Fifteen nursing students of Madonna University, Nigeria, have apologised to the institution’s management and appealed for the reversal of disciplinary actions taken against them over a controversial TikTok video.
In a letter dated November 2, 2026, addressed to the university management through the Registrar, the students admitted that their actions were inappropriate and had brought disrepute to the nursing profession and the university community.
The video, recorded during their community posting on the university’s Elele campus in Rivers State, showed the students dancing in a hospital waiting area, on a staircase, and inside a bus. It formed part of the popular “Gen Z nurses” social media challenge and carried the caption “No Sick oo Na Gen Z full hospital.”
The clip went viral, attracting widespread criticism for what many viewed as unprofessional conduct in a clinical setting. The university subsequently expelled one final-year (500-level) nursing student identified as Mercy and suspended 14 others.
In their appeal, the students expressed deep remorse. “We sincerely regret our said actions and assure the University Management and all relevant authorities that such an incident will not repeat itself again,” the letter stated.
They pleaded for leniency, noting that their parents and guardians had made significant financial and personal sacrifices to support their education. Overturning the sanctions, they said, would allow them to complete their programmes and pursue their ambition of becoming professional nurses.
The students also thanked the university authorities for granting their parents and guardians an audience to present their concerns.
The sanctions had earlier drawn interventions from groups including Amnesty International, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), and the Nigerian Universities Nursing Students’ Association (NUNSA), all of which called for a review of the punishment, describing it as disproportionate.
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