If you're looking for admission into a medical or dental school in Nigeria, here are a number of schools I advise you to be wary of.
Why?
Because these schools have, at one point within the last ten years, had their accreditation lost, suspended, withdrawn, delayed for many years, or threatened by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN).
I'm not saying you shouldn't go to these schools. I'm simply saying: know what you're walking into.
1. University of Calabar (UNICAL), Cross River State
Programme: Dentistry
MDCN withdrew the programme's accreditation in July 2025 after the university admitted far more students than the approved quota of 10 students per session.
They exceeded that quota for years, to the point where over 300 dental students were told they might not be inducted and might even have to transfer to other schools.
Now, here's the interesting part.
The programme had actually received full accreditation in 2020, and that accreditation was valid until 2027. Yet MDCN still acted because of quota breaches and infrastructure issues.
So yes, having accreditation today doesn't mean you're safe tomorrow if the university refuses to obey MDCN regulations.
2. University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Enugu State
Programme: Dentistry
This is actually my school and my faculty.
Nothing catastrophic eventually happened, but the faculty faced an accreditation crisis that could have led to the withdrawal of its licence.
The university had to issue an urgent appeal to raise funds and upgrade facilities so as to meet MDCN requirements.
Eventually, the problem was resolved. The accreditation wasn't withdrawn, and everything is fine now.
I'm literally in the school.
But it's still worth mentioning because it shows that even long-established schools are not immune from accreditation threats.
3. Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA)
Programme: MBBS
This one is honestly one of the wildest cases.
FUTA admitted its first MBBS students in 2021.
The problem?
The programme wasn't accredited by MDCN.
So for about five years, the programme remained without accreditation, leaving three different batches stuck in 300 Level, unable to proceed to clinical years.
Imagine that.
You're admitted to study Medicine...
You reach 300 Level...
And then you're simply stuck.
Students were told an extra year would be added. Then more delays followed.
Eventually, FUTA even suspended fresh MBBS admissions for the 2025 academic session because the programme still wasn't fully accredited.
Only in April 2026 did MDCN finally accredit the programme and approve a quota of 100 students per session, bringing the five-year limbo to an end.
So yes, the issue has now been resolved.
But it's still something prospective students should know happened.
4. Abia State University (ABSU)
Programme: MBBS
ABSU lost its MDCN accreditation because its teaching hospital had become almost comatose.
The hospital's condition became so poor that the medical programme suffered.
Thankfully, accreditation was restored in December 2023, about three years after it had been withdrawn.
Students could finally graduate and be inducted again.
Their admission quota was also increased to 150 students per session.
Again, the issue has been solved.
But it's part of the school's recent history.
5. Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma
Programme: MBBS
Medical students here ended up spending ten years in a programme that should ordinarily take much less.
The 2015 set eventually graduated around August 2024, yet they still couldn't be inducted because of accreditation and administrative issues.
Students protested.
The state government eventually intervened, worked with MDCN, and inducted 128 graduates.
There were still reports involving delays affecting other medical graduates as well...
Let me show you how to study without feeling it.
One mistake many students make is that they study when their energy levels are already low.
The problem is not always discipline. Sometimes, it's simply that you don't understand how your body works.
Your body follows something called the circadian rhythm. It is naturally more alert in the early morning, and as the day goes on, your energy gradually drops. By the evening, you've spent your attention on classes, conversations, stress, movement, social media, and everything else life throws at you.
Now imagine trying to study medicine at that point.
If you're a medical student, you already know the problem. You go to lectures from morning till evening. Some people even have jobs outside school. Others have clinical postings. It feels like there is never a dedicated time to study.
So instead of fighting your body, take advantage of it.
Wake up early.
Very early.
Wake up by 5 a.m.
The very first thing you should do is pick up your book and start reading.
Don't waste those early hours before the rest of the world wakes up.
Depending on your schedule, read from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. or 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. If you have more flexibility, even 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. is fantastic.
The important thing is consistency.
You can become the student who doesn't even look like they study.
People will see you during the day watching football, scrolling TikTok, hanging out with friends, or doing whatever you enjoy.
But every morning, before the world demands anything from you, you've already finished the most important work of the day.
If you consistently study from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. every single day, I genuinely believe you'll never be the student constantly failing or rewriting exams in medical school.
Take that from me.
I'm not promising that you'll automatically become the best student in your class.
I'm saying you'll always know your work because you're studying strategically.
You're reading when your brain is naturally at its highest level of alertness, at a time when nothing else is competing for your attention.
Everything aligns.
Your biology is helping you instead of fighting you.
One more thing.
When you wake up, don't start with distractions.
If your morning prayers are going to take a long time, pray after your reading session.
Don't eat first.
Don't leave your room.
Don't check WhatsApp.
Don't scroll through social media.
Don't do anything.
The moment you sit up on your bed, pick up your book and start reading.
Read until the sun comes up.
Then go and live the rest of your day.
Use your circadian rhythm instead of fighting it.
You'll be surprised how effortless studying begins to feel.
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1. Is do not make the mistake of coming to university without having a sustainable skill to assist your if you're coming from a background that is not rich you go too depress
2. Learn money management as a student, that last 10k your parents sent for you might be borrowed.
I almost Dropped out of school in my 100level
Here is my story
When I resumed first semester I came to school with 700k from my brother and father unknown to me it won't continue like that.
I started eating rich, I make sure my balance diet is complete, I paid for things.....
I will complain to my immediate elder brother who was also in school then that I want to drop out but he encourage me not to. My fear is is this how I'm going to suffer for 6yrs?
Now the purpose of this video is for two reasons