Thinking about getting a nursing training in any nursing school? School of nursing in Nigeria have been producing competent nurses across the country.
In all sincerity, who does not admire nurses in the hospital with their exceptional display of love, attention, affection and ultimately caring for patients
They assist doctors in helping patients take their medications and perform other necessary roles as they discharge their duties with a deep sense of responsibility.
School of nursing in Nigeria? Many parents while seeking admission for their children scout for the best school of nursing in the country.
Before I proceed to the best 12 nursing schools in Nigeria I will like to inform you about the provisional and full accreditation of schools of nursing.
Provisional school of nursing are schools that have been partly accredited for a given period of time before the full license is being issued.
This may be due to the inability of the school to meet the full requirements made by the body in charge and can be ceased from practicing until a full license is issued.
Also, fully accredited schools of nursing have met up with the requirement made by the national body.
These National Organizations that accredit nursing programs include the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing and the other is the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
You should know that some schools of nursing are approved by their state board of nursing but are not accredited by a national accreditation body.
So, the fact that a nursing school has not been fully accredited does not mean that you will not be able to practice.
It goes without saying that to get admission into any school of nursing in Nigeria, you must have completed your secondary school education and have at least credit in 5 subjects (WAEC or NECO) and not more than 2 sittings.
The subjects include English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology or Health Science.
Once you graduate, you would become a qualified nurse and would be able to work in any institution of your choice..
Some of these Nursing institutions are currently on full accreditation which lasts for 5 years, while some institutions are on provisional accreditation which lasts for 2 years, then you can become a certified nurse in Nigeria
The first best school nursing in Nigeria on my list is Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital School of nursing Zaria, Kaduna state. It is a provisional school.
This leading school of nursing also has the full support of the university hospital which was established in 1968.
The school provides facilities for effective learning. The school fees is less than #200,000. Need to know more about the school of nursing? kindly visit their website on www.abuth.org.ng
Address: Ahmadu Bello University School of Nursing Zaria, Kaduna state.
School of Nursing University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has also made my list of top school of nursing in Nigeria. It is a provisional nursing school located along Benin- Lagos express way Benin City Edo state.
The school has the full support of the university hospital that was set up in 1971 before the hospital was taken by the Federal Government on 1st of April 1975. Their school fees is between #80,000 – #120,000.
This school which is one of my top best schools of nursing in Nigeria has a great reputation both home and abroad and it is located in the Federal Capital territory Gwagwalada Abuja.
This provisional school is managed by F.C.T Administration, Health and human services secretariat, Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.
School of Nursing University College Hospital Ibadan which is a fully accredited school of nursing in Nigeria is located along Queen Elizabeth road, Oritamefa, Ibadan Oyo state.
It was founded in July 1952 by the approval of the nursing and Midwifery Council in Nigeria. The school program runs for 3 years and the intake of the student is once in a year.
After that, the school will be presented to the school of Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria to qualify as Registered nurses (RN). The school provides world-class professional nurses.
Their facilities of this school are on point. The school of nursing fees is between #200,000 -#250,000. Feel free to visit their website on www.uch-ibadan.org.ng
Copyright: Morenike Taiwo Longe, Nuclear Medicine, UCH
Another of the best school of nursing in Nigeria is Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, a provisional school located along Ilesha road, Ile-Ife Osun state.
It is also one of Africa’s leading schools of nursing. The school also has the full support of the University Teaching hospital and it is well known for having adequate facilities e.g. well-equipped laboratory, standard structures that make learning easy.
The nursing training programme runs for 3 years. They produce professional nurse practitioners who would be capable of working anywhere around the globe. Their school fees is between the range of #190,000 – #200,000
Feel free to visit their website on www.Oauthc.com
This particular school of nursing, though on provisional accreditation has come out to be one of the best school of nursing in Nigeria. It is located at Idi-Araba, Lagos state.
This nursing school was established under Lagos University Teaching Hospital in July 1962 with the intake of 16 students and 2 tutors for a start, but as at 1966, the intake of the students increased to 120 students.
Ever since that time Lagos university teaching hospital nursing school as remained on the list of top school of nursing in Nigeria. The school fees is about #200,000 and you can visit the website on www.sonluth.com
My list of best nursing schools in Nigeria still continues while striking a balance between those that are fully accredited and those that operate on provisional accreditation.
Mater Misericordiae which is also among my list of the top school of nursing in Nigeria was established in January 1952, and it is located along Ozizza road in Afikpo, Ebonyi state.
The school started with one building and another block which serves as an office and was started with just two males. The graduates from this school of nursing have now increased to over 20,000 and are doing fine all over the country.
The school of nursing also offers 3 years of training in general nursing. The school has survived accreditations by the N&MCN and it obtained full accreditation in 2015. Their school fees is between #200,000 – #250,000
For more details visit the website of this fully accredited school of nursing in Nigeria via www.matersomn.org
Joint Hospital Mbano provisional School of nursing was founded by the first Executive Governor of Imo state and the first bishop of Okigwe Diocese. It is located in Umuduru Isiala Mbano, Imo State Nigeria.
It was rated as one of the best school of nursing in Nigeria that offers a three years course in nursing training in which the students are exposed to clinical experiences. Their school fees is between #180,000 – #200,000.
This provisional school of nursing in Nigeria is located at Old Oba Nnewi, Anambra state. The school has the full support of the university teaching hospital which was established in 1991 by the federal government.
The school offers quality education and medical training for their students.
The school offers 3 years of General nursing programme. Their school of nursing fees is over #150,000.
The Ecwa provisional school for nurses is also among my top 12 schools of nursing in Nigeria.
It is located in Egbe Hospital Road Egbe, Kogi state. The school was established in 1955 by Dr. George F. Campion.
In 1972, the school was ceased due to financial problem and inadequate staffs and facilities, finance, etc. but in 1992 there was an approval to reopen the school again.
Their mission is to produce quality nurses through nursing education from well-experienced tutors. The school of nursing fee is between #200,000 to #250,000.
For more detailed information visit the school website on www.esonegbe.net
This fully accredited institution is also one of the best federal nursing schools in Nigeria and it is located in Enugu which is instituted by the Federal government.
The aim is to produce competent and skilled nursing personnel. Their school fees for freshly admitted students is close to #200,000.
Visit the school website on www.unthportal.com
Ondo state school of nursing is another top-notch school of nursing in Nigeria. It is located along Igbatoro Road Akure, Ondo state and was established in January 1978 under the administration of the military Government.
The school has a well-equipped laboratory for the practical and conducive environment which makes learning easy for the students.
Their aim is to produce competent and skilled nurses that will be able to work anywhere across the country. Their school fees for freshly admitted students is between #200,000-#250,000.
This list contains federal universities offering nursing in Nigeria and state universities offering a nursing degree in Nigeria.
1) Abia State University, Uturu website
2) Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti
3) Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma
4) Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo
5) Bayero University, Kano
6) Delta State University, Abraka
7) Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki
8.) Evan Enwerem University, Owerri
9)Igbinedion University, Okada
10) Ladoke Akintola University of Science and Technology,
Ogbomosho http://www.lautech.edu.ng/
11) Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island
12) Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife
13) University of Benin, Benin City
14) University of Calabar, Calabar
15) University of Ibadan, Ibadan
16) University of Ilorin, Ilorin
17) University of Jos, Jos
18.) University of Lagos, Lagos
19) University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri
20)University of Nigeria, Nsukka
21) University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt
22.Usmanu Danfodio University Sokoto Nursing Science
23. National Open University of Nigeria
24. Bowen University Iwo Osun State
25. Achievers University Owo, Ondo State
To become a nurse, an individual must either pass through any school of nursing in Nigeria or attend an institution that offers nursing courses in its academic programme.
Candidate must be a registered Nurse and must also meet all institutional requirements to be admitted into any of the schools of midwifery.
Candidate must possess Five Credits Level passes in WASSCE/SSCE or its equivalent at not more than two sittings.
The subject must include English Language, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, and Mathematics. Candidates must also meet all institutional requirements.
There you have it my list of top 12 school of nursing in Nigeria. I hope you can find useful information from this article.
Based on your location and other factors that may surface, you can go through thorough nursing education and become a qualified nurse in any of these nursing schools in Nigeria.
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