As Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria inducts 89 graduate nurses
Binghan University, Karu, Nasarawa State, on Wednesday, graduated 89 nurses (the 3rd set) who were inducted and presented to the Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), Dr Alhassan Ndagu, for the obligatory administration of Oath on the graduands/inductees.
One of the highpoints of the induction was the presentation of the Head of Department’s Award for the best graduating student to 21-year-old Miss Sharon Toluwani Ojeifo, daughter of the publisher and editor-in-chief of THE CONCLAVE online newspaper, Mr Sufuyan Ojeifo.
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Amid resounding approbation by her colleagues and those present in the Architecture Hall of the University, venue of the solemn event, petite Sharon stepped out and gingerly approached the dais to receive her award: a plaque on which the school, the department, the award, the recipient’s name and academic session were described and inscribed.
Apart from graduating magna cum laude, Sharon was also one of the 35 out of the 89 graduands that had passed the requisite professional examinations to become Registered Nurse (rn), Registered Midwife (rm) and Registered Public Health Nurse (rphn) at the 300 and 400 level intersections of their five-year Nursing programme in the university.
The Bachelor of Nursing Science (bnsc) degree was the crown capping of their academic pursuit on the campus of the institution.
While administering the Oath on the graduates, the Registrar of the NMCN, Dr Ndagi, advised the inductees against unethical conduct.
He said that the council would not hesitate to sanction any member who failed to adhere to the ethics of the noble profession.
Present on the occasion were the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Haruna Ayuba; Provost of the College of Medicine and health Sciences, University Chaplain, Rev (Dr) Joseph Dyaji, Dean of Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Prof D.D.D. Sheni; Registrar of the University, Mr Misal Daburi and Acting Head of Department of Nursing, Nur. Barry Afoi.
THE CONCLAVE reports that the NMCN sets standard for nursing and midwifery education, practice, and conduct; enforces discipline within the nursing and midwifery profession; accredits nursing and midwifery education programmes; awards certificates and diplomas in nursing and midwifery; works to improve the quality of healthcare services in Nigeria; and ensures that nurses and midwives meet the qualifications and standards needed to protect the public.
The NMCN was established by government decree in 1979, and as government parastatal, it reports to the Federal Ministry of Health. The Board is made up of 19 members appointed by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
