The College of Nursing Sciences, Mater Misericordiae Hospital Afikpo, is a Catholic Institution which began as School of Nursing, Mater Misericordiae Hospital Afikpo as far back as 1952. It is one of the foremost institutions established by the mission in order to meet the sudden geometrical demand for modern health care services following the establishment of Mater Misericordiae Hospital in 1942. In the early 90's there were very few training institutions for nurses and the acute need for professional nurses that will render daily and effective nursing care to patients became a burden to the hospital, hence Mater Misericordiae School of Nursing became a solution.