Methodist Girls' High School is a secondary school for girls located in
Yaba,
Lagos
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,
Nigeria
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. It was established in 1879 and affiliated with the
Methodist Church
Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christianity, Christian Christian tradition, tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's brother ...
. It is the first female secondary school and the third oldest secondary school in Nigeria. It is the sister school of Methodist Boys High School.
Alumni
* Chief (Mrs)
HID Awolowo, née Adelana (1915-2015), businesswomen and politician.
* Professor
Ibiyinka Fuwape, theoretical physicist.
[
* Alhaja Lateefat Okunnu, née Oyekan (born 1939), civil servant and administrator.]
References
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Girls' schools in Lagos
1879 establishments in Lagos Colony
Educational institutions established in 1879
Methodist schools in Nigeria