Oyogist has learned that the Kano State government has approved the renaming of the Kano State University of Science and Technology, Wudil.
The State Executive Council approved this at its last sitting presided over by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
The state Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, who revealed this in a statement on Sunday, said the development followed a recommendation by the university’s Visitation Panel.
The statement said the institution is now to be called Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil.
The statement further explained that the approval has been transmitted to the state House of Assembly to study the relevant laws establishing the university for amendment.