Unity Schools
14 Nov
The Unity School Old Students Association (USOSA), held its 40th Plenary and Annual General Meeting in a grand style. They used the occasion to call on stakeholders to support the advocacy of the association to develop Federal Government Colleges, referred to as unity schools for quality education. The association also called on President Bola Ahmed…
2 Nov
The academic members of staff from the 110 Unity Schools across the country have protested non-payment of three-year salary arrears of about N3.4 billion owed by the Federal Government. The teachers, who besieged the Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja, yesterday, also lamented that the ministry was yet to pay them their first 28 days…
21 Sep 2023
Organised Labour under the auspices of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has raised the alarm over fresh moves to sell off the country's 110 unity schools, otherwise known as Federal Government Colleges (FGCs) nationwide.
28 Aug 2023
THE South-West zone of the Unity Schools Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) has appealed to the Federal Government to slash downward boarding school fees, saying that an astronomical increase will adversely affect children's welfare when they resume this week. The forum made the appeal, at the weekend, in a statement jointly signed by its Zonal Coordinator, Prof.…
26 Jul 2023
The Presidency said reports suggesting that President Bola Tinubu increased tuition fees in federal government-owned universities are incorrect. "For avoidance of doubts, federal universities in Nigeria remain tuition-free," Special adviser to the president on communication Dele Alake on Wednesday said in a statement. "President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains committed to his promise of ensuring that…
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