By Usman Usman Garba
The Kano State Government, through the Ministry of Health, has shut down two private health training institutions operating illegally in Nasarawa Local Government Area of the state.
The Public Relations Officer of the Ministry, Nabilusi Abubakar Kofar Na’isa, identified the affected institutions as IBN SINA College of Health Science and Technology, located at Dakata Kawaji, adjacent to Juma’at Mosque, and Life Line College of Health Science and Technology, situated at Dakata Industrial Area, Bela Road, Tsamiyar Gare, along Mai Sikeli Street.
According to the Ministry, the closure followed a comprehensive assessment which revealed that the two institutions failed to meet the minimum requirements and standards for the establishment and operation of health training institutions in Kano State.
The Ministry stated that the institutions operated without proper verification and approval from the Kano State Ministry of Health and lacked accreditation from relevant professional and regulatory bodies responsible for health education and training in Nigeria.
The investigation also uncovered deficiencies, including inadequate qualified teaching staff, poor learning facilities, insufficient infrastructure, and failure to comply with established educational and operational standards required for effective health manpower development.
The Ministry further noted poor compliance with professional ethics, regulatory guidelines, and other mandatory requirements aimed at safeguarding the quality of healthcare education and ensuring the competence of future healthcare professionals.
Speaking on the development, the Ministry’s PRO reiterated the government’s commitment to protecting students, parents, and the general public from institutions that compromise educational quality and professional standards.
The government warned proprietors of health training institutions across the state to strictly comply with all legal and regulatory requirements, stressing that the closure of non-compliant institutions is necessary to ensure quality healthcare education and maintain standards in healthcare service delivery across Kano State.
