Federal Government Girls College, Oyo

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Federal Government Girls College, Oyo
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Federal Government Girls College, Oyo

Coordinates 7°53′02″N3°57′18″E / 7.884°N 3.955°E / 7.884; 3.955
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TypeFederal Funded Public Secondary School
Established1974
GenderGirls
Website https://fggcoyo.com

Federal Government Girls College, Oyo is a Federal Government owned secondary school, run by Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Education. [1] It is an all girls' secondary school, which has both day and boarding facilities, located on Owinni Hill (Owinni Hill was the birthplace of Clotilda survivors Kossula and Abile), [2] in Oyo State, Nigeria. [3] [4] It is one of 104 unity schools established in Nigeria to bring together children from different geographic, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds to build Nigeria's future, especially in the aftermath of the Biafran War. [5] [6] [7]


History

Federal Government Girls College, Oyo was founded in 1974. [8]


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