University in Nigeria
Otukpo, Benue State
University profile
The Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo (FUHSO) is a federal university in Otukpo, Benue State, and is described as the first federal university of health sciences in Nigeria. Its vision is to be a world-class institution for learning, scientific research and innovation for developing the next generation of healthcare providers. Its core values are excellence in teaching, research and service; integrity; innovation in health sciences and medical education; discipline; community service; collaboration with national and international institutions; and accessibility to quality education and healthcare.
The university was established by the Federal Government on 20 May 2015, restored on 6 June 2019, and began academic work in May 2020 at a temporary site at the Youth Centre, Otada, Otukpo. A permanent campus is under construction at Akwete-Akpa in Otukpo Local Government Area, where the groundbreaking took place in July 2022 and TETFund-funded infrastructure is under way. The university's teaching hospital, the Federal University of Health Sciences Teaching Hospital, Otukpo (FUHSTHO), supports clinical training.
Academic units include the College of Medicine and Surgery (Medicine and Surgery, Nursing Sciences, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Public Health and Epidemiology, and basic medical sciences such as Human Anatomy and Human Physiology), the Faculty of Pharmacy (Doctor of Pharmacy, Pharm.D) and the Faculty of Science (Biochemistry, Biological Science, Biostatistics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Medical Physics, Microbiology and Physics). A School of Postgraduate Studies offers PGD, M.Sc and PhD programmes, including Drug Production and Vaccinology, Human and Medical Genetics, Neuroscience, Immunology, Bioinformatics, Health Economics and Health Information Management, and an Institute of Global Health and Health Security.
Research is organised around groups such as the FUHSO Neuroscience Research Group, an Infectious Diseases Research Group, a Cancer Biology and Therapeutics Group and a Public Health and Epidemiology Research Group. The Faculty of Pharmacy has practice and simulation units, laboratories for pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacognosy, pharmacology, pharmaceutics and clinical pharmacy, and a herbal garden. The library is open Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, with subscribed e-resources and research tools including Turnitin and EndNote.
In May 2026 the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria granted the university pre-clinical accreditation following an assessment visit on 22 May 2026, and FUHSTHO was approved to begin its housemanship programme. Total student enrolment for 2024/2025 was 1,951.
Applicants admitted into the B.Sc. Mathematics programme may receive a scholarship upon admission.
Newly admitted indigent students in STEMM programmes may benefit from the Aliko Dangote Foundation Scholarship Programme, which covers full fees for qualifying students in federal and state universities, with a minimum of Second Class Lower required to sustain the award; fees are paid directly to the institution.
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View scholarships for Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, Benue State →Candidates must choose FUHSO as first-choice university on JAMB and hold at least five O-Level credits in relevant subjects, including English and Mathematics, in not more than two sittings. Only applicants who uploaded O-Level or A-Level results on JAMB CAPS are considered. Minimum UTME scores for 2026/2027: MBBS (Medicine and Surgery) 250; Pharm.D 230; Nursing Science 230; Medical Laboratory Science 200; Public Health and Epidemiology 190; Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, Computer Science and Microbiology 170; Biochemistry, Biostatistics, Mathematics, Biological Science, Chemistry and Medical Physics 160.
2026/2027 screening ran from 20 July to 20 August 2026. Candidates register on the application portal, pay a screening fee of N2,000, and must have O-Level results ready for verification. A registration printout, available only after O-Level verification, must be presented at the physical screening. Candidates who do not register for screening are not eligible for admission. An admission must be accepted within four weeks of approval or it is cancelled and the candidate becomes ineligible for re-admission. Enquiries: [email protected].
Holders of a first degree, HND, NCE, ND, IJMB or A-Level results in relevant disciplines with at least lower credit or merit (or equivalent). There was no Direct Entry intake into MBBS, Pharm.D, Nursing Science, Medical Laboratory Science or Public Health and Epidemiology in 2026/2027.
Candidates wishing to switch to FUHSO change their choice on the JAMB portal, select FUHSO as first choice and a programme for which they have the required UTME subjects and O-Level results.
Applications for 2026/2027 ran from 17 August to 2 October 2026 on the online portal; the application fee is N25,000 (non-refundable), paid through Remita, and credentials are uploaded in JPEG format. Programmes at PGD, M.Sc and PhD level are approved for take-off in October 2026.
A Remedial Science programme admits candidates with at least three O-Level credits in Mathematics or Further Mathematics, English Language, Chemistry, Physics and one of Biology, Agricultural Science or Geography. For 2026/2027 the form costs N10,000 and fees are N100,000.
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