The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has announced that vacancies for housemanship placements in federal institutions will be updated on its portal on Tuesday, 2nd January 2026. The council advised all interested applicants who intend to serve in federal hospitals to regularly check the portal for available slots, as postings are handled through a centralized system.
According to the council, doctors and dental practitioners who receive their provisional registration certificates during induction ceremonies are required to create a profile on the MDCN Housemanship Portal at www.housemanship.mdcn.gov.ng. This registration grants applicants access to apply for housemanship positions across 46 federal training institutions nationwide that are managed under the MDCN framework.
MDCN warned applicants against directly contacting federal institutions or the council to seek placement, either personally or through proxies, including parents. It stated that such actions are considered a contravention of the Centralized Housemanship Placement System and may lead to denial of access to the portal. The council stressed that applications outside the approved process are not permitted under existing policies.
Providing further clarification, MDCN noted that portal updates apply strictly to the 46 federal hospitals approved for centralized housemanship placement. Each hospital has a specific number of slots allocated to it based on parameters required for effective training. The council emphasized that “there is never a time when the portal is ‘closed’ or ‘opened’,” explaining that hospitals only appear on the portal when vacancies exist.
Applicants were also informed that there are 70 non-federal hospitals where housemanship placements are available. For these institutions, MDCN advised candidates to directly approach the hospitals to inquire about available opportunities, as they are not covered under the centralized posting scheme.
The council added that the full list of approved hospitals under the centralized scheme, details on how the system works, and a comprehensive list of all accredited federal, state, private, and military housemanship training institutions are available on the MDCN website. MDCN reminded applicants that the opportunity is exclusive to Medical and Dental practitioners only. Applicants are encouraged to rely solely on official MDCN channels for updates.
