The Kwara State House of Assembly has on Tuesday changed the name of the institution from Abubakar Olusola Saraki University to Kwara State University.

The House of Assembly passed the Kwara State University Amendment Bill 2020 along with four other amendment bills Yesterday, 3rd March 2020. According to the Assembly, the new bill will drive best practices in the education sector and local government administration within the state.

Part of the statement from the state assembly read, “The Kwara State University (Amendment)  Bill,  2020 which reverted the name of the University from Abubakar Sola Saraki University to Kwara State University has been passed and forwarded to the governor for approval.”

Kwara State University, known in brief as KWASU, is the 77th university to be registered by the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC).