Education

Tinubu renames Kano varsity after Yusuf Maitama Sule

President Bola Tinubu has renamed the Federal University of Education in Kano the Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education.

The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this known in a statement on Monday, March 10, 2025.

Onanuga said Tinubu believes that immortalising Sule’s legacy will inspire younger generations to uphold integrity, patriotism, character, and nationalism.

The Federal University of Education, Kano, is one of seven specialised universities of education under the federal government.

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“As a Federal University of Education, it will continue to play a pivotal role in training teachers, further strengthening Nigeria’s education sector,” Onanuga added.

Sule, 1929–2017, served as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, where he was Chairman of the UN Special Committee Against Apartheid.

He also served as the Chief Whip of the House of Representatives (1954–1959), Leader of Nigeria’s Delegation to the Conference of Independent States (1960), First Federal Commissioner of Public Complaints (1976), and Minister of Mines and Power.

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