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Benue State University (BSU) Makurdi was established in 1992 and was the first state-owned university in Northern Nigeria. The vision, mission and core values of the university are the signposts of its mandate. The university has a total enrollment of 29,459 students (27,712 undergraduates and 1,347 graduates). BSU runs 59 accredited undergraduate programs and more than a dozen postgraduate programs across the 9 faculties of the university.
The university is the seat of the Center for Food Technology and Research (CEFTER) – a World Bank Academic Centre of Excellence serving West and Central Africa. The university’s academic staff strength is 561 including 92 full professors.