President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, renamed the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) as Muhammadu Buhari University.
Tinubu announced the honour at the session of tributes of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to his late predecessor.
A terse statement by the presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday.
“President Tinubu renames University of Maiduguri as MUHAMMADU Buhari University. President Tinubu announced the honour at the session of tributes of the Federal Executive Council to his late predecessor,” he wrote on X.
The renaming of the university, one of Nigeria’s prominent federal institutions, reflects the Tinubu administration’s recognition of Buhari’s contributions to the nation as a military leader from 1984 to 1985 and as a democratically elected president from 2015 to 2023.
The special FEC session, attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima, cabinet ministers, National Assembly leaders, judiciary representatives, and members of Buhari’s family, served as a platform to commemorate his decades-long service to Nigeria.
