Nursing Programmes Enrolment Surge From 28,000 To 115,000

The federal government has announced a surge in enrollment into nursing programmes from 28,000 to 115,000 enrollees annually.

The director of press for the Federal Ministry of Education, Folasade Boriowo, disclosed this in a press statement on Monday.

She said the development is a testament to the promise of the current administration to transform healthcare education.

“In a groundbreaking leap for Nigeria’s healthcare and education sectors, Nigeria has reached a transformative milestone in healthcare education.

“Annual nursing enrollment has surged from 28,000, as it was on May 28th 2023, when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, led administration was inaugurated, to an unprecedented 115,000 as a result of Mr President’s initiative.

“The honourable minister of education, Dr Maruf Olatunji Alausa, reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, focusing on revitalising the education and health sectors.

“In line with the administration’s emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medical Sciences, the Federal Ministries of Education and Health & Social Welfare, under the leadership of Dr Alausa and his counterpart, coordinating minister of health and social welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, have successfully surpassed the initial set out target of 110,000 nursing students annually enrolled at our nursing colleges to 115,000,” the statement noted.

She further said the increased enrollment capacity signals a transformative era for nursing education in Nigeria, positioning the country to meet domestic and global demands for qualified healthcare professionals.