AbdulRasaq Abubakar Toyin University (AATU), Oke-Ogba, Ganmo, Kwara State, has secured approval from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) to commence training in its proposed Department of Nursing Sciences, with an admission quota of 100 students.
The approval, which takes effect from October 2026, was conveyed in an official letter dated October 29, 2026, addressed to the Vice-Chancellor of the University by the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the Council, following an advisory visit by an NMCN assessment team to the institution.
With this development, AATU has recorded another significant milestone in its commitment to expanding access to quality university education and producing competent professionals capable of contributing meaningfully to national and global development.
The Council, in communicating its decision, granted the University approval to commence training with an admission capacity of 100 students, while advising the management to expedite action towards securing accreditation approval from the National Universities Commission (NUC) and formally communicate with the Council to facilitate the subsequent accreditation process.
The NMCN also emphasised the need for the University to sustain compliance with the prescribed standards and requirements governing nursing education and professional training in Nigeria.
Reacting to this development, the Vice Chancellor of Abdul Rasaq Abubakar Toyin University AATU Oke Ogba Ganmo, Kwara State, Prof Olayemi Mikail Olaniyi noted with delight that the approval represents a major boost to AATU’s expanding academic portfolio and its determination to contribute to the development of the healthcare sector through quality teaching, professional training and human capital development.
Prof Olaniyi who was visibly elated assured that the University would take the necessary steps to fulfil the outstanding regulatory requirements towards securing the requisite NUC approval and subsequent accreditation and praised the Nursing and Midfery Council of Nigeria, Prof Afolayan led Committee and the Proprietor of the University other stakeholders for ensuring that the approval saw the light of the day.
The Vice Chancellor then disclosed that the latest development further reinforces AATU’s growing profile as an emerging institution committed to academic excellence, professional competence and its vision of producing graduates equipped to make meaningful contributions to the global society.
