Taiwo Popoola
The Nigerian government has announced the release of the results of the Professional Examination in General and Post Basic Nursing Programmes in 2024.
This was disclosed in a circular dated November 10, 2024, by the Nursery and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.
A breakdown of the results showed that 18,139 candidates were successful, representing an 88 percent pass rate.
The statement noted that the heads of Nigeria’s nursing training institutions are hereby directed to check the result of their institution(S) online as of Tuesday, November 12, 2024.
“I am pleased to inform you that the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare has approved the release of the results of the November 2024 Professional Examination in General/Post Basic Nursing Programmes.
“Summary of the results indicated that eighteen, thousand, one hundred and thirty Nine (18,139) candidates were successful, representing 88 percent pass.
“The breakdown is as follows: A) General Nursing Programme Twelve thousand, five hundred and thirty-four (12,534) candidates were successful, representing 88 percent pass; refresher program Forty-two (42) candidates were successful, representing 45 percent pass; Foreign Trained Nursing (FTN); One hundred and seventy-eight (178) candidates were successful in representing 43 percent pass; Post Basic Nursing Programmes Four thousand, five hundred and thirteen (4, 513) candidates were successful, representing a 96 percent pass rate and Community Nursing Programme.
“Eight hundred and seventy-two (872) candidates were successful, representing 74 percent pass”, the statement signed by the acting registrar of NMCN, Ngadi Alhassan, reads.
