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our brief history

Benue State University was established in 1992 as a response to a genuine need by the State Government to provide the essential impetus to economic, cultural, social and vocational development. Although there is a Federal University of Agriculture in Makurdi, the Benue State Government decided in favour of a conventional University partly for the reason that the Federal University of Agriculture is so specialized that courses offered are available only to a limited number of Benue indigenes. This has contributed to the hundreds of qualified candidates of Benue State origin being unable to gain admission into the University.

It is against this background that a 13- member steering committee for the proposed University was inaugurated by the Government of Benue State under the Executive leadership of His Excellency, Lt. Col. Fidelis Attahiru Makka on Thursday, 18th August 1991.

This Committee was charged, among other things, to seek and obtain formal approval for the establishment of a State University. The Committee completed its work on schedule.

The elected Government of Rev. Fr. Moses Adasu consequently approved the Report of the Committee. Following this approval the University took off with four Faculties for the 1992/1993 session, namely; Arts, Education Science and Social Sciences. Since then, two more faculties have been added. They are: Faculty of Management Sciences, Faculty of Law, and the College of Medical Sciences has also been established.

list of past vice chancellors

Prof. David Ker
Formal Vice-Chancellor

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