The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the immediate closure of forty-seven (47) Federal Unity Colleges across the country, citing the need for “comprehensive restructuring, rationalisation of resources, and improved efficiency in the delivery of secondary education.”
The affected schools, spread across the six geo-political zones but predominantly in the northern states, have been directed to cease academic and boarding activities with immediate effect.
Students are to be transferred to nearby Federal Unity Colleges that will remain operational, while staff redeployment processes have commenced.
The full list of the 47 closed Unity Colleges is as follows:
1. FGGC MINJIBIR
2. FTC GANDUJE
3. FGGC ZARIA
4. FTC KAFANCHAN
5. FGGC BAKORI
6. FTC DAYI
7. FGC DAURA
8. FGGC TAMBUWAL
9. FSC SOKOTO
10. FTC WURNO
11. FGC GUSAU
12. FGC ANKA
13. FGGC GWANDU
14. FGC BIRNIN YAURI
15. FTC ZURU
16. FGGC KAZAURE
17. FGC KIYAWA
18. FTC HADEJIA
19. FGGC BIDA
20. FGC NEW-BUSSA
21. FTC KUTA-SHIRORO
22. FGA SULEJA
23. FGC ILORIN
24. FGGC OMUARAN
25. FTC GWANARA
26. FGC UGWOLAWO
27. FGGC KABBA
28. FTC OGUGU
29. FGGC BWARI
30. FGC RUBOCHI
31. FGGC ABAJI
32. FGGC KAZAURE
33. FGC KIYAWA
34. FTC HADEJIA
35. FGGC POTISKUM
36. FGC BUNI YADI
37. FTC GASHUA
38. FTC MICHIKA
39. FGC GANYE
40. FGC AZARE
41. FTC MISAU
42. FGGC BAJOGA
43. FGC BILLIRI
44. FTC ZAMBUK
45. FTC IKARE AKOKO
46. FTC IJEBU-IMUSIN
47. FTC USHI EKITI
In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, the government described the decision as “painful but necessary” to address years of under-enrolment, dilapidated infrastructure, high running costs, and security challenges in some of the affected schools.
Parents and education stakeholders in the affected communities have expressed shock and disappointment, with many calling on the government to reconsider the decision or provide clearer timelines and support for the transition of students.
The Ministry has set up a special committee to oversee the transfer of students before the commencement of the second term in January 2026 and assured that no child will be left behind in the restructuring exercise.
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