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BREAKING: Former Nigerian Minister Of Education, Professor Jibril Aminu Is Dead

According to a family source, he died at the age of 85 on Thursday in Abuja after an illness.

by NewsOnline Nigeria
June 5, 2025
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Professor Jibril Aminu Is Dead

Former Nigerian Minister of Education, Professor Jibril Aminu is dead.

 

NewsOnline Nigeria reports that former Nigerian Minister of Education, Professor Jibril Aminu is dead.

 

According to a family source, he died at the age of 85 on Thursday in Abuja after an illness.

 

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His funeral prayer was scheduled for 2:00 pm at the National Mosque in Abuja, after which his body would be flown to Yola and then to Song, his hometown in Adamawa State, for burial.

 

Aminu was born in Song Local Government Area of Adamawa State in 1939.

 

He had a long and respected career that touched various areas of national life.

 

Trained as a cardiologist, he graduated from the University of Ibadan in 1965 as the best medical student at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.

 

He later earned a PhD in Medicine from the Royal Postgraduate Medical School in London in 1972.

 

Over the years, Aminu served the country in many key positions.

 

He was Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States from 1999 to 2003 and represented Adamawa Central in the Senate from 2003 to 2011.

 

Earlier in his career, he served as Minister of Education and later as Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources between 1989 and 1992.

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