Alumni group opposes Nigerian govt's plan to rename University of Abuja The University of Abuja Concerned Alumni Comrades have strongly opposed the Nigerian government’s plan to rename the institution to Yakubu Gowon University. In a statement issued by the group’s coordinator, Ogunwoye Samson, the alumni called on the government to reverse its decision. “The proposed name change is an affront to our collective identity and history,” the statement reads. On Monday, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) had approved the renaming of the university,...