The Federal Ministry of Health has warned on Unregistered and Unaccredited University Bachelor of Nursing Science Programs. This warning was contained in a memo obtained by Medicalworld Nigeria correspondent dated 17th July 2018, it reads

 

It has come to the attention of federal ministry of health that some nursing officers in pursuit for further education end up in an unregistered/ unaccredited/illegal institution and at the end of such programs would insist on presenting such unapproved certificates for promotion or other use within the public service in nigeria

 

Consequently, all chief executives are hereby directed to always seek clarification from relevant authorities regarding registration/accreditation status of particular institutions before granting approval for further studies

 

The Memo as obtained by medicalworld correspondent noted that the federal ministry of health would not be cowed into accepting illegal certificates for use in any form within the public service in Nigeria