Federal Government College Ikot Ekpene

FGC Ikot-Ekpene

Motto	Pro Unitate
Type	Government Funded
Established	1973
Principal	Mr Odo
Location	Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
Colors	blue
Nickname	Ibiakpan

First Nigerian Principal: Mr. J. T. Udofia Federal Government College, Ikot Ekpene (FGCIK) is a secondary school located in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The school was created by the Nigerian government in 1973 as one of the federally funded "Unity schools" to bring together students from regions across Nigeria. The school has facilities for both boarding and day students. Students (boys and girls) range from Junior Secondary One (JS1) through Senior Secondary Three (SS3). Students must complete the Federal Common Entrance Exams in order to apply for attendance.

Federal Government College Ikot Ekpene has very strong alumni associations in the United Kingdom, United States of America and Nigeria with the Lagos chapter being the most active alumni association.

Houses

House Name	Composition	Named after	Founded	Colours
Benue	Coed	River Benue	1973	Yellow
Gongola	Coed	Gongola River	1980	Purple
Niger	Coed	River Niger	1973	Green
Rima	Coed	Rima River	1980	Brown
Ogun	Coed	Ogun River	1980	Blue
Cross	Coed	Cross River	1976	Red

Principal

Mr. Odo (2012 - )

Benefactors

Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPNU), Ibeno (Upstream subsidiary of Exxonmobil corporation) - They donated and serviced a heavy-duty diesel generator that sustained the whole school from 1996.
FGC Ikot Ekpene UK Alumni - They offer yearly prizes to the best JSS and SSS student.
The UK Alumni also donated computers to the school in 2006.
Ex-Student and President of the Akwa Ibom State branch of the Old Students' Association, Ubokutom Nyah (Class of 1980) donated the sum of =N=150,000 for the renovation of Niger House. He also made a donation of =N=100,000 to support sports development in the college.
FGC Ikot Ekpene UK Alumni - Sinking a borehole well to provide water to the Boys' hostel (2008)

Notable alumni

Some of FGC Ikot Ekpene's most well-known alumni include:

Dr. Anthony Okon Nyong - co-recipient, 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
Her Excellency Dr. Panduleni Shingenge - Namibian Ambassador to Zimbabwe
Rita Dominic - Nollywood Actress
Senator Adawari Pepple - Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Alhaji Adamu Maje Haruna - Emir of Hadeija
Hon Samual Ikon - Speaker, Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly
Dr. Chukwuma Anyanwu - Pharmacist, Epidemiologist, and Zoologist
Barr. Isah Audu Buratai - Honorable Commissioner Youth and Sports, Bornu State
Enobong Uwah - Honorable Commissioner for Environment and Mineral Resources, Akwa Ibom State

List of Alumni associations

FGC IK United Kingdom Alumni - No real Alumni
FGC IK Alumni, Lagos - President: Ify Essien - Akpan
FGC IK Alumni, Uyo
FGC IK Alumni, Abuja
FGC IK Alumni, Aba
FGC IK Alumni, Onitsha

Publications

FGC Ikot-Ekpene is the publisher of The GEM Magazine. The Editor-in-Chief is Iroegbu Udoka. Other members of the editorial board are Mrs. M.M Essiet, Mr E.O. George and Mr. N.T. Agu

External links

References

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