- July 3, 2025
- Posted by: itmanager
- Category: Uncategorized
PROTOCOL
On behalf of the Founder, Chancellor, and President of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Emmanuel Babalola, OFR, CON, SAN, LL.D (London), LL.D (UNILAG), LL.D (UI), D.Lit (NDA), FNIALS, FCIArb, FNSE; his amiable wife and Mother of the University, Yeye Aare Modupe Babalola, FSM, FNIMN, FFPA; the Board of Trustees, Governing Council, Senate, members of management, our dedicated academic and non-academic staff, our distinguished guests, the ever-committed Faculty of Nursing leadership, and most importantly, our proud inductees, it is my profound honour and pleasure to address you on this landmark occasion: the 10th Induction Ceremony of our freshly minted nurses.
Today, we gather to celebrate 113 bright, bold, and brilliant nursing students to be inducted into the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria. These budding professionals are not only academically sound and ethically grounded but also globally attuned. Your induction is more than just a ceremonial rite of passage. It reaffirms your role as modern nurses to develop competence, embrace global relevance, and provide quality care in a rapidly changing healthcare environment. You will formally take on the noble mantle of nursing through the oath to be administered by the Council’s esteemed Registrar, Alhaji Ndagi Alhasan, a valued friend and stakeholder of ABUAD.
ABUAD, the brainchild of our beloved patriarch Aare Afe Babalola- The Great, has recently been ranked by the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings as: No. 1 in Nigeria for four consecutive years: 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; No. 3 in Africa, No. 84 in the world, and in the frontline in Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 1, 7, 13 and 17):
- No. 1 in Nigeria in SDG 1 (No Poverty) with a score of 87.9%
- No. 2 in Africa in SDG 1 (No Poverty) with a score of 87.9%
- No. 1 in Nigeria in SDG 7 (Affordable & Clean Energy) with a score of 83.3%
- No. 1 in Africa in SDG 7 (Affordable & Clean Energy) with a score of 83.3%
- No. 1 in Nigeria in SDG 13 (Climate Change) with a score of 83.1%
- No. 1 in Africa in SDG 13 (Climate Change) with a score of 83.1%
- No. 1 in Nigeria in SDG 17 (Partnership for Goals) with a score of 92.4%
- No. 3 in Africa in SDG 17 (Partnership for Goals) with a score of 92.4%
We are gathered today as a full community to rejoice with a faculty, ably led with professionalism, love and grace by our dear esteemed Professor Elisabeth Funmilayo Ojo, her team of dedicated staff and our valued students.
The theme today, “Building Competence, Embracing Global Relevance, and Developing Quality Care: The Modern Nurse’s Mandate,” could not be more timely. In a world plagued by complex health challenges, climate shocks, and pandemics, the role of the nurse has become more indispensable than ever. At ABUAD, we affirm that nursing is the mother of medicine and the heartbeat of all functional healthcare systems.
To our dear inductees, you have shown outstanding academic resilience. In the May 2024 Council Final Qualifying Examination, your class recorded a phenomenal ninety- seven point three-nine percent (97.39%) pass rate. By March 2025, the Midwifery Qualifying Examination hit a 100% pass rate. These remarkable achievements are proof that competence is not accidental but built through hard work, discipline, and excellent mentorship.
As you step into the world of professional nursing, always remember that your induction is a covenant to uphold life’s dignity, to raise the hope of patients and to lead with integrity, wherever you find yourself.
Let your training speak for itself. Let your competence open global doors. Let your character anchor your success. Never forget the timeless counsel of our revered Founder and Chancellor:
“You must be kind to your patients. You must love them, share in their pains, and provide them comfort. Let them feel that they can still make it. Give them that hope.” (Aare Afe Babalola, 22nd January 2025)
This is the spirit of quality care. This is the ABUAD’s spirit.
To the parents, guardians, and sponsors, I say “thank you!”. You have stood firm in your support, emotionally, materially, and spiritually. Your sacrifices and trust have shaped the future of these young professionals. We do not take it for granted and we appreciate you.
In conclusion, I charge our inductees to always: let your hindsight ground your humility,
let your insight fuel your wisdom, and let your foresight chart your path forward. Stay firm, aim high, and work diligently with the highest standard of equity.
You are more than nurses, you are ambassadors of hope, custodians of healing, and ABUAD’s torchbearers of excellence.
Go forth. Excel. Innovate. Lead.
God bless you all.
Thank you.
Prof. E. Smaranda OLARINDE, FCArb, FCAI
Vice-Chancellor, ABUAD,
Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria