Chamberlain University in the United States of America and Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), have entered into a partnership for exchange programmes in Nursing Science as part of ways to give their undergraduates international exposure.
This was as the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) yesterday inducted 43 ABUAD’s first graduates from the Department of Nursing Science.
Speaking at the induction ceremony held in ABUAD, its founder, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), said the partnership with the U.S. University would add international flavour to nursing certificates acquired from the university.
Babalola, however, gave N1.5 million to best graduating students from the department to serve as impetus to others to be dedicated in their academic pursuits.
He said he was quite pleased with the 97 % pass mark recorded by the students , which came barely one week the first set of medical students were inducted by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria.
“When I looked at the Nursing performance, it was 97 %, which was the highest ever scored by any university in nursing examination in Nigeria. But what I expected was 100 per cent because you are being trained here to lead others.
“The mission behind the establishment of ABUAD is to correct the perceived ills in the education sector. That is why we have entered into partnership with universities in South Africa, US and other advanced climes for exchange programmes.
“We are not only grooming our graduates to be of excellence in Nigeria, but across the globe.”
The Registrar of the Nursing Council of Nigeria, Alhaji Umar Faruk, affirmed that the ABUAD Nursing Department was one of the best in Nigeria.
He said: “Nursing students’ quota for the university was increased to 75, this is very noteworthy because the quota for each of the older Nursing departments in the country remain 50.
Furthermore, the last accreditation exercise earned us full accreditation which will last
for the next five years.
“I wish all our Inductees the best in their profession as they are received into the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria as registered members.
“The university must be appreciated for making available the conducive atmosphere for students and their teachers to prove their mettle in the art of teaching and learning. We are eternally grateful, Sir and Ma.”