•names UniAbuja after Yakubu Gowon
President Bola Tinubu has declared free train rides nationwide for commuters from the 20th of this month till January 5, 2025.
The minister of information and national orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by the President on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
He said the president approved the measure to cushion the effect of the high cost of transportation during the Christmas season.
A similar measure was in place last year during the Yuletide and Sallah.
FEC has also approved the renaming of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja).
It is now to be called The Yakubu Gowon University in honour of former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon subject to the approval of the National Assembly.
Details later…
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