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Entrance view of Benue State University Teaching Hospital

Benue State University is a state-owned university in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. In 2006, student enrollment was over 19,000 served by 7 faculties, 23 departments. The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs with a catalog of over 58 graduate programs across 9 colleges/faculties.[1] It is accredited by the National Universities Commission. The current Vice-chancellor of Benue State University is Professor Prof. Tor Iorapuu who took over from Professor Msugh Moses Kembe on 3rd of November, 2020.[2]

History[edit]

The university was founded in 1992 and served 306 students with 149 faculty.[1] The university was established by the state government to augment the specialized academic offerings of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi. In 1991, the state government formed a 13-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.[3]

Faculties[edit]

Benue State University has eight faculties (college-level) units:

Resources[edit]

Library[edit]

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.[4]

Radio station[edit]

In 2015, the university’s Department of Mass Communication started a radio station, BSU FM on 89.9 MHz.[5]

Affiliated colleges[edit]

  • College of Education, Oju

Athletics[edit]

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.[6]

Facilities include a football field, basketball court, badminton court, volleyball court, and two tennis courts.[7]

Awards[edit]

  • Silver Medal, Football (2001 NUGA Sports Fiesta)
  • Silver Medal, Judo (2001 NUGA Sports Fiesta)
  • Bronze Medal, Taekwando (2001 NUGA Sports Fiesta)[7]

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Coordinates: 7°43′35″N 8°33′23″E / 7.7265°N 8.5563°E / 7.7265; 8.5563