Bauchi Assembly passes law to name higher institutions after Bill Gates, Dangote

By Rauf Oyewole, Bauchi

29 July 2020 | 1:45 pm

Bauchi State House of Assembly has passed into law bills to name some colleges of Education after the World's Billionaires, Bill Gates and Aliko Dangote. The House of Assembly in its resolution during Wednesday's plenary passed the bill after scrutiny by the House Committee on Health and Human Services recommended name change of College of…

Bauchi State House of Assembly has passed into law bills to name some colleges of Education after the World’s Billionaires, Bill Gates and Aliko Dangote.

The House of Assembly in its resolution during Wednesday’s plenary passed the bill after scrutiny by the House Committee on Health and Human Services recommended name change of College of Nursing and Midwifery, Ningi local government, for the contributions of Melinda and Gates Foundation on the health sector in Bauchi State.

Also, the College of Nursing Sciences, Bauchi will be named after Aliko Dangote for his contributions on health in the stage.

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