Tag: Secondary school


  • Government College Ibadan was founded in 1929 by Selwyn McGregor Grier and V.B.V. Powell. The school had, after some uncertainty, settled in its first site; Apata Ganga in Ibadan. Government College has a rich history in Cricket. From its performance at competitive examinations in the years after Nigeria’s independence, the school had achieved renown. Like…

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  • Abeokuta Grammar School was the first secondary school in Nigeria to be established outside Lagos, founded in 1908 and managed by the Anglican District Church Council in its first decades. The school had enjoyed the goodwill of Abeokuta royalty and the entire town since its inception. The sizeable football pitch that is in the campus is…

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