of her leadership in healthcare regulation, medical education and public-sector reform. ‎ ‎According to the foundation, the Aig-Imoukhuede Visiting Fellowship, delivered in partnership with the Blavatnik School of Government, supports exceptional public-sector leaders to deepen their understanding of critical policy challenges and develop practical solutions for strengthening public institutions. ‎ ‎The foundation said Kyari would commence the six-month fellowship in September 2026, during which she would engage with leading scholars and practitioners while developing policy insights that could be applied to her work in Nigeria. ‎ ‎It said she would join a distinguished group of public-sector leaders who have previously held the fellowship, including former Independent National Electoral Commission chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega; former Chief Justice of Ghana, Justice Georgina Wood; former chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Ifueko Omoigui-Okauru; and Dr Funke Adepoju. ‎ ‎The foundation said Kyari's fellowship research would focus on how Nigeria could expand medical education as a strategic public-sector reform while maintaining quality, strengthening health workforce capacity and responding to changes in the healthcare labour market. ‎ ‎It added that her research would seek to produce practical recommendations for improving governance, regulatory stewardship and implementation of large-scale reforms in health and medical education. ‎ ‎Kyari, a clinician and academic, has worked across healthcare delivery, medical research, health policy, medical education, professional regulation and institutional reform. ‎ ‎At the MDCN, she is leading efforts to strengthen medical education and professional regulation as Nigeria seeks to expand its healthcare workforce amid persistent workforce and migration challenges. ‎ ‎Commenting on her selection, Ofovwe Aig-Imoukhuede, Executive Vice Chair of the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, described Kyari as an example of the type of public-sector leadership the foundation seeks to promote. ‎ ‎'Professor Fatima Kyari represents the kind of public sector leadership we want to see more of in Nigeria: leaders who see a problem, ask difficult questions and work to build institutions that can deliver better outcomes,' she said. ‎ ‎Aig-Imoukhuede said Kyari's work at the MDCN placed her at the centre of important questions concerning the future of Nigeria's healthcare workforce. ‎ ‎'We are pleased to support her Fellowship at Oxford and look forward to the practical ideas that will emerge from her work,' she added. ‎ ‎Kyari said the fellowship would provide an opportunity to examine Nigeria's medical education and health workforce systems from a broader perspective. ‎ ‎'I am honoured to be selected as the 2026 Aig-Imoukhuede Visiting Fellow,' she said. ‎ ‎'The Fellowship gives me the opportunity to step back from the day-to-day demands of regulation and take a broader look at how Nigeria can build the medical education and health workforce systems needed for the future.' ‎ ‎She said she would use the experience and perspectives gained at Oxford to develop practical ideas capable of strengthening health workforce governance, medical education and public-sector reform in Nigeria. ‎ ‎The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation said it remains focused on strengthening public-sector institutions by developing leaders who can translate evidence and ideas into effective policy, implementation and improved public services. UPDATE NEWS: Nigerians can now invest ₦2.5 million on premium domains and profit about ₦17-₦25 million. All earnings paid in US Dollars. Rather than wonder, click here to find out how it works.