Reverend Father Moses Orshio Adasu University Makurdi (MOAUM)

Reverend Father Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, formerly Benue State University, traces its formal beginning to Benue State University Edict No. 1 of 1991. The university began academic operations in the 1992/1993 session with four faculties. Two additional faculties were introduced in the 1993/1994 session, showing the institution’s early expansion beyond its initial structure. The university later continued to add academic capacity, including the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, which took off in the 2014/2015 session. Its development reflects Benue State’s effort to create a public university that could widen access to higher education, prepare professionals and support research and development in the state and the wider Middle Belt. A Benue State law signed on 30 December 2024 legally changed the institution’s name to Reverend Father Moses Orshio Adasu University, honouring the former governor and keeping the university’s Makurdi identity. Much of the archive’s historical news was published under the former Benue State University name, so both names are relevant when searching its records. This archive covers verified updates from that continuing institutional history; current courses, fees and admission requirements should be confirmed from official notices.