Nursing Admission Requirements And Schools Fees
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.
- School of Nursing, University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) – N85,000
- School of Nursing, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) – N250,000
- School of Nursing, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital – N230,000
- FCT School of Nursing, Gwagwalada, Abuja – N200,000
- University of Nigeria School of Nursing – N200,000
- School of Nursing, University College Hospital, Ibadan – N250,000
- Sokoto State College of Nursing and Midwifery – N180,000
- Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital School of Nursing – N200,000
- ECWA School of Nursing, Egbe – N250,000
- Mater School of Nursing – N250,000
- School of Nursing, Joint Hospital, Mbano – N200,000
