| Benue State University | |
| Image Alt: | Benue State University, Makurdi |
| Motto: | Latin: Scientia Liberatio Populorum |
| Mottoeng: | "Knowledge for the Liberation of the People" |
| Established: | 1992 |
| Vice Chancellor: | Prof. Tor Iorapuu |
| City: | Makurdi |
| Students: | 32,000 (2015) |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Colours: | Red |
| Affiliations: | 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 and 23 departments. The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs with a catalogue 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 3 November 2020.[2]
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]
Benue State University has eight faculties (college-level) units:
Faculty of Administration
Faculty of Arts And Humanities
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Engineering/Tech/Env
Faculty of Law & Legal Studies
Faculty of Med/Pharm/Health Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences
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]
Branch Libraries
In 2015, the university's Department of Mass Communication started a radio station, BSU FM on 89.9 MHz.[5]
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]