Fresh confusion has hit the federal government’s 117 unity colleges as a faction of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has ordered an indefinite shutdown of the schools, defying the government directive for students to resume the 2026/2027 academic session yesterday. The latest development has deepened the lingering di...
•Education minister, Dr. Tunji Alausa Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, yesterday said the federal government has jettisoned the sale or concession of other Federal Unity Colleges in the country. He explained that the federal government contemplated the concession arrangements because of the infrastructure deficit plaguing the Unity Col...
•Minister of Education, Prof. Tunji Alausa The federal government has reassured parents, guardians and pupils that all Federal Unity Colleges nationwide will resume academic activities on Monday, September 14, 2026, with necessary arrangements in place for a safe and smooth start to the new academic session. The Federal Ministry of Education s...
•Bandits and Tinubu The federal government has ordered the immediate closure of 41 Federal Unity Colleges over rising security concerns. The directive was issued through a circular dated November 21, 2025, from the Federal Ministry of Education. According to the document, the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, approved the shutdown following...
•2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) candidates The federal government has released the results for the 2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for admission into Junior Secondary School (JSS 1) into Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) conducted by the National Examinations Council. The government also released the results of ...
•Unity school students All is not well in federal government colleges, also known as unity schools, as parents are alleging various misconduct against the management. They also accused leaders of Parents/ Teachers Associations, PTAs, of imposing illegal levies on them in connivance with school management, reports Vanguard. Also, some parents a...
The decision of the federal government to increase PTA Levy in its unity colleges has elicited anger from parents, who are expressing disgust at the increment which is over 100 per cent. The FG, in a circular dated March 18, 2025 and endorsed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Dr. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, said […]
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