Federal Government Girls College, Ipetumodu is a

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owned

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located in

Ipetumodu Ipetumodu ()is a city in Osun State, in the southwestern part of Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Ife North local government. The city is under the leadership of traditional ruler with the title of Apetumodu, which means "one who killed an ...

Osun State Osun State (; yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun), occasionally known as the State of Osun by the state government, is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states, to the north by Kwara State, to the south by Ogun S ...

, Nigeria. FGGC Ipetumodu is one of the unity schools established by the federal government since 1974 to cater specifically for the girl child education.

History

FGGC Ipetumodu was established by the federal government in 1992 to extend unity secondary schools to

. Previously, 13 unity schools were created in 1974 in other States in Nigeria by the military administration of General

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. FGGC Ipetumodu replaced Teachers' College Ipetumodu in 1992.

Facilities

It provides

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facilities for some of her students. According to information on the official website, the school has a modern academic and sporting facilities including football pitch, school library and science laboratory.

Principals

* Dr. OS Salam * Mrs. Kehinde Borha * Mrs Abolade * Mrs Jeje * Mrs MU Renner

References

External links

Official website
{{coord missing, Nigeria Girls' schools in Nigeria Secondary schools in Osun State Educational institutions established in 1992 1992 establishments in Nigeria