This was a case-control study of the iron status of children admitted with febrile convulsion (FC) at the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja carried out over a period of eight months in the Emergency paediatric unit (EPU) and Paediatric outpatient department (POPD). Febrile convulsion remains the most common convulsive disorder in childhood and is agonizing to both the parent and the child with attendant psychological trauma. The precise cause is not known but several micronutrients including iron have been linked to febrile convulsion. Iron deficiency has been postulated as a risk factor for febrile convulsion. Thus, screening for iron status becomes appropriate. One hundred (100) children with fever and convulsion who satisfied the inclusion criteria for febrile convulsion and their closely as possible age and sex matched controls with febrile illness without convulsions were recruited. The mean age of the subjects was comparable to that of the controls (p = 0.089).The admitting temperature in the febrile convulsion group did not vary significantly from that of control (p = 0.873).Serum iron status of children studied demonstrated significantly higher amounts of RDW, serum ferritin, transferrin saturation, TIBC and lower MCV among the subjects than the controls. The level of serum iron and Hb were higher in the subjects than the controls but the differences failed to attain statistical significance.