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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renamed the University of Maiduguri as Muhammadu Buhari University.
This was disclosed in 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 Federal Executive Council, FEC, is currently holding an expanded Special Session in honour of the late former President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Muhammadu Buhari.
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The Eastern Updates reports that former President Buhari died on Sunday, 13 July, at about 4:30pm in a London hospital following a prolonged illness.
He was buried in his hometown Daura, Katsina State on Tuesday.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced seven days of mourning to honour former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on Sunday.
Tinubu disclosed this in a condolence message on Sunday.
According to him, as a mark of respect to the former leader, he has directed that all national flags fly at half-mast across the country for seven days from Sunday.
“I have directed that all national flags fly at half-staff across the country for seven days from today,” he stated.
He said he has summoned an emergency Federal Executive Council session on Tuesday, dedicated to honouring the late Buhari.
Tinubu added that the federal government will honour the late Buhari with a state funeral.
“As a mark of respect to our former leader, I have directed that all national flags fly at half-staff across the country for seven days from today. I have also summoned an emergency Federal Executive Council session on Tuesday, dedicated to his honour. The federal government will accord President Buhari full state honours befitting his towering contributions to our country,” the statement read.
