There are many approved Nursing School in Nigeria available for training. The School of Post Basic Midwifery, College of Nursing & Midwifery, Psychiatric with their respective accreditation status offering admission into a new academic session.
As long as tertiary institution is concern, Nursing training is one of the major sector to consider as long as healthcare is concern, The healthcare system which involves promotion of health, sickness prevention, and care of physically and mentally ill, and disabled persons of all ages in all healthcare and other community settings.
There are numerous task carried out by Nurses perform that is very difficult to to summarize in a single job title. This article outline the list of Nursing Training Institutions in different states in Nigeria.
List of School of Nursing in Nigeria
The following are the list of Nursing schools, Post Basic Midwifery, Psychiatric, College of Nursing & Midwifery:
Abia State
1. School of Nursing, Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Aba
2. School of Nursing, Umuahia.
3. School of Nursing, Amachara
4. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Umuahia
5. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Aba
6. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Abiriba
7. School of Psychiatric Nursing, Aba.
8. School of Basic Midwifery, Amachara
9. Dept. of Nursing, Abia State University, Uturu
Adamawa State
10. College of Nursing & Midwifery, Dept. of Nursing, Yola
11. College of Nursing & Midwifery, Dept of Midwifery
Akwa-Ibom State
12. School of Nursing, Anua-Uyo.
13. School of Nursing, Eket
14. School of Nursing, Ikot-Ekpene
15. School of Nursing Ituk-Mbang
16. School of Psychiatric Nursing, Eket
17. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Anua-Uyo
18. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Iquita-Oron
19. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Ituk-Mbang
20. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Urua-Akpan
Anambra State
21. School of Nursing, Ihiala
22. School of Nursing, Iyi-Enu
23. School of Nursing, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi
24. School of Nursing, Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Nkpor
25. School of Basic Midwifery,Adazi
26. School of Basic Midwifery, Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Nkpor
27. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Ihiala
28. School of Post Basic Midwifery Iyi-Enu.
29. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Waterside, Onitsha
30. Dept. of Nursing, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi.
Bauchi State
31. School of Nursing, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi
32. School of Basic Midwifery Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi
33. Community Midwifery Programme-School of Basic Midwifery, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi
Bayelsa State
34. School of Nursing, Tombia
35. Dept. of Nursing, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island
Benue State
36. School of Nursing Makurdi
37. School of Nursing, Mkar
38. School of Basic Midwifery, Makurdi
39. School of Basic Midwifery, Mkar.
Borno State
40. School of Nursing Maiduguri
41. School of Nursing, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri
42. School of Basic Midwifery, Maiduguri
43. School of Post Basic Nursing Peri-Operative, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri
44. School of Psychiatric Nursing, Maiduguri.
45. Dept. of Nursing, University Of Maiduguri.
Cross River State
46. School of Nursing Calabar.
47. School of Nursing, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital
48. School of Nursing, Itigidi.
49. School of Nursing, Ogoja.
50. School of Post Basic Midwifery Calabar
51. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Obudu.
52. School of Post Basic Midwifery Ogoja
53. School of Post Basic Nursing, E.N.T. University of Calabar Teaching Hospital
54. School of Psychiatric Nursing, Fed. Neuro Psy. Hosp., Calabar
55. Dept. of Nursing, University Of Calabar
Delta State
56. School of Nursing, Agbor
57. School of Nursing, Eku
58. School of Nursing, Warri
59. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Asaba.
60. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Sapele
61. Dept. of Nursing, Delta State University, Abraka
Ebonyi State
62. School of Nursing, Afikpo
63. School of Nursing, FETHA
64. School of Post Basic Midwifery Afikpo
65. School of Basic Midwifery, FETHA
66. Dept, Of Nursing, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki
Edo State
67. School of Nursing, Benin City.
68. School of Nursing, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin
69. School of Nursing, Igbinedion University Teaching Hospital, Okada
70. School of Post Basic Midwifery U.B.T.H. Benin-City
71. School of Post Basic Paediatric Nursing, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin
72. School of Post Basic Ophthalmic Nursing , University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin
73. School of Post Basic Peri-Operative Nursing, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin
74. School of Post Basic Peri- Operative Nursing, Irrua Specialist Hospital, Irrua
75. School of Post Basic Nursing A&E. U.B.T.H. Benin
76. School of Basic Midwifery, Benin-City
77. School of Basic Midwifery, St. Philo’s Hosp. Benin-City.
78. School of Basic Midwifery, Uromi
79. School of Basic Midwifery. Zuma Memorial Hosp. Irrua.
80. Dept of Nursing, University of Benin
81. Dept. of Nursing, Igbinidion University, Okada
Ekiti State
82. School of Nursing, Ado-Ekiti
83. School of Nursing, Ido-Ekiti
84. School of Post Basic, Midwifery Ado-Ekiti
85. Dept. Of Nursing, Afe Babalola University, Ekiti
Enugu State
86. School of Nursing, Bishop Shanahan Hospital, Nsukka.
87. School of Nursing, Enugu State University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Enugu
88. School of Nursing, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu
89. School of Post Basic Midwifery Shanahan Hospital, Nsukka
90. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Enugu State University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Enugu
91. School of Post Basic Midwifery University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu
92. School of Post Basic Nursing, Cardiothoracic, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu
93. School of Post Basic Nursing, Anaesthetics, Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Enugu
94. School of Post Basic Nursing, Ophthalmic, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu
95. School of Post Basic Nursing, Burns & Plastic, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu
96. School of Psychiatric Nursing, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu
97. School of Post Basic Peri-Operative Nursing, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu
98. School of Post Basic Orthopaedic Nursing, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu
99. Dept. of Nursing, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus
Gombe State
100. School of Nursing Gombe
101. School of Basic Midwifery, Gombe
Imo State
102. School of Nursing, Amaigbo
103. School of Nursing, Emekuku
104. School of Nursing, Mbano
105. School of Nursing, Owerri
106. School of Nursing Umulogho, Obowu
107. College of Nursing & Health, Orlu
108. School of Basic Midwifery, Aboh Mbaise
109. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Awo-Omamma
110. School of Post Basic Midwifery Emekuku
111. Dept. of Nursing, Imo State University, Owerri
Jigawa State
112. School of Nursing, Birnin-Kudu
113. School of Basic Midwifery. Birnin-Kudu
Kaduna State
114. School of Nursing, Ahamadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria
115. College of Nursing, Kafanchan
116. School of Nursing St. Gerald’s Hospital, Kakuri
117. School of Nursing, Wusasa
118. School of Basic Midwifery. Tundan Wada
119. School of Basic Midwifery. Zonkwa
120. College of Basic Midwifery, Kafanchan.
121. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Ahamadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria
122. School of Post Basic Midwifery Wusasa
123. School of Post Basic Nursing, Ophthalmic Nursing, Ahamadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria
124. School of Post Basic Nursing, Paediatric, Ahamadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria
125. School of Post Basic Nursing, Ear Nose and Throat, Kaduna.
126. School of Post Basic Ophthalmic Nursing , Kaduna National Eye Centre
127. School of Psychiatric Nursing, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Barnawa, Kaduna
128. Dept. Of Nursing, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
Kano State
129. School of Nursing, Kano
130. School of Nursing, Madobi
131. School of Basic Midwifery, Danbatta, Kano
132. Community Midwifery Programme, School of Basic Midwifery, Danbatta, Kano
133. School of Basic Midwifery, Kano
134. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Gezawa
135. School of Post Basic Orthopaedic Nursing, National Hospital, Dala –Kano
136. School of Post Basic Paediatric Nursing, AKTH
137. Dept. of Nursing Science, FAHS, Bayero University Kano.
Katsina State
138. School of Nursing, Katsina
139. School of Basic Midwifery, Malumfashi
140. Community Midwifery Programme, School of Basic Midwifery, Malumfashi
Kebbi State
141. School of Nursing, Birnin-Kebbi
142. School of Basic Midwifery, Birnin-Kebbi.
Kogi State
143. School of Nursing, Obangede.
144. School of Nursing, Egbe.
145. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Anyigba
146. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Egbe
Kwara State
147. School of Nursing, Ilorin
148. School of Nursing, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital
149. College Of Nursing, Oke-Ode
150. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Ilorin
151. School of Post Basic Nursing A. &E. University of Ilorin
152. School of Post Basic Nursing Paediatric, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin
Lagos State
153. School of Nursing, Igando
154. School of Nursing, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba
155. School of Nursing, Military Hospital, Yaba
156. School of Basic Midwifery, Igando
157. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba
158. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Military Hospital, Yaba
159. School of Post Basic A&E Nursing, Lagos University Teaching Hospital
160. School of Post Basic Paediatric Nursing, Lagos University Teaching Hospital
161. School of Post Basic Ophthalmic Nursing, Lagos University Teaching Hospital
162. School of Post Basic Peri-Operative Nursing, Lagos University Teaching Hospital
163. School of Post Basic A&E Nursing, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos
164. School of Post Basic Orthopaedic Nursing, NOH. Igbobi, Lagos
165. School of Psychiatric Nursing, Federal Neuropsychiatric, Yaba.
166. Department of Nursing Science, University of Lagos
Nasarawa State
167. School of Nursing, Lafia
Niger State
168. School of Nursing, Bida.
169. School of Basic Midwifery. Minna.
Ogun State
170. School of Nursing, Abeokuta.
171. School of Nursing, Ijebu-Ode.
172. School of Nursing, Ilaro.
173. School of Nursing, Lantoro.
174. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Abeokuta.
175. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Ijebu-Ode.
176. School of Psychiatric Nursing, Aro, Abeokuta
177. Dept. of Nursing, Babcock University, Illishan-Remo
Ondo State
178. School of Nursing, Akure.
179. School of Basic Midwifery, Akure.
Osun State
180. School of Nursing, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ilesa
181. School of Nursing, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile- Ife
182. School of Nursing, Osogbo.
183. School of Nursing, Seventh Day Adventist Hospital, Ile-Ife
184. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ilesa
185. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Osogbo
186. School of Post Basic Peri-Operative Nursing, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife
187. Department of Nursing, Ladoke Akintola University Of Technology, Osogbo
188. Department of Nursing, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
Oyo State
189. School of Nursing, Baptist Medical Centre, Saki
190. School of Nursing, Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomosho
191. College of Nursing and Midwifery, Dept. of Nursing, Eleyele, Ibadan
192. School of Nursing, University College Hospital, Ibadan
193. School of Basic Midwifery, Muslim Hospital, Saki
194. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Baptist Medical Centre, Saki.
195. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso
196. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Oluyoro, Ibadan.
197. School of Post Basic Midwifery, University College Hospital, Ibadan.
198. College of Nursing and Midwifery Dept. of Post Basic Midwifery, Eleyele, Ibadan
199. School of Post Basic Nursing, Occupational Health, University College Hospital, Ibadan
200. School of Post Basic Peri- Operative Nursing, University College Hospital, Ibadan
201. Department of Nursing, University of Ibadan
Plateau State
202. School of Nursing, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos (MMH)
203. School of Nursing, Vom, Jos
204. School of Basic Midwifery., Vom, Jos
205. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos (MMH)
206. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Our Lady of Apostles, Jos
207. School of Post Basic Anaesthetic Nursing, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos
208. School of Post Basic Critical Care Nursing, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos
209. Department of Nursing, University Of Jos
Rivers State
210. School of Nursing, Port-Harcourt
211. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Port-Harcourt
212. School of Post Basic A&E Nursing, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital
213. School of Post Basic Paediatric Nursing, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital
214. Department of Nursing, University Of Port-Harcourt
215. Department of Nursing, Madonna University, Elele
Sokoto State
216. School of Nursing, Sokoto
217. School of Nursing, Usuman Danfodio University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto
218. School of Basic Midwifery, Sokoto
219. Community Midwife Programme, School of Basic Midwifery, Sokoto
220. School of Post Basic Midwifery, Usuman Danfodio University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto
221. School of Psychiatric Nursing, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Kware
Taraba State
222. School of Nursing Jalingo
223. School of Basic Midwifery, Jalingo
Yobe State
224. School of Nursing, Dr. Shehu Sule, Damaturu
225. School of Basic Midwifery. Dr. Shehu Sule, Damaturu
Zamfara State
226. School of Nursing, Gusau
227. School of Basic Midwifery, Gusau
228. Community Midwifery Programme, School of Basic Midwifery, Gusau
FCT
229. School of Nursing, Gwagwalada
230. School of Basic Midwifery, Gwagwalada
231. School of Post Basic Critical Care Nursing, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Abuja
Which school of nursing is the best in Nigeria?
The following are top Nursing Universities for Nursing Degree in Nigeria in 2024 are:
- University of Ibadan.
- University of Nigeria.
- Obafemi Awolowo University.
- University of Lagos.
- University of Calabar.
- Ahmadu Bello University.
- University of Benin.
- University of Ilorin.
Which school of nursing in Nigeria without jamb?
Here is a list of nursing schools in Nigeria that are selling forms for 2024 and do not require JAMB ¹: –
- Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital School of Nursing –
- Mercy College of Nursing, Iwo, Osun State
- Ebonyi State College of Nursing, Uburu
- Millennium College of Nursing, Akwa, Anambra State
How many years to study nursing in Nigeria?
For those asking the duration for training in School of Nursing, those admitted through JAMB UTME, BNSc degree is a five (5) year programme, while the direct entry (DE) students enter the programme in the second year, thereby running a four year degree programme.
