Nursing students of Crescent University, Abeokuta, have achieved three professional certifications namely Registered Nurse, Registered Midwife and Public Health Nursing in the space of their five-year Bachelor of Nursing programme.
The students in the 400 and 500 levels presented for the 2025 RM examination also scored one hundred per cent.
Head of Department of Nursing, Ademola Shafiu made this known while presenting the students to the vice chancellor, Prof Ibraheem Gbajabiamila and his management team.
Receiving the team of faculty members from the Nursing Department, the Vice Chancellor praised the staff and successful students for their sterling performance.
Calling out the names of the 27 candidates, the VC expressed joy that the first set of nurses, who would be graduating in October 2025, would have all the acronyms RN RM PHN and BNSc alongside their names.
In his address, the pioneer Dean of College of Health Sciences, Crescent University, Prof. Adedeji Ajayi remarked, “I have not heard of any nursing school or university that has achieved this feat within five year of BNSc with three professional certificates.”
He urged the university management to sustain the current team of scholars and professionals in the department, which he described as a winning team.
In his goodwill message, the Registrar, Zakariya Ajibola described the successful students as “an inspiration to other students and the next generation of students.
Faculty members present included Dr Mariam Oladipo, Dr Oluwatosin Olu-Abiodun, Dr Rabiu Popoola, Mrs Oluremi Olumade, Mr David Oluwole.
