University in Nigeria
Makurdi, Benue State
University profile
Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi (MOAUM), known until 2025 as Benue State University (BSU), is the state-owned university of Benue State, in north-central Nigeria. It was established under Benue State University Edict No. 1 of 1991 and began academic work in the 1992/93 session. In 2025 it was renamed in honour of the late Rev. Fr. Moses O. Adasu, the Benue State Governor who inaugurated the steering committee that planned it. Its motto is "Knowledge for the Liberation of the People" (Scientia Liberatio Populorum), and its stated vision is to be the university of first choice in Nigeria and Africa and among the top 200 in the world.
The university occupies a single urban campus on Km 1, Gboko Road, Makurdi, on the south bank of the River Benue. It began with four faculties (Arts, Education, Science, Social Sciences); Law and Management Sciences followed in 1993/94 and Environmental Sciences in 2014/15. It now has fourteen faculties and colleges.
Academic units include the faculties of Arts, Education, Science, Social Sciences, Law, Management Sciences, Communication and Media Studies and Environmental Sciences, and a College of Health Sciences made up of the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences and the Faculty of Clinical Sciences (including Medicine and Nursing). A General Studies Division teaches university-wide foundation courses in use of English, logic and philosophy, Nigerian peoples and culture, entrepreneurship and peace and conflict studies. The Postgraduate School coordinates Postgraduate Diploma, Masters and PhD study across the faculties, and a Centre for Continuing Education runs part-time and preliminary programmes.
Notable units include CEFTER, the Centre for Food Technology and Research, a World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence for post-harvest food-loss research, and UniPod MOAUM, an innovation and entrepreneurship hub focused on agriculture and food systems, supported by UNDP, the Federal Government and TETFund. Other centres and directorates cover gender studies, peace and development studies, counselling and human development, entrepreneurship, consultancy, research management, ICT, sports, advancement and linkages, and a University Health Centre.
The University Central Library, a College of Health Sciences library and an American Corner serve students. International partners include Walter Sisulu University (South Africa), the University of Hildesheim and Zeppelin University (Germany), the University of Zagreb (Croatia), the University of Groningen (Netherlands), the University of Ghana, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program. The university is accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC).
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View scholarships for Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu (Formerly, Benue State University), Makurdi →Admission is through JAMB (UTME and Direct Entry) followed by the university's Post-UTME/DE application. All UTME and Direct Entry candidates must upload their O'Level results to the JAMB Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS); candidates who do not are disqualified from admission consideration. Candidates must accept admission on CAPS within JAMB's four-week grace period.
Candidates for selected programmes who obtained the minimum UTME score sit a computer-based aptitude test at the University CBT Centre (14 to 16 October 2026): MBBS (240 and above), Bachelor of Laws LL.B (240 and above), B.Sc. Radiography and Radiation Science (220 and above), B.Sc. Medical Laboratory Science (220 and above) and Doctor of Pharmacy (220 and above). Candidates bring the Post-UTME registration and payment receipts and their original JAMB printout showing subject combination, score and photograph.
Register or log in on the university portal (portal.moaum.edu.ng), enter the JAMB registration number, email and phone number, generate a payment reference and pay the application fee of N2,000 by card or USSD, complete the form (including next of kin), tick the declaration, submit, and print the acknowledgement slip. The slip acknowledges the application and is not an offer of admission. Candidates who chose B.Sc. Mass Communication, BN. Nursing Science or Vocational and Technical Education may need to follow programme-change instructions through JAMB CAPS.
Admitted candidates confirm status on the portal with a non-refundable admission verification fee of N3,000 and pay an acceptance fee of N25,000. Candidates screened online by the Academic Office then pay faculty user charges, log in with their JAMB number, change their password, complete the bio-data form, register semester courses and print the admission acknowledgement and course registration forms. Forgery leads to withdrawal of admission and possible prosecution.
Postgraduate Diploma, Masters and PhD applications are made through the university's postgraduate application portal (portal.moaum.edu.ng/pg/apply), coordinated by the Postgraduate School with the relevant department and faculty.
The Centre for Continuing Education runs preliminary science and pre-vocational and technical programmes, and a JUPEB application portal is available at portal.moaum.edu.ng/jupeb/apply.
Main campus, Km 1 Gboko Road, Makurdi, Benue State. The university has one urban campus of about 6 square kilometres, roughly 1.5 km wide and 4 km long, between the Gboko road and the River Benue, close to Makurdi Airport road. Facilities include:
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