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From Dooshima Terkura, Makurdi
The Benue State College of Nursing Sciences, Makurdi, has secured full accreditation from the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) to attain full collegiate status to run Diploma and Higher Diploma programmes.
The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Paul Ogwuche disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Makurdi at the weekend.
Ogwuche expressed optimism that getting NBTE accreditation would afford the college full collegiate status and allow for expansion of training and admission of more students, to bring to an end the issue of shortage of nurses in the state.
He disclosed that the College of Nursing Sciences received accreditation from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) in September 2022, where its first students were indexed and currently undergoing studies.
According to him, the college has population of over 115 students and up to date in academic sessions.
“The NBTE team undertook a resource inspection and accreditation visit to the college towards the end of last year. The reports I got so far, is satisfactory and encouraging.
“There were infrastructural improvements, library resources, curriculum updates, and standard healthcare systems to satisfy accreditation requirements before their arrival.
“Therefore, the NBTE team were satisfied with the facilities they met on ground and had given their approval. They have also forwarded their recommendation to the Minister of Health for the final signature. That is the only thing we are waiting for now.”
Ogwuche said the ministry has put necessary modalities in place to commence sale of forms for admission of students into various courses in the college expressing hope that “From what am hearing, is that between now and first week of February, the minister’s final approval will be out.
“Based on this, we have also concluded arrangements to move the department of nursing in the Benue State University which is currently located at the premises of college of nursing and midwifery to the university premises.”
