Federal Government Girls College, Oyo | |
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Location | |
Coordinates | 7°53′02″N3°57′18″E / 7.884°N 3.955°E |
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Type | Federal Funded Public Secondary School |
Established | 1974 |
Gender | Girls |
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]
Federal Government Girls College, Oyo was founded in 1974. [8]
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