The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has approved the Computer-Based Test (CBT) Centre at Igbinedion University in Okada, Edo State, for the final midwifery professional examinations.
Professor Lawrence Ezemonye, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, announced this development on Saturday, 30th November 2024, during the award ceremony for higher and honorary degrees for the 2023/2024 academic session.
A total of 138 students received higher degrees from the institution, which included 45 Doctor of Philosophy degrees, 77 Master’s degrees, and 16 Postgraduate Diplomas.
Ezemonye also mentioned that the CBT facility had already hosted its first examination and will serve as a testing centre for other schools in the region.
According to him, the university has also embarked on campus-wide digitalisation as a way of integrating information and communication technology within academic and administrative functions.
He also announced an increment in admission quotas by various regulatory councils, which include medicine and surgery, medical laboratory science, pharmacy, and nursing science, amongst others.
“During the year under review, the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) increased the admission quota for our medical program (MBBS) from 120 to 150.
“This Initiative aligns with our commitment to produce quality medical doctors required to meet the national manpower needs in the health sector.
“In the same vein, the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria increased the admission quota for our Medical Laboratory Science program from 75 to 150.
“The same was done by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), which increased the admission quota for our B.Sc Nursing program from 75 to 150.
“The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria has also increased our admission quota for the Doctor of Pharmacy program from 150 to 200.
“These increases reflect the high quality of our training and the growing confidence of the respective regulatory bodies in the University’s medical programs,” he said.
The University don opined that IUO institution is blazing the trail in terms of quality education delivery as it churned out 855 graduands, out of which 45 students bagged first-class honours degrees in this year’s Convocation Ceremony.
He said the institution, the first private University in the country, is growing by the day with its infrastructure and staff development, making the institution most sought after by admission seekers.
“Our relationship with strategic stakeholders has continued to wax stronger by the day.
“The University remains committed to extending the frontier of knowledge, excellence, and scholarship for the overall benefit of students in particular and society in general.” Ezemonye said.
In his address, the Chancellor of the university, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, urged the graduates to seize the possibilities in the world with the best of creative and innovative ideas, notwithstanding the numerous challenges.
High points of the event were the conferment of an honorary doctorate degree (Doctor of Science (DSc.) Honoris Causa) on Dr. Theresa Freeman Wang, consultant gynaecologist at the Wittington Health NHS Trust, London, by the Honourable Chancellor, as well as a convocation lecture delivered by Prof. Egle Lastauskiene, Director of Vilius University LSC Institute of Biosciences, Professor & Chairperson of the Senate of Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
