OGUN ANNOUNCES COMMENCEMENT OF ADMISSION INTO COLLEGES OF NURSING

By Olamide Yinusa

Ogun State Government has commenced the sales of admission forms into its Colleges of Nursing Sciences
in Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode, and Ilaro for the 2022/2023 academic session.

The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, in a press statement, revealed that the registration including procurement and filling of admission form is to be done online, warning prospective candidates to desist from patronizing touts or making a physical appearance at the Ministry of Health premises.

Coker stated that registration which had begun on May 6, 2022, would close on June 15, 2022, adding that Comprehensive details of the application process can be accessed on https://mohsonmportal.com/.

“The State Government has done everything to ensure that admission into our Colleges of Nursing Sciences
is merit-based. As a result, it is no longer about who the candidates know but what they know.

“The standard of our institutions has made them the most sought after in the country. This has given us the impetus to make the application process, including procurement and filling of forms fully online. It is now seamless for applicants within and outside the State. Everything is to be done in the comfort of their homes”, she said.

The Commissioner disclosed that candidates must be 16 years of age and above, noting that applicants must possess a minimum of five credits at not more than two sittings O’Level WASCE/GCE/NECO in the following subjects: English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.

While warning applicants to be wary of fraudsters and touts, she enjoined them to prepare accordingly for tests in English Language, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, and Mathematics, adding that the examination date, venue, and time would be indicated in their printouts during registration.