Boko Haram: FG Shuts Down 5 Federal Govt Colleges in North East Nigeria

The Nigerian government
has approved the shutting
down of five Federal
Government Colleges
located within the high
security risk areas of the
North-east.

A statement issued by Mr
Simeon Nwakaudu, the
Special Assistant, Media
to the Supervising
Minister of Education,
Nyesom Wike listed the
schools as: Federal
Government Girls
College, Munguno;Federal
Government College,
Potiskum ;Federal
Government College, Buni
Yadi; Federal Science and
Technical College Lassa
and Federal Science and
Technical College,
Michika.

According to the
statement, the Minister
also approved that
candidates registered for
WASSCE, NECO SSCE and
BECE in FGGC Potiskum
should have their
examination centres
relocated to FGGC Bauchi,
while those from FGGC
Munguno and FGC Buni
Yadi should also be
relocated.

Other affected students
who are not writing
public examinations are
to be relocated to FGGC
Bauchi, FGGC Bajoga, FGC
Maiduguri, FSTC
Kafanchan and FSTC Dayi.
The order, however, left
the choice of the schools
for the affected students
at the discretion of
parents, but limited to
the listed schools.