Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — investigation committee
NMC panel orders removal of nurse Amarachi Madu's register entry over voided Yunnik test result
The Nursing and Midwifery Council's Investigating Committee has directed the removal of nurse Amarachi Marie Madu's register entry, finding it was incorrectly made because it relied on a test result from a Nigerian centre where the NMC voided all results over widespread fraud.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 11 June 2026 · Updated 8 July 2026
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Concerning Amarachi Marie Madu, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 21F2152O).
Decision date: 11 June 2026 · Hearing started 11 June 2026
In plain English
The NMC's Investigating Committee found that Amarachi Marie Madu's entry on the nursing register was incorrectly made, because it relied on a computer-based test taken at the Yunnik Technologies test centre in Nigeria, where the NMC declared all results void after evidence of widespread fraud. The panel noted there was no information suggesting Mrs Madu herself used fraud. It directed the Registrar to remove her entry from the register.
Charges
That she submitted, or caused to be submitted, a Computer Based Test result obtained at the Yunnik Technologies Limited test centre on 22 July 2020, which was subsequently declared void by the NMC due to concerns about the manner in which tests were being conducted at the test centre, and that in light of this her entry on the NMC register was incorrectly made.
Findings
The Investigating Committee panel found that the entry on the NMC register in the name of Amarachi Marie Madu was incorrectly made, because it depended on a CBT taken at the Yunnik centre in Ibadan, Nigeria, where the panel determined widespread fraud had taken place and the Registrar was justified in deeming all tests invalid. The panel noted the absence of any information supporting that Mrs Madu had potentially committed fraud to obtain her CBT. It directed the Registrar to remove her entry under Article 26(7) of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001, subject to a 28-day appeal period. No interim order was made, as her registration had already lapsed on 1 July 2023 and she appears to be living in the USA.
Source
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