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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]
The Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (UAM) renamed Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, Benue State is a higher education institution in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. [1] [2] The university was established in 1988, following the recommendations of a 1987 federal government White Paper on Higher Education curriculum and ...
Benue State. / 7.333°N 8.750°E / 7.333; 8.750. Benue State is one of the North Central states in Nigeria with a population of about 4,253,641 in the 2006 census. The state was created in 1976 [5] among the seven states created at that time. The state derives its name from the Benue River which is the second largest river in Nigeria ...
Makurdi. / 7.733°N 8.500°E / 7.733; 8.500. Makurdi is the capital of Benue State, located in central Nigeria, [2] and part of the Middle Belt region of central Nigeria. The city is situated on the south bank of the Benue River. In 2016, Makurdi and the surrounding areas had an estimated population of 365,000. [3] [4] [5]
James Ayatse. James Ortese Iorzua Ayatse, [2] Tor Tiv V (born 12 May 1956) from Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State in central Nigeria is a Nigerian academic who is the Paramount Ruler/King of Tiv Nation and president, Tiv Area Traditional Council and chairman, Benue State council of Chiefs. He previously served as the vice chancellor ...
Special Science Senior Secondary School is a Senior Secondary School (ages 15–18) in Makurdi, Nigeria, specialising in science education. [1] It is a government school founded in 1995 by David Ker, later vice chancellor of Benue State University, with the aim of enhancing science education in the state. [2]
The university is one of the three universities of agriculture in Nigeria, the other being in Makurdi (Benue State) and Umudike (Abia State). The university started at its mini-campus in Isale-Igbein in the heart of Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State. In December 1997, it moved to its permanent site on a 10,000-hectare campus, which is located ...
Samuel Ioraer Ortom ( listen ⓘ; born 23 April 1961) is a Nigerian politician, businessman, administrator and philanthropist. He was a Minister of State Trade and Investments in Nigeria during the presidency of Goodluck Jonathan. Ortom was elected governor of Benue State as a member of the All Progressives Congress in 2015, though later ...