IN line with the Education and Health thrust of the T.H.E.M.E.S Agenda, the Lagos State College of Nursing (LASCON), Igando, in the Igando-Ikotun LCDA of Alimosho LGA, has held its first-ever matriculation ceremony as a full-fledged Tertiary Institution.
The matriculation ceremony for the 2022/2023 academic session with the theme: “Emotional Intelligence and Academic Resilience” was organised by the College for 80 Nursing Students who were the first set to be admitted into the College after scaling through JAMB, Post-UTME screening, and the oral interview successfully.
Addressing the matriculants, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Barr. Tokunbo Wahab, congratulated the 80 students for successfully passing the necessary examinations.
Tokunbo, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Special Adviser on Education, Mr Waheed Adeniran Kasali, explained that the ceremony is very important in the history of the present administration being the first matriculation to be held since its Upgrade from the School of Nursing to the status of College of Nursing.
According to him, this was achieved after the College had successfully secured a five-year accreditation from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) and National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) licensed to run the Ordinary National Diploma (OND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) in addition to statutory basic Midwifery courses.
Earlier in her welcome address, the Provost of the College, Mrs Oyefunso Orenuga, explained that the programme is a four-year non-terminal with a one-year internship and on completion of the programme, the students would be awarded the National and Higher National Diploma Certificates along with other professional certificates in Nursing, Midwifery, and Public Health Nursing.
She encouraged the students to put in their best to attain excellence as the Nursing profession is not only a worthy profession but a very disciplined one as LASCON is built on integrity, peace and progress.
She implored parents to continue to support their wards by showing financial commitment to their welfare, because without adequate finances, the students might not achieve much academically.
