The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (abbr. NMCN), is the sole governing body that regulates all cadres of
nurses and midwives in
Nigeria.
It was established by government decree in 1979, and re-established as a
parastatal by the
government of Nigeria by Act Cap. No 143 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
The Council maintains standards of practice, and enforces discipline within the Nigerian nursing profession. It also accredits education in
nursing and
midwifery, awarding certificates and a diploma in midwifery and nursing after a three years programme. The Council is headed by secretary General/Registrar, who is helped by other professional and non-professional staff. They are responsible to a board reporting to the
Federal Ministry of Health.
History
Originally founded in 1949 as the Nursing Council of Nigeria, it operated in parallel with the Midwives Board of Nigeria, until a government decree of 1979 which merged the organizations.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria was formally established by decree No. 89, 1979.
Adetoun Bailey
Adetoun Olabowale Bailey, née Odufunade is a Nigerian nurse and nursing administrator.
Life
Bailey trained in London as an orthopaedic nurse and registered midwife. She qualified as a nurse in 1951, and in the early 1950s worked as a staff nur ...
was the first registrar.
Headquarters and Locations
The council has its headquarters in
Abuja
Abuja () is the capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria. Situated at the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it is a planned city built mainly in the 1980s based on a master plan by International Plann ...
. Other zonal offices are located in
Sokoto,
Kaduna,
Bauchi
Bauchi (earlier Yakoba) is a city in northeast Nigeria, the Administrative center of Bauchi State, of the Bauchi Local Government Area within that State, and of the traditional Bauchi Emirate. It is located on the northern edge of the Jos Plateau ...
,
Enugu
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,
Port Harcourt, and
Lagos.
Notable Nurses and Midwives
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Kofoworola Abeni Pratt
Chief Kofoworola Abeni Pratt Hon. FRCN ( Scott, 1915 – 18 June 1992) was a Nigerian nurse who was the first black nurse to work in Britain's National Health Service. She subsequently became vice-president of the International Council of Nurs ...
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Idowu Philip
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Elfrida O. Adebo
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Veronica Nnaji
Veronica Ogechi Nnaji (born 10 January 1940) is a Nigerian nurse and politician. In 1979 she was one of the first group of three women to take their seats in the House of Representatives.
Biography
Nnaji was born in Umuaka in January 1940, one ...
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Omo-Oba Adenrele Ademola
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Grace Ebun Delano
References
External links
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Nursing in Nigeria
Organizations established in 1979
1979 establishments in Nigeria
Organizations established in 2004
2004 establishments in Nigeria
Medical and health organizations based in Nigeria
Nursing licensing organizations
State agencies and parastatals of Nigeria
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