Notes from an All-Girls' Dorm

Notes from an All-Girls’ Dorm is a warm, humorous, and reflective memoir of six formative years spent at Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC) Calabar, where the author navigates the realities of Nigerian boarding school life, from tap queues and Saturday inspections to contraband smuggling strategies, senior–junior dynamics, spiritual rumours, and finally wearing black socks in Form Six.

Through lively stories and shared memories, the book captures the resilience, friendships, discipline, mischief, and sisterhood that shaped a generation of young girls into strong women, revealing how life inside the hostel walls was not just about survival but about identity, belonging, and becoming.