FG Renames UNIABUJA To Yakubu Gowon University

On Monday, the Federal Executive Council  (FEC) approved renaming the University of Abuja as Yakubu Gowon University.

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this in an interview following the council’s last meeting for 2024 at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.

Idris said, “The third item is that there is also a decision taken by the Federal Executive Council to rename the University of Abuja to honor elder statesman, General Yakubu Gowon.

“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.”

Idris also made it known that the council will proceed on a recess from December 18, 2024 to January 6, 2025.