President Bola Tinubu has renamed the Federal University of Medical Sciences, Azare, Bauchi State, after the late renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi. According to Tinubu, the renaming is to immortalise the late Islamic scholar and his contributions to humanity and religious scholarship. The Federal University of Medical Sciences, Azare, Bauchi State, will from today be known as Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi University. He prayed for Allah’s mercy upon the soul of the late scholar and for his admission into Jannatul Firdaus. He also thanked the Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, for his continued support of the family.

Source: Punch December 20, 2025 18:15 UTC