Tier 5 · government / missiongovernmentFederalboarding available
Per term: ₦15K–₦50K
Founded 1973
Federal Government Unity College for Ijanikin, Ojo LGA. Dem found am as part of the post-civil-war Federal Government Colleges programme. Nigerian curriculum. Federal fee. Boarding + day. E dey serve the western Lagos commuter belt and pupil from across Nigeria through the federal quota system.
Fee breakdown
Tuition range
₦50.0K–150.0K
/yr · 2025/2026
Boarding fee
₦80.0K–150.0K
First-year total estimate
₦300.0K
tuition + extras
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Lagos.Cool Editorial
2 May 2026 · 2 min read
About dis school — Federal Government College Ijanikin
Federal Government College Ijanikin, dem establish am 1973 for Ojo LGA, na one of the second-generation Federal Government College wey dem create as part of the post-civil-war national integration programme. FGC network dem design am to put pikin from every state into shared boarding school, wey go form national identity across ethnic line. Ijanikin dey serve western Lagos and pikin from across Nigeria through federal quota. Federal Ministry of Education dey set fee, wey dey keep the school accessible. Old students include senior civil servant, military officer, and business professional. The school WAEC record dey competitive with the top Nigerian curriculum school for Lagos at fraction of their cost.
Strengths & trade-offs
✓ Strengths
✓Federal fees among lowest structured boarding options
✓Federal quota state distribution builds national identity
✓Boarding tradition strong
✓85%+ WAEC credit-pass
✓Alumni across military, civil service, business
✗ Trade-offs
✗Ojo LGA location remote from Lagos centre
✗Class sizes 40+
✗Modest facilities compared to international tier
✗Boarding-focused
Facilities & campus
●Ijanikin campus
●Dormitory blocks
●Teaching classrooms
●Science laboratories
●Assembly hall
●Sports fields
●Chapel
Curriculum & exam pathway
Accreditations
• Federal Ministry of Education Nigeria
• WAEC
University destinations
UNILAGLASUNigerian State universitiesLAUTECHNigerian private universitiesNigerian Defence Academy pathway
Admission process
Entry into JS1 through National Common Entrance Examination. Federal-quota state allocation dey apply. Application fee na the standard NECO Common Entrance fee. Successful candidate go receive federal admission letter. Boarding place fill first. SS1 entry dey available for internal promotion or transfer from other FGC.
School fee na only part of the bill. See wetin family dey actually pay:
Boarding termly levy₦25,000–₦45,000/term
Uniform full set₦30,000–₦50,000
Books + WAEC entries₦30,000–₦100,000/yr
PTA levy₦10,000–₦20,000/yr
Travel to/from campus₦20,000–₦60,000/yr
Campus & facility
Ijanikin campus na purpose-built federal college estate typical of the 1970s wave — dormitory block, teaching classroom, science laboratory, assembly hall, sports field, and chapel. Facility na modest but functional. Boarding house na single-sex for mixed school. The campus dey for semi-rural fringe of Ojo LGA, wey historically don keep boarding pupil focused on study.
Federal Government College — network of around 104 federal secondary school across Nigeria. Ijanikin na one of two FGC for Lagos State. Federal Ministry dey set fee and e dey among the lowest for any structured boarding school for Nigeria.
Yes — na the design. Federal quota dey allocate place across Nigerian state to build national identity. Around half of Ijanikin cohort usually dey come from outside Lagos.
Modest by international-school standard, adequate by federal standard. Dormitory sleeping, communal bathroom, dining hall, and enforced prep period. Facility don dey upgrade small small since 2000s.
Consistently strong for federal school — regularly above 85% credit-pass for core subject. Science na the traditional strength. School dey produce WAEC state prizewinner most year.
Yes for the campus itself — federal security na standard across FGC site. Ojo LGA context mean travel to/from the campus fit need planning; most parent dey use approved end-of-term transport service rather than sending pikin alone.