282 List of Approved Nursing School in Nigeria – 2024

List of Nursing School in Nigeria – Nursing is an important healthcare profession in Nigeria that is seeing growth to help serve the country’s large and increasing population. There is demand for qualified nurses.

There are over 130 nursing and midwifery schools in Nigeria that have approval from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) to train nurses. These include universities, colleges, schools of nursing/midwifery, and more.

To become a registered nurse in Nigeria requires completing an accredited nursing education program, which is typically 3-4 years. Students earn diplomas, Higher National Diplomas (HNDs) or Bachelor’s degrees.

The curriculum in Nigerian nursing schools aims to provide theoretical knowledge and clinical practicum experience across subjects like anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, medical-surgical nursing, community health nursing, and more.

Besides nursing schools, hospitals also provide post-basic nursing education in specialized areas like perioperative, critical care, pediatric nursing etc.

There are challenges in nursing education like lack of standardization, quality variability in schools, shortage of qualified faculty, high fees in some private institutions etc. But efforts are ongoing to address these.

Here is a partial list of some well-known nursing schools and educational institutions that offer nursing programs 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.

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

Current List of Approved Nursing School in Nigeria in 2024

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.

1. College Of Nursing, Oke-Ode
2. College of Basic Midwifery, Gwarzo.
3. College of Nursing & Midwifery, Dept. of Midwifery, Yola
4. College of Nursing & Midwifery, Dept. of Nursing, Yola
5. College of Nursing Sc., Dept. of Basic Midwifery, Kafanchan,
6. College of Nursing Sci., Dept. of Nursing, Kafanchan.
7. College of Nursing Sciences, Uburu
8. College of Nursing and Midwifery Dept. of Basic Midwifery, Kisi campus, Ibadan
9. College of Nursing and Midwifery Dept. of Post Basic Midwifery, Eleyele, Ibadan

10.  

    College of Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), Eleyele, Ibadan

11. College of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Midwifery, Bauchi
12. College of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Nursing, Bauchi
13. College of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Nursing, Bauchi
14. College of Nursing, Diocesan Hospital, Amichi
15. College of Nursing, Hadejia
16. College of Nursing, Obangede.
17. College of Nursing, St. Charles Borromeo Hospital, Onitsha
18. College of Nursing, UEC, Ochadamu
19. Community Midwifery Programme, School of Basic Midwifery, Danbatta, Kano
20. Community Midwifery Programme, School of Basic Midwifery, Gusau
21. Community Midwifery Programme, School of Basic Midwifery, Malumfashi
22. Community Midwifery Programme, School of Basic Midwifery, Sokoto
23. Community Midwifery Programme, School of Basic Midwifery. Dr. Shehu Sule, Damaturu
24. Community Midwifery Programme- School of Basic Midwifery, Maiduguri
25. Community Midwifery Programme-School of Basic Midwifery, ATBUTH, Bauchi
26. Community Midwifery, Yola
27. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme) Sci., Bowen University, Iwo
28. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme) University of Lagos
29. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), Abia State University, Uturu

30.  

    Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), Afe Babalola University, Ekiti

31. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
32. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma
33. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), Babcock University, Illishan-Remo
34. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), Bayero University Kano.
35. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), Delta State University, Abraka
36. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), Ebonyi State University EBSU, Abakaliki
37. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), Igbinedion University, Okada
38. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), Imo State University, Orlu
39. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), LAUTECH, Osogbo
40. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), Madonna University Elele.
41. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)
42. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island
43. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi.
44. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
45. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), Osun State University, Osogbo
46. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), University Of Calabar
47. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), University Of Port-Harcourt
48. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), University of Benin, Benin-City
49. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), University of Ibadan, Ibadan
50. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), University of Jos.
51. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), University of Maiduguri.
52. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme), University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus
53. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme). Sci., Fac. of Clinical/Health Sc. The University of Ilorin.
54. Department of Nursing (BNSc Programme). Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto
55. ECWA School of Basic Midwifery, Egbe
56. ECWA School of Nursing, Egbe.
57. Imo State College of Nursing & Midwifery, Orlu
58. SOM, Cherish College of Nursing Sciences, Batsari, Katsina State
59. School of Basic Midwifery ATBUTH, Bauchi

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61. School of Basic Midwifery Iyi-Enu.
62. School of Basic Midwifery, Aboh Mbaise
63. School of Basic Midwifery, Adazi
64. School of Basic Midwifery, Akure.
65. School of Basic Midwifery, Amachara
66. School of Basic Midwifery, Anyigba
67. School of Basic Midwifery, Awgu
68. School of Basic Midwifery, Benin-City
69. School of Basic Midwifery, Birnin-Kebbi.
70. School of Basic Midwifery, COOUTH, Nkpor

71.  

    School of Basic Midwifery, College of Nursing Sciences, Kontogora

72. School of Basic Midwifery, Danbatta, Kano
73. School of Basic Midwifery, FETHA, Abakaliki
74. School of Basic Midwifery, Gombe
75. School of Basic Midwifery, Gusau
76. School of Basic Midwifery, Gwagwalada
77. School of Basic Midwifery, Igando
78. School of Basic Midwifery, Jalingo
79. School of Basic Midwifery, Kano.
80. School of Basic Midwifery, Lafia
81. School of Basic Midwifery, Maiduguri.
82. School of Basic Midwifery, Makurdi
83. School of Basic Midwifery, Malumfashi
84. School of Basic Midwifery, Mkar.
85. School of Basic Midwifery, Muslim Hospital, Saki
86. School of Basic Midwifery, Sokoto
87. School of Basic Midwifery, St. Camillus Hosp. Uromi
88. School of Basic Midwifery, St. Philo’s Hosp. Benin-City.
89. School of Basic Midwifery, Tombia
90. School of Basic Midwifery, Wusasa

91.  

    School of Basic Midwifery. Birnin-Kudu

92. School of Basic Midwifery. Dr. Shehu Sule, Damaturu
93. School of Basic Midwifery. Minna.
94. School of Basic Midwifery. Tudun Wada (Kaduna State College of Midwifery)
95. School of Basic Midwifery. Zonkwa
96. School of Basic Midwifery. Zuma Memorial Hosp. Irrua.
97. School of Basic Midwifery., Vom, Jos
98. School of Mental Health Nursing, Aro, Abeokuta
99. School of Mental Health Nursing, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu
100. School of Mental Health Nursing, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Kware
101. School of Mental Health Nursing, Aba.
102. School of Mental Health Nursing, Eket
103. School of Mental Health Nursing, FNH, Maiduguri
104. School of Mental Health Nursing, Fed. Neuro Psy. Hosp., Calabar
105. School of Mental Health Nursing, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Barnawa, Kaduna
106. School of Mental Health Nursing, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Uselu, Benin City
107. School of Mental Health Nursing, Federal Neuropsychiatric, Yaba.
108. School of Nursing Gombe
109. School of Nursing Jalingo
110. School of Nursing Maiduguri
111. School of Nursing Makurdi.
112. School of Nursing St. Gerald’s Hospital, Kakuri.
113. School of Nursing, OAUTHC, Ile- Ife
114. School of Nursing, ABUTH, Zaria
115. School of Nursing, ATBUTH, Bauchi
116. School of Nursing, Abeokuta.
117. School of Nursing, Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH), Aba
118. School of Nursing, Adazi-Nnukwu
119. School of Nursing, Ado-Ekiti.
120. School of Nursing, Agbor
121. School of Nursing, Akure.

122.  

     School of Nursing, Amachara

123. School of Nursing, Amaigbo
124. School of Nursing, Anua-Uyo.
125. School of Nursing, Baptist Medical Centre, Saki
126. School of Nursing, Benin City.
127. School of Nursing, Bida.
128. School of Nursing, Birnin-Kebbi
129. School of Nursing, Birnin-Kudu
130. School of Nursing, Bishop Shanahan Hospital, Nsukka.
131. School of Nursing, Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomosho

132.  

     School of Nursing, COOUTH, Nkpor

133. School of Nursing, Cherish College of Nursing Sciences, Batsari, Katsina State
134. School of Nursing, Dr. Shehu Sule, Damaturu
135. School of Nursing, ESUTH, Parklane, Enugu
136. School of Nursing, Eket
137. School of Nursing, Eku
138. School of Nursing, Emekuku
139. School of Nursing, FETHA, Abakaliki
140. School of Nursing, Gusau
141. School of Nursing, Gwagwalada
142. School of Nursing, Ido-Ekiti.
143. School of Nursing, Igando
144. School of Nursing, Igbinedion University Teaching Hospital, Okada
145. School of Nursing, Ihiala
146. School of Nursing, Ijebu-Ode.
147. School of Nursing, Ikot-Ekpene
148. School of Nursing, Ilaro.
149. School of Nursing, Ilorin.
150. School of Nursing, Itigidi.
151. School of Nursing, Ituk-Mbang.

152.  

     School of Nursing, Iyi-Enu

153. School of Nursing, Joint Hospital, Mbano
154. School of Nursing, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos (MMH)
155. School of Nursing, Kano.
156. School of Nursing, Katsina.
157. School of Nursing, LUTH, Idi-Araba
158. School of Nursing, Lafia
159. School of Nursing, Lantoro.
160. School of Nursing, MMH, Afikpo
161. School of Nursing, Madobi
162. School of Nursing, Military Hospital, Yaba
163. School of Nursing, Mkar
164. School of Nursing, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi
165. School of Nursing, OAUTHC, Ilesa
166. School of Nursing, Ogoja.
167. School of Nursing, Osogbo.
168. School of Nursing, Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, Umulogho, Obowo
169. School of Nursing, Owerri
170. School of Nursing, Port-Harcourt
171. School of Nursing, Seventh Day Adventist Hospital, Ile- Ife
172. School of Nursing, Sokoto.
173. School of Nursing, St. Margaret’s Hospital, Calabar.
174. School of Nursing, Tombia
175. School of Nursing, UBTH, Benin
176. School of Nursing, UCTH, Calabar
177. School of Nursing, UMTH, Maiduguri
178. School of Nursing, UNTH, Enugu
179. School of Nursing, Umuahia.
180. School of Nursing, University College Hospital, Ibadan
181. School of Nursing, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin
182. School of Nursing, Usman Danfodio University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto

183.  

     School of Nursing, Vom, Jos

184. School of Nursing, Warri
185. School of Nursing, Wusasa.
186. School of Peri-operative Nursing, Federal Medical Center, Yola,
187. School of Post Basic (Ophthalmic) Nursing, ABUTH, Zaria
188. School of Post Basic A & E Nursing University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin
189. School of Post Basic A & E Nursing, LUTH, Idi-Araba
190. School of Post Basic A&E Nursing, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos
191. School of Post Basic A&E Nursing, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital
192. School of Post Basic Accident and Emergency Nursing, National Orthopedic Hospital, Dala –Kano

193.  

     School of Post Basic Anaesthetic Nursing, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos

194. School of Post Basic Critical Care Nursing, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos
195. School of Post Basic Critical Care Nursing, UMTH, Maiduguri
196. School of Post Basic Critical Care Nursing, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Abuja
197. School of Post Basic Midwifery Shanahan Hospital, Nsukka
198. School of Post Basic Midwifery UNTH, Enugu
199. School of Post Basic Midwifery Afikpo
200. School of Post Basic Midwifery Calabar
201. School of Post Basic Midwifery Emekuku
202. School of Post Basic Midwifery Ogoja, Moniaya
203. School of Post Basic Midwifery U.B.T.H. Benin-City.
204. School of Post Basic Midwifery, ESUTH, Parklane, Enugu
205. School of Post Basic Midwifery, OAUTHC, Ilesa
206. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Usman Danfodio University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto
207. School of Post Basic Midwifery, ABUTH, Zaria
208. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Abeokuta.
209. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH), Aba
210. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Abiriba
211. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Anua-Uyo
212. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Asaba.

213.  

     School of Post Basic Midwifery, Awo-Omamma

214. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Baptist Medical Centre, Saki.
215. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso
216. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Gezawa
217. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Ihiala.
218. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Ijebu-Ode.
219. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Ilorin.
220. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Iquita-Oron
221. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Ituk-Mbang
222. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos (MMH)
223. School of Post Basic Midwifery, LUTH, Idi-Araba
224. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Military Hospital, Yaba
225. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Obudu.
226. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Oluyoro, Ibadan.
227. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Osogbo
228. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Our Lady of Apostles, Jos.
229. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Port-Harcourt
230. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Sapele
231. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Umuahia
232. School of Post Basic Midwifery, University College Hospital, Ibadan.
233. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Urua-Akpan
234. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Waterside, Onitsha
235. School of Post Basic Nephrology Nursing, National Hospital, Abuja
236. School of Post Basic Nurse Anaesthetic Programme, ABUTH, Zaria
237. School of Post Basic Nurse Anaesthetic Programme, UNTH, Enugu
238. School of Post Basic Nursing A & E Nursing, UBTH, Benin
239. School of Post Basic Nursing Nephrology Nursing, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin
240. School of Post Basic Nursing Peri-Operative Nursing, OAUTHC, Ile-Ife
241. School of Post Basic Nursing Peri-Operative, UMTH, Maiduguri
242. School of Post Basic Nursing, Burns & Plastic, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu
243. School of Post Basic Nursing, Cardiothoracic, UNTH, Enugu

244.  

     School of Post Basic Nursing, Occupational Health, University College Hospital, Ibadan

245. School of Post Basic Nursing, Ophthalmic, UNTH, Enugu
246. School of Post Basic Nursing, Otorhinolaryngology Nursing, Kaduna.
247. School of Post Basic Nursing, Paediatric Nursing, ABUTH, Zaria
248. School of Post Basic Ophthalmic Nursing, Kaduna, National Eye Centre
249. School of Post Basic Ophthalmic Nursing, LUTH, Lagos
250. School of Post Basic Ophthalmic Nursing, UBTH, Benin City
251. School of Post Basic Orthopaedic Nursing, NOH. Igbobi, Lagos
252. School of Post Basic Orthopaedic Nursing, National Hospital, Dala –Kano
253. School of Post Basic Orthopaedic Nursing, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu

254.  

     School of Post Basic Otorhinolaryngology Nursing UCTH, Calabar

255. School of Post Basic Paediatric Nursing, Irrua Specialist Hospital, Irrua
256. School of Post Basic Paediatric Nursing, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital
257. School of Post Basic Paediatric Nursing, AKTH
258. School of Post Basic Paediatric Nursing, LUTH, Lagos
259. School of Post Basic Paediatric Nursing, UBTH, Benin
260. School of Post Basic Paediatric Nursing, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin
261. School of Post Basic Peri-Operative Nursing, Irrua Specialist Hospital, Irrua
262. School of Post Basic Peri-Operative Nursing, University College Hospital, Ibadan
263. School of Post Basic Peri-Operative Nursing, LUTH, Lagos
264. School of Post Basic Peri-Operative Nursing, UNTH, Enugu
265. School of Post Basic Peri-Operative Nursing, UBTH, Benin
266. School of Post Basic, Midwifery Ado-Ekiti

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.