The Federal Government of Nigeria has renamed the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), after former military ruler Yakubu Gowon in honour of the elder statesman.
The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, revealed this today after the FEC meeting presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, pointing out that the university will now be known as Yakubu Gowon University.
He, however, clarified that the name change will still need to be approved by the National Assembly adding, “But FEC has taken that decision to write to the national assembly to change the name of university of Abuja to Yakubu Gowon University, in honour of the former head of state and elder statesman.”
The University of Abuja was established in 1988 as a dual-mode university with the mandate to run both conventional and distance learning academic programmes.
According to information posted on its website, the university currently has nine faculties: the College of Health Sciences, a School of Remedial Studies, a Centre for Distance Learning, an Institute of Education, and a School of Postgraduate Studies.
