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On behalf of the Governing Council and Senate, I welcome all students, staff and prospective scholars. Following our re-designation, the University is deepening its academic quality, expanding digital services, and strengthening research and partnerships in service of Benue State and Nigeria.
8th Vice-Chancellor, Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi
“Our purpose is to create knowledge and to develop the complete person — men and women able to respond to the needs of their environment and to set the agenda for change.”
Prof. Timothy Terseer Alabar
8th Vice-Chancellor, Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi
Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi — formerly Benue State University, Makurdi.
To be the University of first choice in Nigeria, Africa and among the top 200 in the world.
To be a Centre of Excellence in creating knowledge and developing a complete person who is capable of not only responding to the cultural, social, political and economic needs of the environment but also setting the agenda for change.
The University’s philosophy holds that education must develop the complete person and equip citizens to transform their environment.
Our Motto
“Scientia Liberatio Populorum”
Knowledge for the Liberation of the People
Latest Scholarship
Food, the Forgotten Prescription: Centrality of Diet in Health Promotion, Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases for the Reproductive Ages
Six of our fourteen faculties and colleges, spanning the arts, sciences, law, management, media and the environment.
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Language, literature, history, philosophy and performance — the humanities core of the University.
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Preparing teachers, curriculum specialists and education leaders for Nigeria and beyond.
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The physical, chemical, biological and computational sciences, with research-grade laboratories.
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The study of society, economy, governance and the human mind.
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Legal education anchored by a moot court, law library and jurisprudence research.
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Accounting, enterprise and management for a productive economy.
Undergraduate, postgraduate and foundation routes into the University — with online payment and status checks.
Entry is through the JAMB UTME and Direct Entry routes, followed by the University Post-UTME/DE screening exercise.
The Postgraduate School coordinates PGD, Masters and PhD admissions across all faculties.
Pre-degree, foundation and continuing-education pathways into the University.
Selected, editorially highlighted stories from across the University.
CeremonyVice-Chancellor Professor Timothy Terseer Alabar matriculated 9,101 new students at his first matriculation since assuming office, outlining priorities on student welfare, staff welfare and infrastructure.
Read bulletinSenate
Apr 6, 2026
Research
Jun 24, 2026
Research
Dec 22, 2025
Notices, vacancies and updates from across the University.
VacancyThe ICT Directorate invites applications from qualified software engineers to join the team maintaining the University portal and digital services.
AdmissionsSale of forms has opened for the Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB) A-level programme leading to Direct Entry admission.
AdmissionsApplications are open for the Preliminary (Pre-degree) Science programme, covering 29 science-based degree courses, with a ₦5,000 application fee and a deadline of 30th September, 2026.
AdmissionsThe Postgraduate School has opened applications for PGD, Masters and PhD programmes across 14 faculties and centres, with a ₦20,000 non-refundable application fee.
NoticeRegistration for the Post-UTME/DE screening has been extended from 12th to 31st August, 2026, for candidates who scored at least 150 in UTME with MOAUM as first choice.
NoticeRegistration opens for candidates who chose MOAUM in the 2026 UTME/DE, running 13th July to 12th August 2026, ahead of the screening exercise.
Cross-cutting centres driving research, enterprise and community impact across the University.
Centre of ExcellenceA World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence for post-harvest food loss reduction and food security research.
Learn MoreUniPod MOAUM is the University's innovation and entrepreneurship hub, supported by UNDP and the Federal Government of Nigeria, with a focus on Agriculture and Food Systems.
Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi
A UniPod is a University Innovation Pod: a structured platform on a university campus where ideas are developed, tested, financed and turned into viable enterprises.
Nigeria's National UniPod Network is a joint initiative of the Federal Government, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), delivered through the National Innovation and Digital Transformation Partnership Programme (NIDTPP). Nigeria is the first country in Africa to take the UniPod model to scale through direct public investment.
Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, formerly Benue State University, is one of the six universities in the first cohort. Its pod is focused on Agriculture and Food Systems, a natural fit for Benue State, widely known as the Food Basket of the Nation.
UniPod MOAUM connects student talent, academic research and practical industry tools, so that young innovators can move beyond lectures to real agricultural, technological and economic challenges, turning classroom concepts into market-ready solutions.
Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi
A first-cohort UniPod, reported as established and equipped, with energy solutions, connectivity and operational teams in place.
Explore UniPod MOAUM500,000+
young Nigerians targeted for advanced digital and AI skills
1,500–2,000
startups and student ventures to be supported
6
universities in the first cohort, one for each priority sector
41
UniPods planned across Nigerian tertiary institutions
As listed on the UniPod MOAUM website: multi-disciplinary workspaces for prototyping and production.
Guidance and training that connect classroom learning to what the labour market needs, including digital and AI skills.
Early funding routes that help promising student ideas become working ventures.
A dedicated space with independent energy solutions, connectivity and an operations team.
A place for student-led startups to build, test and grow, from idea to enterprise.
7 April 2026
National launch
The Vice President flags off the first UniPod, an AI UniPod at the University of Lagos, opening the national rollout.
First cohort
Six universities, six sectors
Lagos (AI), Keffi (mining technology), Uyo (green and blue economy), Umudike (manufacturing and trade), Makurdi (agriculture and food systems) and Maiduguri (resilience and recovery).
At launch
Makurdi hub ready
The Agriculture and Food Systems hub was reported established, equipped and ready for activation. It now has its own website, UniPod MOAUM.
August 2026
Scaling up
Government reports 41 UniPods planned nationally, with eight commissioned or ready for commissioning.
A summary of publicly reported information about the national programme and the UniPod MOAUM website. Details and the status of individual hubs may change.
Portal sign-on, payments, transcripts, repository and library — all in one place.
