Key takeaways
- Nigeria's Federal Unity Colleges, established to foster national unity, are now in a state of disrepair and have become akin to community secondary schools, according to the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba.
- These institutions, founded by General Yakubu Gowon (retd.) after the civil war, were intended to be centres of excellence promoting cohesion among Nigerian youth.
- However, Minister Nwajiuba lamented that they are now "dilapidated and run down by local parochial actors." Speaking in Gombe during the 2021 Annual General Meeting of principals of Federal Unity Colleges, the Minister highlighted the pressing need for visionary leadership and proactive principals to resto...
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