Nursing Admission Requirements And Schools Fees

Bolarinwa Olajire Last Updated: January 21, 2022

Nursing is a health-care profession providing physical and emotional care to the sick and disabled and promoting health in all individuals through activities including research, health education, and patient consultation.

Nursing includes providing physical and emotional care, promoting comfort, serving as patient advocates, assisting in rehabilitative efforts, teaching self-care and health promotion activities, and administering treatments prescribed by a licensed physician or doctor.

A person who studied Nursing is called a Nurse.

Nursing is one of the highly respected professions in Nigeria, the rush for the course by many candidates is impressive.

Nursing has also become easy nowadays because of some online nursing schools offering online nursing courses. You can register for any online nursing courses and take the course at your convenient time.

You can become a nurse in two ways in Nigeria

Registered Nurse: This is when you apply to any school of nursing for a three years programme, and upon completion, he/she would be subjected to an external exam conducted by the Nursing and Midwifery council of Nigeria. Passing this exam would make him a registered nurse.

Read: Approved Scheme of Service For Nurses

List of School of Nursing (Nursing schools) in Nigeria

Below are the school of Nursing in Nigeria which consist of the Federal school of Nursing and the State school of Nursing.

School of Nursing, Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Aba
School of Nursing, Amachara
School of Nursing, Umuahia
School of Nursing Ituk-Mbang
School of Nursing, Anua-Uyo
School of Nursing, Eket
School of Nursing, Ikot-Ekpene
School of Nursing, Ihiala
School of Nursing, Iyi-Enu
School of Nursing, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi
School of Nursing, Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Nkpor
School of Nursing, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital
School of Nursing Makurdi
School of Nursing, Mkar
School of Nursing Maiduguri
School of Nursing, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri
School of Nursing Calabar
School of Nursing, Itigidi
School of Nursing, Ogoja
School of Nursing, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital
School of Nursing, Agbor
School of Nursing, Eku
School of Nursing, Warri
School of Nursing, Akpo
School of Nursing, FETHA
School of Nursing, Benin City
School of Nursing, Igbinedion University Teaching Hospital, Okada
School of Nursing, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin
School of Nursing, Ado-Ekiti
School of Nursing Gombe
School of Nursing, Amaigbo
School of Nursing, Emekuku
School of Nursing, Mbano
School of Nursing, Owerri
School of Nursing Umulogho, Obowu
School of Nursing, Birnin-Kudu
School of Nursing St. Gerald’s Hospital, Kakuri
School of Nursing, Ahamadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria
School of Nursing, Wusasa
School of Nursing, Kano
School of Nursing, Madobi
School of Nursing, Birnin-Kebbi
School of Nursing, Egbe
School of Nursing, Obangede
School of Nursing, Ilorin
School of Nursing, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital
School of Nursing, Igando
School of Nursing, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba
School of Nursing, Military Hospital, Yaba
School of Nursing, Lafia
School of Nursing, Bid
School of Nursing, Abeokuta
School of Nursing, Ijebu-Ode
School of Nursing, Ilaro
School of Nursing, Sacred Heart Hospital, Lantoro
School of Nursing, Akure
School of Nursing, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ilesa
School of Nursing, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile- Ife
School of Nursing, Osogbo
School of Nursing, Seventh Day Adventist Hospital, Ile-Ife
School of Nursing, Baptist Medical Centre, Saki
School of Nursing, Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomosho Provisional
College of Nursing and Midwifery, Dept. of Nursing, Eleyele, Ibadan
School of Nursing, University College Hospital, Ibadan
School of Nursing, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos (MMH)
School of Nursing, Vom, Jos
School of Nursing, PortHarcourt
School of Nursing, Sokoto
School of Nursing, Usuman Danfodio University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto
School of Psychiatric Nursing, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Kware
School of Nursing, Gwagwalada

University Degree: This where you apply to any university offering Nursing. The program run for five years and also be subjected to sit for external exams conducted by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, and the West Africa Health Examination Board.

List of Universities offering Nursing in Nigeria

Ambrose Alli University
Abia State University
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU)
Afe Babalola University (ABUAD)
Achievers University
Adeleke University Ede (AUE)
Babcock University
Bayero University Kano
University of Benin
Bowen University
University of Calabar
Delta State University
Ebonyi State University
Federal University Kebbi
University of Ibadan
Igbinedion University
University of Ilorin
University of Jos
University of Lagos
Lagos State University
Ladoke Akintola University
Madonna University
University of Maiduguri
Niger Delta University
Obafemi Awolowo University
University of Port-Harcourt
Usman Danfodio University
Osun State University
Nnamdi Azikwe University (UNIZIK)
University of Nigeria (UNN)
Nigeria Open University (NOUN)

General Admission requirements for Nursing

In order to gain admission into any University to study nursing, you must have at least five (5) Credits at ‘O’ Level in the following subjects: English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. This must not be more than two (2) sittings.

Jamb subject combination for Nursing: English Language, Biology, Chemistry, Physics.

Also one of the important admission requirements is that you must score at least 200 in JAMB.

Read: JAMB Cut-Off Mark for Nursing

School Of Nursing Fees

School fees are not static. They are subjects to review. Therefore, I may not be able to give you an accurate fee, but you can get that from the school. For example, based on my finding the LUTH nursing school fees for 2021/2022 session is #250,000 and the fee of other nursing schools are listed below, this has changed over session.