ELIZADE UNIVERSITY NURSING GRADUATES SCORE 100% IN NURSING & MIDWIFERY EXAMS, EIGHT BAG FIRST CLASS
…Founder Unveils College of Medicine As University Inducts 78 Nursing Graduates
Elizade University has announced outstanding academic results by its Nursing Science students, with the third set recording a 100 per cent pass rate in the recently concluded nursing and midwifery examinations, while eight candidates earned First Class honours, in a strong endorsement of the institution’s investment in healthcare education.
The achievements were highlighted at the university’s third Nursing Science Induction Ceremony held at the Faculty of Law Auditorium, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State where 78 graduands were inducted.
The ceremony also featured a major announcement by the university’s Founder, Chief Michael Ade. Ojo, OON, that the institution has received approval to commence Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme starting with the 2026/2027 session after successfully emerging from the National Universities Commission’s (NUC) resource verification exercise for the establishment of College of Medicine.
The Founder said his vision in establishing the university was to provide young Nigerians with quality education, sound character and practical knowledge to serve their communities and the nation.
He described the Nursing Science programme as particularly important to that vision, noting that the university’s investment in nurse training was deliberate and ambitious.
“We do not want to merely produce nurses; we want to produce professionals whose competence, character, compassion and excellence will distinguish them in Nigeria and beyond,” Ade.Ojo said.
He disclosed that his longstanding interest in medicine had informed his commitment to developing the university’s healthcare programmes, adding that the successful NUC resource verification exercise and the approval for the establishment of a College of Medicine represented a significant in the fulfillment of his dream.
In his address, Vice-Chancellor, Professor Philip Oguntunde, challenged the new inductees to look beyond conventional hospital practice and explore the expanding frontiers of nursing education, research and entrepreneurship.
Oguntunde said the modern nurse must be prepared to serve not only as a caregiver but also as an educator, researcher, innovator and healthcare leader.
The Guest Lecturer, Professor Christianah Olanrewaju Sowunmi while delivering a Lecture titled “Nursing Beyond the Hospital: Opportunities in Education, Research, and Entrepreneurship,” urged the newly inducted Nurses to embrace emerging technologies including digital health and artificial intelligence adding that the health care sector is increasingly technology driven.
She said the hospital is an important workplace but it is not the boundary of nursing, explaining that there exist opportunities in classrooms where nurses educate the next generation, research centers where nurses generate evidence for education, practice as well as in administration and communities where nurses design solutions to population-health problems.
Professor Sowunmi said the reasons why nurses have to look beyond the hospital is because of the changing population health needs, increasing healthcare complexity, growth of technology, digital health, Artificial intelligence as well as demand for evidence-based practice.
Other reasons, she explained include expansion of community and preventive care, need for innovative healthcare solutions and growing opportunities for nurse leadership.
The Head of the Department of Nursing Science, Dr Alice Ogundele, disclosed that the cohort had performed exceptionally well in its professional examinations. She said the students had demonstrated that the three professional qualifications could be attained within the five-year programme.
She urged the new professionals to combine clinical excellence with curiosity, research, teaching and innovation, stressing that the healthcare sector needed nurses capable of identifying gaps in service delivery and developing practical solutions.
The Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), Dr Ndagi Alhassan in his address, described induction as a transition into a profession governed by legal, ethical and professional responsibilities.
The address emphasised the importance of patient dignity, integrity, resilience, teamwork and continuous learning.
Represented by Dr Modupe Ayoola, the Council reiterated its responsibility to promote and maintain excellence in nursing and midwifery education and practice in Nigeria in line with global standards.
The induction ceremony celebrated the students’ transition from academic training into professional practice and highlighted the university’s continuing commitment to healthcare education.
For Elizade University, the combination of the 100 per cent midwifery examination performance, eight First Class graduates, student research output and progress and the coming on board of the College of Medicine represent an important moment in the development of its healthcare education programmes.
