The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has approved Igbinedion University, Okada in Edo as a Computer Based Test (CBT) centre for final midwifery professional examinations.

Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, Vice Chancellor’s of the university, disclosed this on Saturday during the award of higher and honourary degrees for the 2023/2024 academic session.

No fewer than 138 bagged higher degrees of the institution, including 45 Doctor of Philosophy, 77 Master’s Degree and 16 Postgraduate Diploma holders.

According to him, the university has also embarked on campus wide digitalisation as a way of integrating information and communication technology into academic and administrative functions.

He also announced an increment in admission quota by various regulatory councils, which included medicine and surgery, medical laboratory science, pharmacy and nursing sciences, among others.

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“During the year under review, the Medical and Dental Council of Nigerian (MDCN) increased the admission quota for our medical programme (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 programme 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 programme from 75 to 150.

“The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria has also increased our admission quota for the Doctor of Pharmacy programme from 150 to 200.

“These increases reflect the high quality of our training and the growing confidence of the respective regulatory bodies on the University’s medical programmes,” he said.

The Chancellor of the university, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, urged the graduates to seize the possibilities in the world to excel.

Prof. Egle Lastauskiene of the Vilnius University, Lithuania charged the graduates to engage in critical thinking and contribute to a better tomorrow.

Lastauskiene, who was the third convocation lecturer, said with the Nigeria’s rich culture and resources, there were possibilities for innovation and progress.

She called on the university to leverage technology to improve on agriculture and health systems. NAN