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In a groundbreaking leap for Nigeria’s healthcare and education sectors, the country has reached a transformative milestone in healthcare education, as annual nursing enrollment surged from 28,000, as it was on May 28th 2023 when the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, led-administration was inaugurated, to an unprecedented 115,000 as at April 2025 due to the President’s…
In a groundbreaking leap for Nigeria’s healthcare and education sectors, the country has reached a transformative milestone in healthcare education, as annual nursing enrollment surged from 28,000, as it was on May 28th 2023 when the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, led-administration was inaugurated, to an unprecedented 115,000 as at April 2025 due to the President’s initiative.
This was contained in a statement by the Director, Press & Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Boriowo Folasade on Monday April 28, 2025.
While reaffirming the Education Ministry’s commitment to President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa, stated that the Ministry is focusing on revitalizing the education and health sectors.
This according to the Minister is in line with the administration’s emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medical Sciences (STEMM), adding that the Federal Ministries of Education and Health & Social Welfare, under his leadership and his counterpart, Coordinating Minister of Health & Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, have successfully surpassed the initial set out target of 110,000 nursing students annually enrolled at all Nursing Colleges to 115,000.
Dr. Alausa thanked stakeholders, industry leaders, the Nigerian Council of Nurses and Midwifery, Teaching Hospitals, and Ministry staff for their contributions towards this great achievement.
“This 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”, he said.