{"id":3443,"date":"2026-10-04T16:40:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T15:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/?p=3443"},"modified":"2026-10-04T16:40:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T15:40:04","slug":"nans-begs-as-madonna-university-expels-nursing-students-over-viral-hospital-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/?p=3443","title":{"rendered":"NANS Begs As Madonna University Expels Nursing Students Over Viral Hospital Video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By David Amogbokpa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The management of Madonna University, Elele, Rivers State, has reportedly expelled some nursing students involved in a viral social media video recorded in a hospital environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The video, which circulated widely online, showed the students dancing and engaging in a TikTok trend with the tag &#8220;No fall sick oo, na Gen Z full hospital.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident attracted criticism over concerns about professional conduct and the standards expected of nursing students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), while acknowledging that the students\u2019 conduct was inappropriate, has appealed to the university management to reconsider the expulsion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">READ ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/?p=3351\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3351\">DELSU Exam Monitors Apprehend Student With Allegedly Stolen Phones, Wig<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement issued by its President, Akinteye Babatunde Afeez, on Friday, NANS described expulsion as a severe punishment and urged the university to replace it with a stern warning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The students\u2019 body argued that the affected students had invested years and significant resources in their nursing education and that expulsion could have serious consequences for their academic and professional careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NANS appealed that the students should be allowed to learn from the incident, urging the university to \u201ctemper justice with mercy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Madonna University\u2019s Department of Nursing was established in 2001 and is integrated with the university\u2019s teaching hospital, where students receive clinical training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of the latest reports, the university has not publicly released a detailed statement explaining the specific disciplinary measures taken against the students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/?p=3416\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3416\">a former Vice-Chancellor of Delta State University, Abraka, Prof. Victor Peretomode, has proposed a tripartite governance model to sustain excellence in the institution.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peretomode proposed the model at DELSU\u2019s 12th valedictory lecture held on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at the university\u2019s 750 Lecture Theatre, Site III.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By David Amogbokpa The management of Madonna University, Elele, Rivers State, has reportedly expelled some nursing students involved in a viral social media video recorded in a hospital environment. 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