Koko Maxwella 
SOKOTO, Nigeria – The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has inducted 54 nursing graduates from Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, urging them to uphold professionalism, compassion and ethical standards as they enter the healthcare workforce.
At the oath-taking ceremony held on Monday, the council’s registrar, Ndagi Alhassan, charged the new nurses to see their profession as a duty to humanity rather than merely a career.
“Your profession is not just a job, but a call to make a difference in lives,” he said, stressing that compliance with professional codes remains mandatory.
Vice-Chancellor Bashir Garba said the institution had equipped the graduates with the technical and ethical competencies required in modern healthcare delivery.
“Nursing demands dedication, resilience and a deep commitment to serving others,” he noted, urging the inductees to prioritise patient care and empathy.
Also speaking, Sokoto State Commissioner for Health, Faruk Abubakar-Wurno, described nurses as central to healthcare systems, particularly in maternal and child health services.
“Nurses are the backbone of healthcare… they remain critical to achieving universal health coverage,” he said.
Stakeholders used the event to call on government authorities to improve hospital infrastructure and working conditions to enable professionals to deliver quality care.
The ceremony formally marked the graduates’ transition into professional practice, with renewed emphasis on ethics, empathy and service.
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