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Edo State College of Nursing Sciences is a state-owned nursing college at Kilometer 6, Sapele Road by Godwin Abbe Road, Benin City, Edo State. It was set up as part of the vision to make Edo State Nigeria's medical hub and trains nurses and midwives under the oversight of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN). Its motto is "Knowledge for Service". The college is led by a Provost, with a Registry, a Bursary and a Library as its main administrative departments.
The college offers three programmes: a three-year basic Midwifery programme (six semesters), Nursing at National Diploma (ND) level and as a Registered Nurse (RN) programme, and a two-year Post Basic Public Health Nursing programme at Higher National Diploma (HND) level. The ND programme was started on the mandate of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), and the Public Health Nursing programme was transferred from the Edo State School of Health Technology with NMCN permission.
Teaching combines classroom work, skills and demonstration laboratories, and supervised clinical practice. Midwifery training is aimed at producing midwives able to provide maternal and child health care in homes, communities, hospitals and rural and urban health centres. Public Health Nursing graduates are prepared for tasks such as managing school-based clinics, immunising children and adults, inspecting food vendors and guiding families and communities on healthy living.
Student facilities include equipped demonstration rooms and skills laboratories, classrooms, a students' hostel, and a library with both a traditional reading room and an e-library. The Office of Student Affairs handles screening of students on admission, orientation, campus life and activities, and student health and wellness. The Exams and Records division processes transcripts and certificates.
The college operates under the Edo State College of Nursing Sciences Law of 2021 and received provisional accreditation from the NMCN on 25 October 2021 to reopen its basic nursing and basic midwifery programmes. It plans to seek affiliation with a university to offer a BSc in Nursing and NBTE accreditation for the ND-HND route.
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View scholarships for Edo State College of Nursing Sciences, Benin City →Credit passes in at least five subjects at GCE/WAEC/NECO, in not more than two sittings, including Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and English Language. Candidates also sit a Computer Based Test (CBT), and successful candidates are admitted.
Credit passes in at least five subjects at GCE/WAEC/NECO, in not more than two sittings, including Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and English Language. Candidates must have sat the JAMB UTME and scored 180 or above, and must sit a Computer Based Test (CBT) to be admitted. The ND General Nursing programme lasts two years in four semesters of 17 weeks each (15 teaching weeks and 2 examination weeks), including 4 months of supervised clinical work experience (SCWES) at the end of the second semester of the first year.
Credit passes in at least five subjects at GCE/WAEC/NECO in not more than two sittings, including Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and English Language. Applicants with a National Diploma (ND) in Nursing at pass level, or Registered Nurses who completed the basic nursing programme, may be considered. The programme lasts two academic years in four semesters of 17 weeks each, and may include a year of hospital or clinical attachment after the second semester of HND II.
An intensive coaching programme preparing candidates for the UTME and for admission into 100 Level ND/HND and RN programmes at the college and other nursing colleges and universities. Applicants need WAEC/NECO or NABTEB with at least five credits in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology in not more than two sittings, with no awaiting result. The non-refundable application fee for the 2024 intake was N15,000, paid to the college's Zenith Bank account in the candidate's name; after payment, applicants print the receipt, complete the online form and print the Application Successful Slip. Applications ran from Wednesday 4 December to Friday 27 December 2024. Applicants need a working email address and phone number. Support: +234 810 479 7237 (8am-4pm weekdays).
The college operates from a single campus at Kilometer 6, Sapele Road by Godwin Abbe Road, Benin City, Edo State, where all three programmes are taught.
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