{"id":5048,"date":"2013-06-16T12:24:54","date_gmt":"2013-06-16T12:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/senate-considers-proposal-to-rename-unilag\/"},"modified":"2013-06-16T12:24:54","modified_gmt":"2013-06-16T12:24:54","slug":"senate-considers-proposal-to-rename-unilag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/senate-considers-proposal-to-rename-unilag\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Considers Proposal To Rename UNILAG"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Senate has given a hint that it would consider a proposal by the federal government to rename the University of Lagos, UNILAG, after the acclaimed winner of the 12 June, 1993 elections, the late Chief Mooshood Kashimawo Abiola.<\/p>\n

This was the asertion of Chairman, Senate Committee on Business and Rules, Senator Ita Enang during\u00a0 a news briefing in Abuja.<\/p>\n

Enang gave the hint while listing the bills slated to be given priority on resumption of plenary on 25 June. President Goodluck Jonathan had in a national broadcast on 29 May, 2012 announced his intention to rename UNILAG after the late philanthropist.<\/p>\n

The bills to be given priority on resumption, the lawmaker said include: The Federal University of Agriculture (Amendment) Bill; University of Lagos Act (Amendment) Bill; Federal University of Technology Yola (Amendment) Bill; Universal Service Provision Fund Appropriation Bill 2013; National Climate Change Commission Bill 2013; Equipment Leasing Bill 2013 and Labour Institutions (Est. etc) Bill 2013.<\/p>\n

Others include Petroleum Industry Bill; Constitution of the Federal of Nigeria 1999(Alteration) Bills 2013; 2013 Appropriation Act (Amendment) Bill; Niger Delta Development Commission Appropriation Bill 2013; Nigerian Communications Commission Appropriation Bill 2013 and Nigeria Police Reform Trust Fund (Est. etc) Bill 2013.<\/p>\n

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