The National Association of University Nursing Program (NAUNP) is the forum for all academic and other teaching staff in Nigerian Universities that transformed from being the Committee of Heads of Department of Nursing in Nigeria Universities (COHDENN) inaugurated on 15th April 1999. The Association with the new name (NAUNP) was registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission. Over the years of the existence of the Association, series of conferences and training workshops for knowledge updates, capacity enhancements of the members and support for member institutions have been done.
The association held a 5-day scientific conference and its general meeting adopting the hybrid mode with the theme “Strengthening Collaboration and Partnership for Strategic Leadership and Human Resource Development for Nursing Education and Practice in the 21st Century,” between 16th and 20th February 2026 at the Old Great Hall at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos. The conference featured a high-level opening ceremony attended by members and dignitaries drawn locally, nationally and internationally, the keynote presentation and six other plenary papers, scientific sessions with researchers drawn from 37 Universities presenting some of their research findings.
The conference opened on the 16th February, 2026, with attendance of dignitaries from academia across disciplines as well as partners, including the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Folashade Ogunsola, represented by the Provost of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Professor Ademola Ayodele Oremosu the Registrar/CEO, Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, Dr Ndaji Alhassan, Comrade Orolu Sesan, the Representative of the President of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Comrade Haruna Mamman.
