Kebbi State College of Nursing Sciences, Birnin Kebbi

Kebbi State College of Nursing Sciences, Birnin Kebbi (KBCONS) is a state nursing college in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, Nigeria. Its motto is Service to Humanity, and it trains nurses and midwives to provide nursing care in line with global best practices.

The college was established in 2002 as the Kebbi State School of Nursing and Midwifery, Birnin Kebbi, and was accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) to run basic nursing and basic midwifery programmes. It was upgraded to a College in 2021 and is accredited by both NMCN and the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) to run ND/HND Nursing.

Programmes offered:

• ND/HND Nursing: a four-year uninterrupted programme. The ND is a non-terminal two-year programme, followed by a two-year HND. Graduates qualify as a Registered Nurse plus one available nursing specialty before proceeding to NYSC.
• Basic Nursing: three years (six semesters), training practical nursing skills, knowledge and clinical experience for independent and interdependent practice.
• Basic Midwifery: three years (six semesters), approved by the NMCN.
• Post Basic Nursing and Post Basic Midwifery: 18 months (three semesters each), for registered midwives who wish to become registered nurses and vice versa.
• Community Nursing: two years, preparing community-based nursing practitioners for grassroots health services.
• Community Midwifery: two years, preparing midwifery practitioners for homes, primary health care centres and rural community facilities.

The college is organised with a Provost, a Department of Nursing and a Department of Midwifery, and operates an online school portal and admission portal.