Tinubu Renames University of Maiduguri After Buhari

By Aduragbemi Omiyale

The University of Maiduguri in Borno State has been renamed after the late former president of Nigeria, Mr Muhammadu Buhari.

The higher institution of learning was renamed after the late Nigerian leader by his successor, Mr Bola Tinubu, on Thursday night.

The announcement was made by Mr Tinubu during a special Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting today at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Mr Buhari died on Sunday evening in a London clinic and was buried in his hometown of Daura in Katsina State on Tuesday.