FG approves free train service nationwide for yuletide after renaming Abuja varsity after Gowon
By Emma Ogbuehi
The Federal Government on Monday approved free train service nationwide starting from December 20 to January 6, 2025 to help cushion high transportation fare during the Christmas season.
The government also renamed University of Abuja after elder statesman and former military head of State, General Yakubu Gowon.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Council meeting, presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday.
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He said that the University will now be known as Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja, in recognition of Gowon’s contribution to the stability of the country.
He said that the Council will write the National Assembly on the resolution and the change.
The Information Minister said cabinet members will embark on recess from December 18, and resume on January 6, 2025.
