The Federal Ministry of Education has drawn a firm line, distancing itself entirely from a group calling itself the National Parent-Teacher Association of the Federal Unity Colleges. In plain terms, the Ministry says this organisation has no right to speak for the country's Unity Colleges, their parents, or their PTAs and any instructions coming from it should be treated as exactly that: unofficial noise, not government policy.
The clarification, contained in a press release dated 21 September 2026, couldn't have been more direct. According to the Ministry, this self-styled "National PTA" is neither recognised nor authorised to represent any of the 118 Federal Unity Colleges scattered across Nigeria. That means whatever appeals, directives, or announcements the group puts out carry no official backing none at all.
For families with children in Unity Colleges, this isn't just bureaucratic housekeeping it's a heads-up worth paying attention to. Parents rely on trusted channels to know what's happening with their children's education: fees, resumption dates, school policies, and so on. When an unauthorised group starts issuing statements as if it speaks for the system, confusion follows, and confusion is exactly what the Ministry is trying to head off.
Its message to parents and guardians is simple: don't take instructions from groups you can't verify. Instead, go straight to the two sources that actually matter the Federal Ministry of Education itself, and the management of your child's specific Unity College. Anything outside of that, the Ministry says, should be disregarded.
The timing of this statement lines up with the start of the 2026/2027 academic session, which has now kicked off in Unity Colleges nationwide. Speaking on the development, the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, CON, used the moment to appeal directly to parents: make sure your children and wards are back in school and settled in for the new session.
Beyond the warning about the unauthorised association, Dr. Alausa struck a reassuring note about the year ahead. He reaffirmed the government's commitment to running the Unity Colleges effectively, with a clear focus on giving students an environment that's safe, supportive, and genuinely conducive to learning not just for the first term, but right through the academic session.
In short, the Ministry's message boils down to two things: don't be misled by groups falsely claiming to represent Unity College parents, and for anything concerning your child's school, verify it through official channels before acting on it.
The statement was issued by Boriowo Folasade, Director of Press and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Education.