List of Polytechnics/Colleges Offering Nursing in Nigeria

Nursing students at a polytechnic

In my earlier post, I was blunt to tell you that polytechnics and colleges of technology are not offering Nursing. Of course, because they were not originally meant to run nursing/nursing science as a course.

While polytechnics are originally meant to groom potential engineers and in a few situations, commercial and art graduates, colleges of technologies are established to strictly train students to become community health officers and assistants.

But with the title of this post, it seems I have something different and interesting to share. I have a list of polytechnics/colleges that offer Nursing thereby awarding OND and HND in Nursing.

Background of Nursing Course at Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology

The secrete I didn't share with you, in my earlier post, was that even though very many polytechnics were not offering Nursing, the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) had once proposed and implemented it that polytechnics and colleges, that have the required resources could run the Basic/General Nursing as a course and consequently award National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND).

Below is an extract of the memo that n recognized polytechnics and colleges for Nursing training and certification.

Interestingly, many schools which indicated interest have upgraded their schools to colleges. It is worthy to mention that the Council has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NBTE in January 2017 for the commencement of the ND/HND nursing programme and also updated the already developed ND/HND curricula in collaboration with NBTE. The new system will lead to the award of academic certificates in addition to the professional certificate as RN, RM, or RPHN.  Furthermore, the ND/HND nursing programmes were structured to accommodate the provisions of the new scheme of service for nurses and will also allow for improvement in career and academic progressions for nurses and midwives. It will also make it easier for nurses to align in the structured educational system of Nigeria.

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And below was the conditions of admissions and qualifications, as required by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN).

1. The programme is a four-year course for the award of ND/HND Nursing.
2. Entry requirements remain 5 O’ Level credits in English, Mathematics, Biology, Physics and Chemistry at all levels of nursing and midwifery education in Nigeria.
3. All graduates will sit for the Council’s professional examinations for the award of a registered nurse certificate and each of them shall have an option for specialization in Midwifery or Public Health Nursing.
4. The institution under this new system must operate as Colleges of Nursing and admission shall be through JAMB. The Colleges shall also have an Enabling Law establishing it and a Governing Board.
5. The College shall have Departments – i.e. Nursing, Midwifery, Public Health, and Basic Sciences all with qualified Lectures and instructors.

However, due to the criticisms from some stakeholders and alumni (existing nurses), the responses from interested schools had been very slow and unencouraging. This has forced candidates willing to go for Nursing in polytechnics and colleges to go back to the generally-known schools and colleges of nursing while others were forced to give in to health-related courses in polytechnics and colleges of technology.

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List of the Polytechnics/Colleges Offering Nursing

Northwistanding, a few polytechnics and colleges had responded positively. Below is the list of the polytechnics and colleges offering Nursing to date.

1. Nigerian Army College Of Nursing, Yaba, Lagos State

The College of Nursing is established and administered by the Nigerian Army. It's cable if running and awarding certificates in Nursing Science at both National Diploma (OND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) level. The College is now affiliated with the University of Lagos to award BSC in Nursing. 

The Nigerian Army College of Nursing admission forms are not only open to the military and para-military personnel, but individual civilians are equally eligible to obtain and gain admission to the college.

For more on the requirements, availability of the form, test and interview information, read "Nigerian Army College of Nursing: Portal, Price and Closing Date".

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2. College of Nursing  and Midwifery, Katsina, Katsina State

Also called Kasimu Kofar Bai School of Nursing Katsina, even though this college of nursing is offering general/basic Nursing just as every other school and college of Nursing you're used to, it is as well running National Diploma Nursing and Higher National Diploma Nursing like every polytechnic out there.

According to the college,

The main objective of the movement of Nursing Education into Colleges of Nursing in collaboration with the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) is to ensure that Nursing and Midwifery education in Nigeria, evolves in line with the National Policy on Education and the contemporary system of education in Nigeria. This is in order to give legal backing by the Federal Government to Nursing institutions for the award of ACADEMIC CERTIFICATES to Nursing graduates.

The ND/HND Nursing is a four-year UNINTERRUPTED programme i.e. 2 years for ND and 2 years for HND. Students start with the ND Nursing programme which is a non-terminal programme. The ND Nursing graduates with a minimum CGPA of 2.5 (Lower Credit) will then proceed to HND Nursing.

For more on this college admission processes, requirements, portal, price and closing date, read, "Kasimu Kofar Bai School of Nursing Katsina Form: Portal, Price and Closing Date".

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3. Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital School of Nursing, Ile-Ife Osun State

Very lately, OAUTCH has joined the league of schools of Nursing that requires JAMB UMTE scores for admissions into its ND/HND nursing. Awarding this means the school of Nursing has henceforth recontinued the general/basic nursing programme and now awards an uninterrupted ND/HND nursing programme.

For more on this college admission processes, requirements, portal, price and closing date, read, "OAU School of Nursing Form: Portal, Price and Closing Date".

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4. Nigeria Airforce School Of Medical Science And Aviation Medicine, Kaduna

The College of Nursing has joined the League of Schools of Nursing requiring UTME for their admissions. Consequently, the program will also award its graduates ND/HND at the end of the course.

For more on this college admission processes, requirements, portal, price, and closing date, read "Nigeria Airforce School Of Nursing Admission Form: Price, Cut-Off, Closing Date".

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Other Colleges of Nursing Offering ND/HND in Nursing

While I may not have detailed information for you regards the following schools, their presence in the JAMB brochure under polytechnics and monotechnics is a shred of evidence that they're in the category of the colleges offering Nursing. I will be updating their details sooner.

Federal:

1. Adamu Adamu College of Nursing Sciences, Federal Medical Centre, Azare, Bauchi State
2. College of Nursing Sciences, Federal Medical Centre, Nguru, Yobe State
3. FCT College of Nursing, Gwagwalada, Abuja-FCT
4. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi
5. School of Nursing, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Edo State
6. School of Nursing, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar

State:

1. Borno State College of Nursing and Midwifery, Maiduguri, Borno State
2. College of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences, Obudu, Cross River State
3. College of Nursing Sciences, Amichi, Nnewi South, Anambra State
4. College of Nursing Sciences, Sokoto, Sokoto State
5. College of Nursing Sciences, Tambuwal, Sokoto State
6. Cross River State College of Nursing and Midwifery Science, Itigidi, Cross River
7. Edo State College of Nursing Sciences, Benin City
8. Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital College of Nursing Science, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State
9. Gombe State College of Nursing and Midwifery, Gombe State
10. Jigawa State College of Nursing Sciences, Babura
11. Jigawa State College of Nursing Sciences, Birnin Kudu
12. Jigawa State College of Nursing Sciences, Hadejia
13. Kaduna State College of Nursing Sciences, Kafanchan, Kaduna State
14. Kaduna State College of Nursing Sciences, Pambegua, Kaduna State
15. Kaduna State College of Nursing Sciences, Tudun Wada, Kaduna State
16. Kano State College of Nursing and Midwifery, Kano
17. Kogi State College of Nursing and Midwifery, Obangede, Kogi State
18. Lagos State College of Nursing and Midwifery, Igando, Lagos State
19. Niger State College of Nursing Sciences, Bida, Niger State
20. Niger State College of Nursing Sciences, Kontagora, Niger State
21. Ogun State College of Nursing Sciences, Abeokuta, Ogun State
22. Ogun State College of Nursing Sciences, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State
23. Ogun State College of Nursing Sciences, Ilaro, Ogun State
24. Oyo State College of Nursing and Midwifery, Eleyele-Ibadan, Oyo State
25. Oyo State College of Nursing & Midwifery, Kishi
26. Plateau State College of Nursing and Midwifery, Vom
27. School of Nursing, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Lagos State
28. School of Nursing, Wesley Guilds Hospital, OAUTHC, Ilesa, Osun State
29. Shehu Sule College of Nursing & Midwifery, Damaturu, Yobe State
30. Taraba State College of Nursing and Midwifery, Jalingo, Taraba State

Private:

1. Aliko Dangote College of Nursing Science, Bauchi, Bauchi State
2. College of Nursing Science, Ndoki, Abia State
3. College of Nursing Sciences, St. Charles Borromeo Specialist Hospital, Onitsha, Anambra State
4. Dansharif College of Nursing Sciences, Kano, Kano State
5. Ezeala College of Nursing Sciences, Umuseke Njaba, Imo State
6. Hamdala College of Nursing Sciences, Kano, Kano State
7. Jafad College of Nursing Sciences, Oru-Ijebu, Ogun State
8. Nana Babajo College of Nursing and Midwifery, Malumfashi, Katsina State

NOTE

I'm still working on updating this list. And as earlier noted, most polytechnics and colleges are taking their time to join the league offering Nursing National Diploma and Higher National Diploma.

I will keep this post updated as soon as they come up with their forms. Bookmark and visit the page again.

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