Top 10 Best Schools Of Nursing In Nigeria (2024)

The top 10 best schools of nursing in Nigeria this 2024 will be our focus as we proceed in this article. In the medical world, especially in hospitals and clinics, nurses are very vital to the success of the aforementioned  establishments as they, together with medical doctors, play a key role in saving lives on a daily basis in the country.

Nurses are caregivers and their expertise is highly sort after in ensuring that patients are well taken care of in hospitals to boost their chances of recovering from their various ailments sooner rather than later. In order to become a nurse in Nigeria, two options or pathways are available for potential nurses in the country.

The first is to go through a five-year training in nursing at any university in the country offering the course or if this proves too difficult to achieve due to the fierce competition for spaces available to prospective students, then, the easier option of attending a School of Nursing in Nigeria is advised.

In order to get admitted into a school of nursing in the country, you are required to have completed your secondary school education and you must have passed at least five (5) subjects with credit in WAEC or NECO at no more than two (2) sittings. The compulsory subjects to pass are The English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Health Science.

If you must attend a school of nursing, you have to understand that it is done after your secondary school education and that you need not attend a university first. Once you are through with your studies at any of the schools of nursing in Nigeria, you will become a registered nurse (RN) and will be able to work in any hospital you apply to should you get employed.

The difference between a registered nursing degree and a university nursing degree is that registered nursing as earlier mentioned, is studied at a school of nursing which is owned by a top hospital in the country while a university nursing degree is studied in a university. In addition, if you are studying to be a registered nurse, the duration of your course is three (3) years as opposed to the five (5) years it will take a person to study nursing at any university in Nigeria.

TOP 10 BEST NURSING SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA 2024 

The following are the 10 best nursing schools or colleges in Nigeria this 2024:

ECWA SCHOOL OF NURSING, EGBE

ECWA school of nursing is a leading nursing institution in Nigeria. This great nursing citadel of learning was founded in 1955 upon being approved  by the Nursing Council of Nigeria to the Sudan Interior Mission (S.I.M.) and it is located at 1, ECWA Hospital Road, Egbe, Yagba-West LGA, Kogi State.

The school was fully accredited in 2006 by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), it offers basic and post basic nursing programmes and it has continued to deliver quality nursing education to its students over the years. If you are a secondary school leaver looking for where to get quality nursing education and be qualified as a registered nurse, this school is where to be.

MATER MISERICORDIAE SCHOOL OF NURSING, AFIKPO

This school of nursing is also among the the leading schools when it comes to nursing in Nigeria. It is located in Afikpo, Ebonyi State and people come from far and near to attend it for its quality education that it offers to nursing students.

The Mater Misericordiae School of Nursing, Afikpo was established in January 1952, six years after the official opening of Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Afikpo in Ebonyi State. It runs two programmes; Basic General Nursing Programme which spans three (3) years, and Post Basic Programme in General Nursing which spans two (2) years for nurses who have had their basic Midwifery training. It is accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN)

BASIC SCHOOL OF NURSING, FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL ABAKALIKI

This school, Basic School of Nursing, Federal Teaching of Hospital Abakaliki is located in the capital of Ebonyi State. It is also one of the best schools of nursing in Nigeria presently and if you are a prospective nursing student and you want to learn from the best, FETHA should be one of the schools that you should consider.

SCHOOL OF NURSING, BOWEN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, OGBOMOSO

This School of Nursing is situated in the premises of Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso. It is an agency of the Nigerian Baptist Convention and an integral part of the Baptist Medical Centre which is now University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso.

The first set of students were admitted in 1981 and ever since then, thee school has continued to deliver academic excellence as far as the teaching of nursing in Nigeria is concerned. The duration of courses at this school is three (3) years.

SCHOOL OF NURSING, JOINT HOSPITAL, MBANO

The School of Nursing, Joint Hospital, Mbano is located in Umulemai, Isiala Mbano LGA, Imo State. It is a very good nursing school that gives you good value for your money. Generally, nursing schools in the south-eastern part of Nigeria are excellent places to go and acquire knowledge in this field of medical science and School of Nursing, Joint Hospital, Mbano is one of the best there is.

ONDO STATE SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY, AKURE

This school of nursing is owned by the State Government and it is very reputable. The school is located at PMB 675, Igbatoro Road, Akure, the Ondo State Capital.

OYO STATE COLLEGE OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY

The Oyo State College of Nursing and Midwifery was formerly known as Oyo State School of Nursing which was established in 1949 and sited at the Old Army Barracks in Eleyele, Ibadan while Oyo State School of Midwifery was established in 1954 at Yemetu.

The School of Nursing Eleyele was the first School of Nursing in Nigeria and it trains student nurses that provide nursing care for the citizenry in rural and urban areas either at primary, secondary or tertiary level of health care settings.

The two schools have been training nurses and midwives since their inception contributing their quota to human development and standardized health care delivery. On 24th August, 2005 the two schools namely; Oyo State School of Nursing, Eleyele and Oyo State School of Midwifery, Yemetu, Ibadan was merged together through an enabling act of Oyo State House of Assembly.

As a result of this, there was institutional transformation which culminated the two schools becoming what is known today as Oyo State College of Nursing and Midwifery Eleyele, Ibadan. The School was elevated to a College of Nursing and Midwifery in August, 2005 through Oyo State of Nigeria Gazette No.19, Vol. 30 and by the Oyo State College of Nursing and Midwifery Law, 2005.

The elevation was actualized by the immediate past Administration under former Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, when the College took off formally on 7th March, 2014. The College has a satellite campus named School of Midwifery located in Kishi. Programmes at the college include: Basic General Nursing, Basic Midwifery and Post Basic Midwifery.

SOKOTO STATE COLLEGE OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY

The Sokoto State College of Nursing and Midwifery is located in the premises of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto and it is one of the best institutions to study nursing in Nigeria, especially the northern part of the country. Their address is 4, Ibrahim Dasuki Road, Sokoto, Sokoto State.

FCT SCHOOL OF NURSING

FCT School of Nursing is located in Gwagwalada, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria and it ranks as one of the leading schools of nursing in the country presently. Potential nurses seeking training around Abuja and its environs can look this school up.

SCHOOL OF NURSING BIRNIN-KEBBI

Located in Birnin-Kebbi, the capital city of Kebbi State, this school of nursing is one of the most sort after in the northern part of the country. They are reputed for producing some of the very best hands as far as the nursing profession is concerned in northern Nigeria.