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Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by cyberbro: 7:31am On Jul 21, 2025*

EmperorIsaac:
The National Assembly should pass a bill banning renaming of academic institutions.

I support this 100%! I don't know the reason for their constant renaming of institutions after themselves and other late politicians. I am beginning to think these politicians believe they are more important than the entire country, cos this is pure narcissism... It's annoying at this point.

Besides does someone like Buhari even deserve such gestures? The man failed to protect the lives of Nigerians because of tribalism... a former president who allowed Fulani herdsmen crisis to continue all over the country and his solution was giving them free land all over Nigeria!

Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by jmoore(m): 7:36am On Jul 21, 2025

Kingdavid579:
NOUN really needs to be renamed, that name comes with different kinds of stigma.

You'll not understand until you hear someone say they graduated from National Open University.

Na only civil servants really de enjoy the university

Myopic.

The largest national open university in Asia is the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), located in New Delhi, India. It is also considered the largest open university in the world. IGNOU has a massive enrollment of over 4 million students.

Anyone that has a stigma against NOUN needs to educate him or herself.

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Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by Okhuadams(m): 7:40am On Jul 21, 2025

MyExpression:
A program Obasanjo institutionalised, you now want to honour someone else with it...while OBJ is still alive!

Why was it suspended in 1983/4

the military suspended it and Moreover he couldn't make it happen because ot the coup

Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by froxydydx: 7:40am On Jul 21, 2025

obama30:
Usman Danfodio University is what they supposed to change to Shagari university. Usman Danfodio is a terrorist in today senses, and his children continue the terrorist agenda. His name should be removed from uni sokoto and renamed with Shehu Shagari university Sokoto.

You said it perfectly 👌

Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by MightySparrow: 7:40am On Jul 21, 2025

The idea is good but NOUN name would be distorted.

Buhari University can be shortened to Unibubu or UniMubu or unibuhari.

How do you shorten Shagari university?

Shagari itself means drink gari. Unishagari.

Hehehehehe. Gari will kill all the students.

It is better you turn it to Gari & Kulikuli university of Nigeria, than an incomplete, confusing name.

It is better to name National Assembly after Shagari.

Is being the first president an achievement?

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Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by Okhuadams(m): 7:41am On Jul 21, 2025

God1000:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/07/rename-noun-after-shehu-shagari-sokoto-group-begs-tinubu/

We could as well rename Nigeria after Nigerians

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Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by MightySparrow: 7:41am On Jul 21, 2025

Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by jcflex(m): 7:43am On Jul 21, 2025

Why not Boko Haram or Lakurawa grin

Why institution of learning

Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by integrity16(m): 7:43am On Jul 21, 2025

No Oh! We don't want it renamed.

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Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by Millitaryregime: 7:55am On Jul 21, 2025

You guys will want to rename Nigeria too
IBB country

Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by shortgun(m): 7:56am On Jul 21, 2025*

wellmax:
I don’t recommend changing the name but your point is weak. Every institution has large number of graduates dwarfing the number from NOUN.

I can say NOUN has multiple campuses and won’t be nice changing the name of such a multi state, multi campus institution

This is not true!
No university in Nigeria comes close to NOUN in terms of the number of graduates.
NOUN is the largest university in West Africa by enrollment and the second largest in all of Africa, surpassed only by UNISA.
On average, NOUN matriculates over 600,000 students per academic year, while other universities average around 35,000.

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Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by Sk5050: 8:06am On Jul 21, 2025

I don't really know what is wrong with this administration honestly Nigeria is in a big mess with this set of political jobbers in power . What did Nigerian's do wrong that this administration is treating it's citizens like animals. They want to rename everything. I hope they will not rename the countries name to Tinubu one day it's a pity

MyExpression:
A program Obasanjo institutionalised, you now want to honour someone else with it...while OBJ is still alive!

Why was it suspended in 1983/4

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Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by Ikpongiton: 8:07am On Jul 21, 2025

This is the type leaders they should name iconic national monuments after, and not people like buhari who destroyed Nigeria and ran away to London and hide but dead still track and finish him .

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Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by Mindlog: 8:16am On Jul 21, 2025

Kingdavid579:
NOUN really needs to be renamed, that name comes with different kinds of stigma.

You'll not understand until you hear someone say they graduated from National Open University.

Na only civil servants really de enjoy the university

The one here in the UK, is known as The Open University (OU).

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Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by OkeyMega: 8:19am On Jul 21, 2025

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Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by franchasng: 8:22am On Jul 21, 2025

Obasanjo's laudable brainchild should be renamed to Shehu Shagari, for what?

National University of Nigeria must not be renamed. That name gives it more credibility.

You can rename other institutions after Shagari but never NOUN.

If at all NOUN must be renamed, it should be Olusegun Obasanjo Open University of Nigeria

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Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by Tunagee(m): 8:34am On Jul 21, 2025

God1000:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/07/rename-noun-after-shehu-shagari-sokoto-group-begs-tinubu/

Renaming Noun is not appropriate.

Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by Codes151(m): 8:45am On Jul 21, 2025

This is what this clowns are always about.

Yet nothing useful from the state

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Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by thatigboman: 8:52am On Jul 21, 2025

dalass:
There are Universities in Sokoto, they should rename one of those after Shagari. Let them leave National Open University like that. They want to be seeing Shagaris name all over the country in every centre of noun. This will be very unfair

they should rename othman danfodio university sokoto to shehu shagari university sokoto. Case closed

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Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by adamkkk: 9:09am On Jul 21, 2025

MyExpression:
A program Obasanjo institutionalised, you now want to honour someone else with it...while OBJ is still alive!

Why was it suspended in 1983/4

get a better domain and website for ur home logistic

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Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by MyExpression(m): 9:22am On Jul 21, 2025

adamkkk:
get a better domain and website for ur home logistic

Thanks man.
Work in progress...Still building.
You're welcomed to lend a hand.

Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by achorladey: 9:37am On Jul 21, 2025

NOUN should remain NOUN. The name and ideas behind NOUN is a legacy beyond what Shagari DID.

Don't corrupt the essence of NOUN.

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Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by adamkkk: 9:52am On Jul 21, 2025

MyExpression:
Thanks man.
Work in progress...Still building.
You're welcomed to lend a hand.

you can contact me

Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by panpan(m): 10:51am On Jul 21, 2025

The naming of universities after politicians or past rulers should stop.
In fact, such renaming should be reversed especially the recent ones.
As much as possible, a federal university should reflect neutrality.

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Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by merits(m): 10:52am On Jul 21, 2025

Not only NOUN they should rename NNPC/ASO ROCK after him so that it can go round.

Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by amazingspiderma: 11:58am On Jul 21, 2025

People should be named after institutions they help build.

In U. S. for instance, they have the Kennedy Space Center named after J.F. Kennedy, a president who pioneered moon travel.

"We choose to go to the moon" - J. F.K.
one of the greatest speech of the 20th century.

Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by lagonovo: 12:08pm On Jul 21, 2025

Sorry bro, University of Ibadan has been fully reserved for OBJ long ago. It's going to be Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo University, Ibadan (OAOU). Of the greatest Aremuites! Great! grin

nedekid:
I wonder this current rubbish of naming institutions, infrastructure after government officials that have all contributed to the ruins of this country, the impoverishment of Nigerians. Is it to serve as a reminder of the misery each one of them dealt on us?
What kind of rubbish is this? Are we a banana republic? Imagine someone who graduated from uni midugary now having to explain why his documents now show muhamadu buhari university? University of ife now Obafemi Awolowo university, Ogun state University now olabisi onabanjo. Hopefully someone will come in some day and reverse the rubbish. Meanwhile they dare not try the rubbish with university of Ibadan as we no go gree.

Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by lagonovo: 12:11pm On Jul 21, 2025

You can always shorten Shagari to Shaggy grin

MightySparrow:
The idea is good but NOUN name would be distorted.

Buhari University can be shortened to Unibubu or UniMubu or unibuhari.

How do you shorten Shagari university?

Shagari itself means drink gari. Unishagari.

Hehehehehe. Gari will kill all the students.

It is better you turn it to Gari & Kulikuli university of Nigeria, than an incomplete, confusing name.

It is better to name National Assembly after Shagari.

Is being the first president an achievement?!

Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by MightySparrow: 1:36pm On Jul 21, 2025

lagonovo:
You can always shorten Shagari to Shaggy

You are my man. I never thought of it in my long analysis.

Shaggy University. grin

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Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by Dalohad: 3:07pm On Jul 21, 2025

APOPTOSIS:
Please rename UNIBEN after MonDay Okpebholo. We beg

What a joke...

Re: Rename NOUN After Shehu Shagari, Sokoto Group Begs Tinubu by nedekid: 6:11pm On Jul 21, 2025

lagonovo:
Sorry bro, University of Ibadan has been fully reserved for OBJ long ago. It's going to be Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo University, Ibadan (OAOU). Of the greatest Aremuites! Great!

Lol, we UItes reject it in jesus name.
Anyway obj owns his university and guess what, he did not name it after himself rather he called it Bells university of technology, Abeokuta.
I guess it is only those with low self esteem that will go around naming things they met, that has been there tens of years before they got into position after themselves.

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