Justice Stephen Adah, who was ruling in the suits brought against the May 29th 2012, renaming of the institution by the students and alumni of the University of Lagos.
The court, however, advised the litigants to harmonize the suits into one and adjourned further hearing till July 4.
The defendants in the suits are UNILAG, the UNILAG Governing Council, the UNILAG Senate, the Attorney-General of the Federation and the National Assembly.
President Goodluck Jonathan had last month renamed the University of Lagos after the late businessman and acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, MKO Abiola.
The renaming of the institution as Moshood Abiola University was greeted by protest from the students and staff of the school. Others criticized the president for not following due process in renaming UNILAG. They insisted that the president should have consulted with the National Assembly before making the pronunciation on democracy.
President Jonathan on Sunday during a presidential media chat with selected journalist said that he did not breach the constitution of Nigeria in renaming the University of Lagos. He said the renaming the institution is similar to the process the president can declare state of emergency before subjecting the matter before the National Assembly.
He supported his argument by saying that he just signed the act establishing the University of Uyo, a university that according to him have being producing Phd graduates.
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