Methodist Girls' High School is a secondary school for girls located in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. It was established in 1879 and affiliated with the Methodist Church. It is the first female secondary school and the third oldest secondary school in Nigeria.It is the sister School of Methodist Boys High School.
Alumni
- Chief (Mrs) HID Awolowo, née Adelana (1915-2015), businesswomen and politician.
- Professor Ibiyinka Fuwape, theoretical physicist.
- Alhaja Lateefat Okunnu, née Oyekan (born 1939), civil servant and administrator.
- Chief (Mrs) Folake Solanke SAN, née Odulate (born 1932), lawyer and administrator.
References
- Chioma Obina. "Methodist Old Girls, Arise Women task FG on Universal Health Coverage ON JUNE 9, 2015".
- A. M. Oyeneyin; M. O. Salau; E. A. Ayodele (1999). Accessibility of Women to Science, Technology, and Mathematics (STM) Education in Nigeria, Research report of Nials Conference Series (Development Policy Centre (Ibadan, Nigeria)). Development Policy Centre (Indiana University(. ISBN 978-9-783-4819-92.
- ^ Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth (April 13, 2013). "German Physicist and Methodist Girls, Yaba, Lagos". The Nation.
- Odoshimokhe, Musa (25 November 2015). "How Awolowo met, married HID". The Nation. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- Modupeolu Faseke (2005). Nigerian Women Professionals: A Historical Analysis. Tidings Publications. p. 82. ISBN 978-978-067-170-9.
- Osuntokun, Jide (11 October 2007). "When Solanke reached for the stars". The Nation. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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