List of Approved Nursing Training Institutions in Nigeria 2024


The list of approved Schools of Nursing, Midwifery, Post Basic Nursing and the Departments of Nursing with their accreditation status and admission quota on a state basis in Nigeria.

List of Approved Nursing Training Institutions in Nigeria

Nursing, as an essential component of the healthcare system, includes the promotion of health, sickness prevention, and care of physically ill, mentally ill, and disabled persons of all ages in all healthcare and other community settings. Nurses perform so many distinct duties that it is impossible to summarise them all in a single job title.

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Find below the list of Nursing Training Institutions in Nigeria approved by the Nursing & Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN).

List of Approved Nursing Training Institutions in Nigeria

The Council has approved Schools of Nursing, Midwifery, Post Basic Nursing, and Departments of Nursing with the Accreditation Status and Admission Quota On State Basis.

Nigeria now has Four Hundred  (400)  nursing training institutions. The following is a list of Nursing Training Institutions in Nigeria that the Council has approved as of October 2023.

IT IS OUR HOPE THAT THE LIST BELOW WILL ALSO SERVE AS A GUIDE TO PARENTS/GUARDIANS SEEKING ADMISSION FOR THEIR CHILDREN/WARDS.

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SUMMARY/STATISTICS OF APPROVED SCHOOL

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S/N KEY DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOL Total No
 1  SON  School of Nursing (Basic) 117
 2  SOMBP  Schools of Midwifery (Basic/ Post Basic) 111
 3  SOPN  Schools of Post Basic Nursing Specialties 72
 4  DON  Departments of Nursing Sciences 43
 5  CMP  Community Midwifery Programme 27
 6  CNP  Community Nursing Programme 30

DEPARTMENTS OF NURSING UNDER ACCREDITATION PROCESS

  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Abundance Wisdom University, Akwa-Ibom State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Al-Istigama University, Kano
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Alex Ekweme Federal University, Ebony State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Ave Maria University, Nasarawa State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Benue State University, Makurdi, Benue State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Claretian University, Owerri Imo State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, David Umahi University of Med. Sciences, Ebony State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Edusoko University, Bida, Niger State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Ekiti State University, Ekiti, Ekiti State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Enugu University of Science and Tech, Enugu
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State
  • Faculty of Nursing Sciences, Federal University, Otueke, Bayelsa State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Gombe State University, Gombe State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Joseph Ayo University, Ilesa, Osun State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Kebbi State University, State.
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Khadijat University, Majia, Jigawa State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Nok University, Kachia, Kaduna State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Novena University, Delta State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Osun State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Saisa University, Sokoto
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Tania University, Anambra State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Taraba State University, Taraba State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Thomas Aderum University, Oko, Kwara
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Trinity University, Lagos, Lagos State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, University of Medical Science, Lagos, Lagos State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Veristas University, Kubwa, Abuja
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Wesley University, Ondo, Ondo State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Well-Spring University, Edo State
  • Department of Nursing Sciences, Yobe State University, Yobe 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 & RESOURCE VERIFICATION VISIT  CONDUCTED AND DECISION TAKEN TO LIFT THE EMBARGO  BY THE BOARD
  • DENIED/WITHDRAWN ACCREDITATION STATUS IS INDEFINITE UNTIL DEFICIENCIES ARE RECTIFIED & RE-ACCREDITATION VISIT CONDUCTED AND DECISION TAKEN BY THE BOARD
  • THE ABOVE LIST IS SUBJECT TO PERIODIC REVIEW.

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