Since May 29, 2023, when President Bola Tinubu stepped into
office, his name has been etched onto at least seven public facilities.
From a bustling highway to a humming airport and barracks,
Tinubu’s name is being woven into the fabric of the nation’s public space.
This wave of renamings has sparked debate over the symbolism
and intent behind the decisions.
In January, the Network for the Actualisation of Social
Growth and Viable Development (NEFGAD), a public procurement advocacy group,
faulted the naming of public institutions after a sitting president.
NEFGAD described the act as “extreme sycophancy, unethical,
and questionable practice”.
Here are seven notable places that have been plastered with
the president’s name two years after he came into office.
BOLA AHMED TINUBU
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MINNA
On March 10, 2024, Umar Bago, governor of Niger, renamed the
Abubakar Imam International Airport in Minna, the state capital, after Tinubu.
The state government attributed the change to the
president’s support for Niger state.
The federal government had, in 2023, directed the Federal
Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to rename 15 federal airports after notable
Nigerians, including former president Muhammadu Buhari.
In 2023, Minna airport was named after Abubakar Imam, a
Nigerian writer and journalist from Niger state, who pioneered the first
Hausa-language newspaper in northern Nigeria. Less than a year after, the
airport was renamed after Tinubu.
BOLA AHMED TINUBU
WAY, ABUJA
On May 28, 2024, Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal
capital territory (FCT), named the Abuja Southern Parkway after Tinubu,
following its completion.
The road stretches from the Christian Centre to Ring Road
One and is considered one of the city’s major spines, complementing the
northern parkway, the major arterial known as Sani Abacha road that runs across
Mabushi and terminates at Life Camp.
BOLA TINUBU BUILDING,
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
On May 29, 2024, the national assembly management named its
library after Tinubu.
The construction of the library started during the 9th
assembly under the chairmanship of Ahmed Lawan, then-senate president and Femi
Gbajabiamila, former speaker of the house of representatives.
The library was almost at the completion stage before the
9th assembly ended its tenure in June 2023.
It was completed by the 10th assembly and inaugurated by
Tinubu after it was renamed after him.
BOLA AHMED TINUBU TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION COMPLEX (BATTIC)
On December 10, 2024, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)
christened its command and control centre as Bola Ahmed Tinubu Technology
Innovation Complex (BATTIC).
“BATTIC is more than just a building. It is a leap forward,
a bold step in modernising our immigration infrastructure, and a powerful tool
in our ongoing efforts to safeguard the nation’s borders, manage migration
effectively, and enhance national security,” Kemi Nanna Nandap, NIS comptroller-general,
said while renaming the facility.
BOLA AHMED TINUBU
POLYTECHNIC, GWARINPA
On January 16, 2025, the federal government approved the
establishment of Bola Ahmed Tinubu Polytechnic, Gwarinpa, Abuja.
The federal government said the polytechnic will promote
technological, vocational and entrepreneurial training in line with the
national policy on education.
BOLA AHMED TINUBU
BARRACKS, ASOKORO
On January 23, 2025, a newly built army barracks in Asokoro,
Abuja, was named after Tinubu.
The barracks comprises 16 major-general quarters, 34
brigadier-general quarters, 60 major-colonel flats and 60 lieutenant-captain
flats.
It also includes 180 senior non-commissioned officer flats,
264 flats for personnel on the rank of corporal and below, worship centres,
sports facilities and a powerhouse.
Olufemi Oluyede, chief of army staff (COAS), said the
barracks was named after Tinubu to “give honour to whom honour is due”.
TINUBU INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE CENTRE, ABUJA
On June 10, 2025, Wike renamed the renovated Abuja
International Conference Centre (AICC) after Tinubu.
Constructed in 1991 during the Ibrahim Babangida regime, the
AICC has been a key venue for official government events, global conferences,
trade exhibitions, and corporate gatherings.
The minister also named halls within the AICC after Tajudeen
Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives, Senate President Godswill
Akpabio, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, and Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, chief justice
of Nigeria (CJN).
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