FG Orders Immediate Closure of 41 Unity Colleges Over Rising Student Abductions

Here is a clear, concise, and well-structured rewrite of the Federal Government has ordered the immediate shutdown of 41 Federal Government Colleges following a surge in the abduction of students in parts of the country.

The directive comes after recent kidnappings in Kebbi and Niger States, heightening fears of further attacks on schools across the federation.

In a statement issued late Friday, the Director of Senior Secondary Education at the Ministry of Education, Hajia Binta Abdulkadir, disclosed that the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, approved the closure as a precautionary measure to prevent additional security breaches.

The Guardian notes that Nigeria has 104 Federal Unity Colleges nationwide.

The circular, dated November 21, 2025, and addressed to all principals under reference number FME/DSSE/GM/S.160/C.11, instructed immediate compliance from heads of the affected schools.

Titled “Closure of forty-one (41) Federal Unity Colleges”, the circular reads:

> “Sequel to the recent security challenges in some parts of the country and the need to prevent any security breaches, the Honourable Minister of Education has approved the immediate closure of the listed Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs). Principals of affected Colleges are to ensure strict compliance.”



List of the 41 Schools Affected

1. FGGC Minjibir


2. FTC Ganduje


3. FGGC Zaria


4. FTC Kafanchan


5. FGGC Bakori


6. FTC Dayi


7. FGC Daura


8. FGGC Tambuwal


9. FSC Sokoto


10. FTC Wurno


11. FGC Gusau


12. FGC Anka


13. FGGC Gwandu


14. FGC Birnin Yauri


15. FTC Zuru


16. FGGC Kazaure


17. FGC Kiyawa


18. FTC Hadejia


19. FGGC Bida


20. FGC New Bussa


21. FTC Kuta-Shiroro


22. FGA Suleja


23. FGC Ilorin


24. FGC Omu-Aran


25. FTC Gwanara


26. FGC Ugwolawo


27. FGGC Kabba


28. FTC Ogugu


29. FGGC Buwari


30. FGC Rubochi


31. FGGC Abaji


32. FGGC Potiskum


33. FGC Buni Yadi


34. FTC Gashua


35. FTC Michika


36. FGC Ganye


37. FGC Azare


38. FTC Misau


39. FGGC Bajoga


40. FGC Billiri


41. FTC Zambuk



Background of Recent Attacks

The decision follows Monday’s attack on Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Kebbi State, where gunmen kidnapped 25 students and killed a staff member during an early-morning raid. Police reported that the attackers, armed with sophisticated weapons, scaled the school fence and whisked the students away before security operatives could intervene.

The incident is the latest in a troubling trend of school abductions, more than a decade after the 2014 Chibok kidnappings that drew global condemnation.

Presidential Reaction

President Bola Tinubu, reacting to the Kebbi abduction and the killing of Brigadier General Musa Uba alongside other soldiers in Borno, expressed deep sadness.

> “As Commander-in-Chief, I am depressed by the tragic death of our soldiers and officers on active duty,” he wrote on X.
“Their families, and the families of the kidnapped schoolgirls, are in my prayers.”