Benue State University
Public university in Makurdi, Nigeria
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Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi (MOAUM) is a state-owned university in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. It was established as Benue State University in 1992 and was renamed Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi in 2025.
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Other name | MOAUM |
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Former name | Benue State University (1992–2025) |
| Motto | Latin: Scientia Liberatio Populorum |
Motto in English | "Knowledge for the Liberation of the People" |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1992 |
| Accreditation | National Universities Commission |
| Affiliations | Benue State University Teaching Hospital |
| Vice-Chancellor | Timothy Tersser Alabar |
Total staff | 1,963 |
| Students | 21,628 (2025) |
| Location | Makurdi , , |
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| Colours | Red |
| Website | www |
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The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs with a catalogue of over 58 graduate programs across 9 colleges/faculties. The university is accredited by the National Universities Commission.
History
Benue State University was founded in Makurdi, Benue State in 1992 by the state government to augment the specialized academic offerings of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi.[1] In 1991, the state government had formed a thirteen-member steering committee to plan for and obtain approval for the university. The university began offering classes for the 1992/1993 school year in four colleges: Arts, Education, Sciences, and Social Science.[2] It had 306 students and 149 educational staff members.[1]
Its founding vice chancellor was Charles Gbilekaa Vajime, who remained in the position until 2000.[3] He was replaced by David I. Ker from 3 August 2000 to 3 November 2005, followed by Akase P. Sorkaa from 3 November 2005 to 3 November 2010.[3] The university's first female vice-chancellor was Charity Angya, who served from 3 November 2010 until 2 November 2015. She was replaced by Msugh Moses Kembe on 3 November 2015, who was replaced by Tor Iorapuu on 3 November 2020.[3][4][5]
The university was renamed Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi by the Alia Hyacinth administration in 2025.[6] Moses Adasu was a former Governor of Benue State and Catholic priest.[7][8] That year, the university had 21,628 students.[3]
On 1 June 2026, the university's academic staff went on strike.[9]
Academics
Programs
The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs with a catalogue of over 58 graduate programs across 9 colleges/faculties.[1]
College Faculties
- Arts
- College of Health Science
- Education
- Environmental Sciences
- Law
- Social Science
- Science
- Management Science
Faculty of Administration
- Accountancy/Accounting
- Public Administration
Faculty of Arts And Humanities
Faculty of Education
- Business Education
- Education & Computer Science
- Education & Mathematics
- Education & Physics
- Education And Biology
- Education And Chemistry
- Education And Chemistry
- Education And Chemistry
- Education And English Language
- Education And Integrated Science
- Educational Management
- Educational Technology
- Guidance & counselling
- Home Economics And Education
- Physical And Health Education
- Pre-Primary And Primary Education
- Vocational And Technical Education
Faculty of Engineering, Technology, and Environment
- Business Management
- Urban And Regional Planning
Faculty of Law and Legal Studies
- Civil Law
- Law
Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Health Sciences
- Anatomy
- Human Physiology
- Medicine And Surgery
Faculty of Sciences
- Biological Science(s)
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Environmental Management And Toxicology
- Library And Information Science
- Industrial Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Microbiology
- Physics
- Plant Science And Biotechnology
- Statistics
- Zoology
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty and staff
In 2025, the university had a student to faculty ratio of 1 to 30.[3] Its total staff was 1,963.[3] Timothy Tersser Alabar became the university's vice chacellor in February 2026.[7]
Accreditation
The university is accredited by the National Universities Commission.
Library
The university's library complex, University Library and Information Services (ULIS) comprises units in the College of Health Sciences and the faculties of Arts, Education, Environmental Sciences, Law, Science, and Social Sciences. Other unit libraries serve the departments of Chemistry and Mass Communications. This library system commenced operation from makeshift quarters at the inception of BSU in 1992. A new Central Library Complex, constructed with a grant from TETFund and designed to house 45,000 books and 3,000 students, was commissioned in August 2016.[10]
Branch Libraries
- Virtual Library
- College of Health Sciences Library
- Faculty of Social Science
- Faculty of Arts Library
- Faculty of Education Library
- Department of Chemistry Library
- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Library
- Department of Mass Communications Library
- Faculty of Environmental Sciences Library
- Faculty of Law Library
- Department of Library and Information Science Library
- Faculty of Management Sciences Library
- Faculty of Science Library
Affiliated colleges
- College of Education, Oju
Student life
In 2015, the university's Department of Mass Communication started a radio station, BSU FM on 89.9 MHz.[11]
Athletics
Athletic activities are handled by the Sports Unit. The university participates in the Nigerian University Games Association and has won silver and bronze medals at NUGA's Sports Fiesta.[12]
Facilities include a football field, basketball court, badminton court, volleyball court, and two tennis courts.[13]
Awards
Notable people
Notable alumni
- Gbenro Ajibade, actor and model
- Sueddie Agema, poet
- Enenche Akogwu, journalist and cameraman
- Jeta Amata, filmmaker
- Gbenro Ajibade, actor
- Muhammed S. Audu, academic
- John Dyegh, Nigerian House of Representatives
- Elizabeth Ehi Jones, businesswoman[14]
- Dorathy Nyagh, handball player
- Stanley Okoro, actor
- Samuel Ortom, Governor of Benue State and Federal Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Nigeria
- Terseer Ugbor, Nigerian House of Representatives
- Mark Bako Useni, Taraba House of Assembly Speaker
