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The College of Nursing Sciences, University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), formerly the UBTH School of Nursing, is the nurse-training arm of the teaching hospital in Benin City, Edo State. It was officially opened on 12 May 1973 by Mrs. Victoria Gowon, with the aim of educating students in both theory and practice to produce nurses of international standard able to meet changing demands in health care delivery.
The college trains student nurses from year one to final year and admits qualified candidates, prepares nurses and nurse leaders, and assesses students objectively so that graduates can work independently. Its stated values are objectivity, care, respect and excellence, and it aims to become a leading nursing school in both education and clinical practice.
Programmes include the 18-month Registered Nurse (RN) certificate programme for those already holding a midwifery or psychiatric nursing qualification, the five-year Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNSc) degree, an ND/HND Nursing programme, and one-year Post Basic Nursing diploma courses through the School of Post Basic Nursing (SPBN). Post Basic diplomas cover ophthalmic nursing, critical care nursing, perioperative nursing, paediatric nursing, accident and emergency nursing, and gerontology nursing.
Academic work is organised in departments: Nursing Sciences, Public Health Nursing, Midwifery and Post Basic Nursing, under a Provost, Deputy Provost, Registrar, Bursar and Librarian. The college was the first in the Edo/Delta region to begin the ND/HND nursing programme, and it matriculated 149 students into that programme for the 2025/2026 session.
Clinical training takes place in the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, and the college has an active alumni community, including reunion classes that return to support teaching resources.
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View scholarships for School of Nursing University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City →Candidates need a minimum score of 200 in the 2026 JAMB UTME and credit passes in Mathematics, English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology at O-Level (WAEC or NECO) in not more than two sittings. Candidates whose first-choice institution was not UBTH College of Nursing must change institution at a JAMB-accredited centre. Candidates create a profile on the college website and pay the N2,000 screening fee plus an N18,000 service charge, then upload scans of the JAMB result slip, JAMB change-of-institution slip, WAEC/NECO results, birth certificate and passport photographs to buy the post-UTME form. O-Level results must also be uploaded to JAMB's Central Admission Processing System (CAPS). The application deadline for the BNSc entrance examination was extended to 9 October 2026 and the entrance examination rescheduled to 17 October 2026.
Applicants must be at least 18 years old and hold five credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Physics and Chemistry in not more than two sittings (WASCE/GCE/NECO), plus a Registered Midwifery (RM) or Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) certificate. The application states age, state of origin, local government area and schools attended with qualifications, addressed to the Head of Department. The non-refundable form fee is N10,000, paid to the UBTH Treasury Single Account via Remita under the service type Training School-School of Nursing, with a separate N500 payment to the Nursing and Midwifery Council Committee, Edo State. Forms are obtained online.
Applicants must have five credits in not more than two sittings in WAEC/GCE O-Levels including English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Physics and Chemistry, be a qualified nurse registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, and have at least one year of post-registration clinical experience in the relevant area. Application is online with an application fee of N10,000. Candidates are responsible for their own accommodation and feeding during the examination period. Diplomas offered: Ophthalmic Nursing and Management, Critical Care Nursing, Perioperative Nursing and Management, Paediatric Nursing and Management, Accident and Emergency Nursing and Management (fee N20,000) and Gerontology Nursing (N20,000).
The college is part of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Edo State, where students receive their theory and practical clinical training.
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