FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE (FGC) SOKOTO, was founded on the 6th of February 1966, along with others at Warri and Okposi.

They were the first generation of Unity Colleges set up with the aim of being unifying institutions, bringing together young Nigerian students from diverse ethnic and religious divides, with the purpose of providing them high quality education in an environment of academic and developmental excellence, devoid of ethnic, religious or social stratification. The founding Principal was the legendary Mr P.H Davies who went on to be Principal of FGC Warri. Federal Government College Sokoto has grown to become a model institution that can be credited with graduating many of Nigeria’s current leaders in both the public and private sector.

The school has produced amongst several others, notable and distinguished Nigerians including Donald Duke, the dynamic former governor of Cross River State. FGCSOSA UK is the Alumni Association in the United Kingdom.