FG Shuts Down 47 Federal Unity Colleges Nationwide

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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