Nursing is a job in healthcare where nurses take care of people to help them stay healthy or get better. Nurses work in places like hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes. They help patients by giving medicine, checking their health, and talking to them about how to stay healthy. Nurses also work with other healthcare workers to make sure patients get the best care. Some nurses work with kids, some work with older people, and some work in special areas like mental health or emergency care.
If you also want to be a Nurse or a Midwife, there are accredited Nursing Schools in Nigeria that can train you to become a qualified nurse and after your graduation, you can have opportunities in various areas such as pediatric nursing, psychiatric nursing, geriatric nursing, and critical care nursing, among others.
List of Approved Nursing Training Institutions in Nigeria
Below is the list of Nursing Training Institutions in Nigeria approved by the Nursing & Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN):
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Departments of Nursing under Accreditation Process
| S/N | Departments |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State |
| 2 | University of Medical Science, Lagos, Lagos State |
| 3 | Trinity University, Lagos, Lagos State |
| 4 | David Umahi University of Medical Sciences, Ebonyi State |
| 5 | Wesley University, Ondo, Ondo State |
| 6 | Ekiti State University, Ekiti, Ekiti State |
| 7 | Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State |
| 8 | Benue State University, Makurdi, Benue State |
| 9 | University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State |
| 10 | Claretian University, Owerri, Imo State |
| 11 | Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Osun State |
| 12 | Nok University, Kachia, Kaduna State |
| 13 | Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State |
| 14 | Enugu University of Science and Technology, Enugu |
| 15 | Khadijat University, Majia, Jigawa State |
| 16 | Novena University, Delta State |
| 17 | Ave Maria University, Nasarawa State |
| 18 | Taraba State University, Taraba State |
| 19 | Yobe State University, Yobe State |
| 20 | Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State |
| 21 | Thomas Aderum University, Oko, Kwara |
| 22 | Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ebonyi State |
| 23 | Well-Spring University, Edo State |
| 24 | Tansia University, Anambra State |
| 25 | Joseph Ayo University, Ilesa, Osun State |
| 26 | Gombe State University, Gombe State |
| 27 | Abundance Wisdom University, Akwa-Ibom State |
| 28 | Al-Istiqama University, Kano |
| 29 | Kebbi State University, Kebbi State |
| 30 | New Gate University, Minna, Niger State |
| 31 | Saisa University, Sokoto |
| 32 | MAAUN, Kano State |
| 33 | Veritas University, Kubwa, Abuja |
| 34 | Edusoko University, Bida, Niger State |
| 35 | Federal University, Otueke, Bayelsa State |
Note:
- Full accreditation status lasts for five (5) years.
- Provisional accreditation status lasts for two (2) years.
- Embargo on students’ intake is indefinite until deficiencies are rectified and resource verification visit conducted, and decision taken to lift the embargo by the board.
- Denied/withdrawn accreditation status is indefinite until deficiencies are rectified and re-accreditation visit conducted, and decision taken by the board.
- The above list is subject to periodic review. It is our hope that the above will serve as a guide to parents/guardians seeking admission for their children/wards
