The Our Lady of Apostles Girls’ College is located in Akwanga between the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, and Akpata, the headquarters of Akun Development Area, Nasarawa State. OLA Girls’ College has a serene and conducive environment for academic activities.
Furthermore, it is worthy of note that, OLA Girls' College started as a Teachers' Training College at Zawan, in the old Plateau State on the 1st January 1953 with a small population of ten students and three teaching staff. The population of students rose to Thirty (30) in 1957.
As a young institute, OLA Girls' College recorded a good number of achievements that carried her name to faraway places. The good name of the college attracted the then, Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello to visit the institution. In-like-manner, Ibrahim Caudal of Senegal who undertook a tour of the whole world on foot also visited the college.
The government also had a vested interest in the college and took over her affairs. From 1968 to 2004, OLA Girls' College was under the control of the government with the name Teachers' Training College.
On the 9th of September 2004, the college was given back to her rightful owners, the Catholic Mission of the Diocese of Lafia under the Episcopal leadership of the Rt. Rev. Dr Ishaya Mathew Audu, with Chief Mrs A.D Tor; an ex-student of the college as principal. The college took off on the 10th October 2004 with a small students' population of 164 in JSS One and SSS One. With the handing over of the college to the Mission, the college was renamed, Our Lady of Apostles Girls' College.
The School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) took over the administrative role of the college in 2009. The number of students and staff has been growing steadily over the years. From 2004 to 2006, the population of students rose to 400 and 26 teaching and 10 non-teaching staff were enlisted. Today, OLA Girls' College has a highly controlled number of students; in any case, about 500 students. There are 42 teaching staff and 36 non-teaching staff as well as an experienced professional counsellor. [Read More]
