The Benue State House of Assembly has re-amended the law renaming Benue State University, Makurdi, changing its title from Rev. Fr Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi to Father Adasu University, Makurdi.
The adjustment followed a debate on the report of the House Standing Committee on Higher Education during plenary in Makurdi on Thursday.
Leading the debate, the Majority Leader, Mr. Saater Tiseer (APC/Mbagwa), argued that the former name was “too long.”
It could be recalled that the institution was originally known as Benue State University (BSU), Makurdi, before it was renamed in December 2024 as Rev. Fr Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi.
In the same sitting, the Assembly also passed bills amending the laws establishing the Colleges of Education in Katsina-Ala and Oju, granting them the status of degree-awarding institutions.
The Speaker, Mr. Alfred Emberga, who presided over the session, directed the Clerk of the House, Dr. Bem Mela, to read the bills for the third time.
Having been read the third time, Emberga declared the bills passed.
