Chicago State University, CSU, has confirmed that President
Bola Ahmed Tinubu attended the university.
The school also confirmed that the former Lagos helmsman
graduated in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree.
This was contained in a statement issued by the University
to CBS Broadcasting Inc. generally referred to as CBS News.
“As an educational institution, we are sometimes asked to
provide information related to student records,” the school said in a statement
issued to CBS.
The school, however, explained that there is a federal law,
known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, FERPA, which protects
the privacy of student records and limits what an institution can make public.
It went on to explain that “In August 2023, a request was
made to the U.S. federal court for the university to provide information
related to educational records concerning Bola Tinubu, the President of Nigeria,
and a former CSU student.
“The university has confirmed Tinubu attended CSU and
graduated in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree. Federal law, however, prevents us
from providing any further information without consent or unless allowed to do
so via court order.
“CSU is confident in the veracity and integrity of our
records regarding Tinubu’s completion of graduation requirements and degree
certificate. The university is not a party to the Nigerian legal proceedings
that spurred this request, and a U.S. federal judge will determine whether the
university will provide further requested information.
“Our response to the request for Tinubu’s academic records
has been entirely consistent with our practices, policies and federal law. We
would respond in exactly the same manner for any request for any student
information by a third party,” Chicago State University said in a statement.
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