Abuja, Dec. 16, 2024 – The federal government has approved the change of name of University of Abuja to Yakubu Gowon University.
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) gave the approval at its meeting on in Abuja on Monday.
Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, disclosed this to State House correspondents after the council meeting.
He said that the Council decided to rename the university as Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja, in recognition of his contribution to the stability of the country.
“The University of Abuja will, henceforth, be called Yakubu Gowon University.
“Of course, the process will have to go to the National Assembly for all legislative work in that direction, but FEC has taken that decision to write to the National Assembly to change the name of the University of Abuja, the minister said.”
The minister also announced that the federal government had approved free train service nationwide starting from Dec. 20 to Jan. 6, 2025. (GBN)
