Council inducts 97 nursing graduates at Igbinedion varsity
By Usman Aliyu
Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) on Thursday inducted 97 graduates of Bachelor of Nursing Sciences at the Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo into the profession.
In his address, the Vice-Chancellor of Igbinedion University, Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, said the institution had contributed immensely to boost and improve the country’s healthcare system following the training of over 725 professional nurses.
He said that the institution had for over two decades maintained the path of dominance and prominence in the academic sphere, following the graduation of the nurses, whom, he said were practising within and outside the country.
“To date, the Department of Nursing of the University has graduated about 725 nurses practising within and outside the country.
“Happily, information about the superlative performance of these nurses in the field has continued to attract applications for admission into IUO Nursing programme over time without IUO being able to meet the demand.
“Incidentally, the demand for nurses is on the increase and IUO remains the choice destination for prospective nurses.
“The university is willing and able to contribute to reducing the deficit of nurses in Nigeria and beyond.
“It is against this backdrop that the Senate of the University recently approved the upgrade of the Department of Nursing to a College of Nursing to facilitate quota increase which we have applied for and awaiting approval by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, ” Ezemonye said.
Earlier in his remark, the Dean, School of Basic Medical Sciences of the institution, Prof. Dominic Osaghae, charged the inductees on professionalism, saying nursing profession is the bedrock of the nation’s healthcare system.
In his presentation, the Guest Lecturer, Prof. Anthonia Chinweuba of the Department of Nursing Sciences, University of Nigeria (UNN), spoke on the topic, “The Place of the Nurse in Global Healthcare Delivery System”.
The lecturer emphasised the need for hard work on the part of the nurses in delivering quality healthcare services. (NAN)
Edited by Adeleye Ajayi
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