THE SIGNATURE COLLEGE OF NURSING SCIENCES, KARU, NASARAWA STATE

The Signature College of Nursing Sciences (TESCON) is a private, nursing-only (monotechnic) college at Koroduma in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, about a ten-minute drive from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. It grew out of Angels' Signature Academy, the secondary-school arm of the same institution, and was founded by Professor Abiodun Dely, a Professor of Global Health and Biostatistics. It is linked to Angels' Signature College of Health and Management Sciences (ASSCOHMS).

The college offers the integrated ND/HND Nursing programme, which combines general nursing and midwifery training over four years and leads to professional registration as Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Midwife (RM) and Registered Public Health Nurse (RPHN) with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN). Teaching is organised in a Department of Nursing and a Department of Midwifery, with further departmental activity in Public Health, Epidemiology, Community Health, Microbiology and Statistics and Health Information. A short Certificate Programme in Nursing (3 to 6 months, largely online with practical sessions) and a Nursing Skills Hub for clinical procedures, phlebotomy, IV therapy and basic life support are also offered, as are postgraduate programmes in public health (an 18-month MPH and a Postgraduate Diploma in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning in health) delivered with Nexus International University.

Training combines classroom lectures, demonstration-room practice, simulation, community health experience and supervised clinical postings. The campus has a demonstration room, a science laboratory, a library and e-library, and a 50-bed hospital; the Signature College Hospital is a secondary-level hospital that serves the community and acts as a clinical training base for student nurses, midwives and community health extension workers. A memorandum of understanding signed in 2026 secures additional clinical posting opportunities for students.

Hostel accommodation is available to students who have been offered admission, at a published fee of N120,000 for the 2026/2027 session. Academic work is on a semester system (Harmattan and Rain semesters) under a credit-unit and grade-point system, with diploma classification from Pass to Distinction.

The college is incorporated under the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (registered 4 November 2024) and is approved and accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) for ND/HND Nursing Sciences. It completed NMCN resource accreditation on 2 March 2026 and its final NMCN accreditation visit on 19 to 21 August 2026. The college is led by a Provost, with a Deputy Provost, a Registrar, a Bursar and heads of department under a governing council.