Benue State University

**Benue State University** be state-owned university for Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. For 2006, student enrollment be ova 19,000 wey dem dey serve for 7 faculties plus 23 departments. De varsity dey offer undergraduate den postgraduate programs plus catalogue of ova 58 graduate programs across 9 colleges/faculties. Dem accredit am by de National Universities Commission. De current Vice-chancellor of Benue State University na Professor Prof. Tor Iorapuu, wey take ova from Professor Msugh Moses Kembe on 3 November 2020.
## History
Dem start de varsity for 1992 wey na edey serve 306 students plus 149 faculty. De state government establish de varsity make e add to de specialized academic offerings of de University of Agriculture, Makurdi. For 1991, de state government form 13-member steering committee make dem plan for den obtain approval for de varsity. De varsity start dey offer classes for de 1992/1993 school year for four colleges: Arts, Education, Sciences, den Social Science.

## Faculties
Benue State University get eight faculties (college-level) units:

* Arts
* College of Health Science
* Education
* Environmental Sciences
* Law
* Social Science
* Science
* Management Science
**Faculty of Administration**

* Accountancy/Accounting

* Public Administration

**Faculty of Arts den Humanities**

* English Language

* French

* History

* Linguistics

* Philosophy

* Religious Studies

* Theatre Arts

**Faculty of Education**

* Business Education

* Education & Computer Science

* Education & Mathematics

* Education & Physics

* Education den Biology

* Education den Chemistry

* Education den Chemistry

* Education den Chemistry

* Education den English Language

* Education den Integrated Science

* Educational Management

* Educational Technology

* Guidance & counseling

* Home Economics den Education

* Physical And Health Education

* Pre-Primary den Primary Education

* Vocational den Technical Education

**Faculty of Engineering/Tech/Env**

* Business Management

* Urban den Regional Planning

**Faculty of Law & Legal Studies**

* Civil Law

* Law

**Faculty of Med/Pharm/Health Sciences**

* Anatomy

* Human Physiology

* Medicine den Surgery
**Faculty of Sciences**

* Biological Science(s)

* Chemistry

* Computer Science

* Environmental Management den Toxicology

* Library den Information Science

* Industrial Chemistry

* Mathematics

* Microbiology

* Physics

* Plant Science den Biotechnology

* Statistics

* Zoology

**Faculty of Social Sciences**

* Economics

* Geography

* Mass Communication

* Political Science
* Psychology

* Sociology

## Resources

### Library
De university library complex, University Library den Information Services (ULIS) dey comprise units insyd de College of Health Sciences den de faculties of Arts, Education, Environmental Sciences, Law, Science, den Social Sciences. Oda unit libraries dey serve de departments of Chemistry den Mass Communications. Dis library system start operation from makeshift quarters for de beginning of BSU insyd 1992. Fresh Central Library Complex, wey dem construct plus grant from TETFund den design make e house 45,000 books den 3,000 students, dem commission am for August 2016.

**Branch Libraries**

* Virtual Library

* College of Health Sciences Library

* Faculty of Social Science

* Faculty of Arts Library

* Faculty of Education Library

* Library Department of Chemistry Library

* Department of Mathematics den Computer Science Library

* Department of Mass Communications Library

* Faculty of Environmental Sciences Library

* Faculty of Law Library

* Department Library den Information Science Library

* Faculty of Management Sciences Library

* Faculty of Science Library

### Radio Station
For 2015, de varsity ein Department of Mass Communication start one radio station, BSU FM for 89.9 MHz top.

## Affiliate colleges
* College of Education, Oju

## Athletics
Athletic activities dey handle by de Sports Unit. De varsity dey participate for de Nigerian University Games Association wey e win silver den bronze medals for NUGA's Sports Fiesta.

Facilities include one football field, basketball court, badminton court, volleyball court, den two tennis courts.

### Awards
* Silver Medal, Football (2001 NUGA Sports Fiesta)
* Silver Medal, Judo (2001 NUGA Sports Fiesta)
* Bronze Medal, Taekwondo (2001 NUGA Sports Fiesta)

## References


## External links
* Official website 
*https://library.bsum.edu.ng/