Why There May Be Global Shortage Of Nurses In 2030 – Peter Obi

By Idahosa Musa

Benin City, Nigeria – Former Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has predicted that the world may experience shortage of nurses by year 2030, owing to the high demands of their services.

Obi, however advised every nation including Nigeria to investm heavily in health and education to be truly wealthy, describing the two sectors as the most important investment any country can offer its citizens.

He stated this on Monday, July 7, 2025, in Benin, at the premises of St Philomena Hospital School of Nursing Sciences, where he donated ₦15 million for the completion of an ongoing building project.

“Like I always say, school is the most important investment you can give to humanity: number one, education; number two, is health. It is said that a healthy nation is a wealthy nation. So, we must invest in health.

“The most important measurable development is health, education and pulling people out of poverty, and I am concentrated in the three of them. That is why every week, I go to health facilities and schools to support them.

“You can’t talk about health without talking about human capital infrastructure in it. The most important infrastructure in health are the nurses because they are the closest to the patients,” he said.

While calling on the government and well-meaning Nigerians to invest in the youths, he noted that life without support or help to humanity is not worth living.

He disclosed that he visits over 50 nursing schools and hospitals every year to support them.

In his vote of thanks, the Provost of the School, Father Jerome Idebe, who recalled that the former Presidential candidate also visited the School last year to donate huge sum of money, thanked him for the ₦15 million support to the school.