The Oyo State College of Nursing and Midwifery was formerly known as Oyo State School of Nursing which was established in 1949 and sited at the Old Army Barracks in Eleyele, Ibadan while Oyo State School of Midwifery was established in 1954 at Yemetu. Ibadan is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, Nigeria. With a population of over 3 million, it is the third-most populous city in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano; it is the country’s largest city by geographical area.
The School of Nursing Eleyele was the first School of Nursing in Nigeria and it trains student nurses that provide nursing care for the citizenry in rural and urban areas either at the primary, secondary or tertiary levels of health care settings. The two schools have been training nurses and midwives since their inception contributing their quota to human development and standardized health care delivery.
On August 24, 2005, the two schools namely; Oyo State School of Nursing, Eleyele and Oyo State School of Midwifery, Yemetu, Ibadan was merged together through an enabling act of Oyo State House of Assembly. As a result of this, there was the institutional transformation that culminated in the two schools becoming what is known today as Oyo State College of Nursing and Midwifery Eleyele, Ibadan. The former Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency Senator Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja, upgraded the two schools to a College and in 2005; His Excellency graciously signed into law the bill to that effect. The College is now faced with challenges of expanding the scope of training, injecting vitality into academic programmes and increasing human resources and streamlining the courses in the College, in line with what is obtainable in other Polytechnics and Colleges of Nursing and Midwifery in Nigeria. The School was elevated to a College of Nursing and Midwifery in August 2005 through Oyo State of Nigeria Gazette No.19, Vol. 30 and by the Oyo State College of Nursing and Midwifery Law, 2005. The College has a satellite campus named School of Midwifery located in Kishi. The school offers Basic Midwifery
Academic Departments: There are five (5) departments approved by the law establishing the College. They are:
Basic Sciences
General Nursing
Midwifery (Basic and Post- Basic)
Public Health Nursing
Mental Health Nursing
Family Health Nursing
The Departments/schools are headed by a senior academic staff who are the academic and administrative head of the departments. They also serve as members of the College management, Academic Board and Curriculum Implementation Committee.
See: Courses Offered At Ogun State College of Health Technology
Programmes of Oyo State College of Nursing and Midwifery, Eleyele, Ibadan.
Basic General Nursing
Post-Basic Midwifery
Basic General Nursing: This is a three-year programme commencing in October 2019, after which candidates will be presented for both the College and the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) Final Qualifying Examinations to qualify as General Nurses and be eligible for registration with NMCN as Registered Nurses (RN).
Requirements
Applicant must: Possess WAEC/SSCE/GCE or NECO/SSCE/GCE with at least five (5) credits (at not more than two (2) sittings) in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology;
Only individuals with required credit pass at not more than two (2) sittings. He or she should be at least Sixteen (16) years old on admission.
Post-Basic Midwifery: This is an eighteen (18) month programme commencing usually in September, every year.
Requirements
Applicant must: Possess WAEC/SSCE/GCE or NECO/SSCE/GCE with at least five (5) credits (at not more than two (2) sittings) in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology;
Be a Registered Nurse (RN) with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria. Applicants awaiting the result of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria Examination may also apply.
School Of Nursing Eleyele Contact Address and Phone Numbers
Line: +2348034662462 8am – 4pm)
Email: info@oyostatecollegeofnursingandmidwifery.com
P.O Box: P.M.B 5081, Eleyele, Ibadan
