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The Benue State Polytechnic is a tertiary education institute in Ugbokolo, Okpokwu LGA, Benue State, Nigeria. [1] [2] The current Rector is Dr. Usman David Kuti. [3]It was originally known as the Murtala College of Arts, Science and Technology, established in 1977 by the military governor of Benue State, Colonel Abdullahi Shelleng (1976–1978). [4]
Benue State University Teaching Hospital is a state hospital located in Benue. It serves as a training institute for clinical student studying at Benue State University. The hospital attend to cases of cancer, delivery of children,mpox, . [1] [2] [3] The hospital has a working morgue to keep decreased patients. [4]
Otukpo is a town in Benue State, Nigeria located in the Middle Belt Region of Nigeria. It is also the eponymous name of a subgroup of the Idoma people . Otukpo is the headquarters of the Otukpo Local Government Area.
Otukpa is a town in Benue State, Nigeria. It contains the headquarters of the Ogbadibo Local Government Area. Otuba means to gather together. The name Otukpa is a symbol of Unity, Defence and Friendship. Otukpa Language is an Idomoid language of Nigeria. It is considered a dialect of Idoma.
The university was founded in 1992 and served 306 students with 149 faculty. [1] The university was established by the state government to augment the specialized academic offerings of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi. In 1991, the state government formed a 13-member steering committee to plan for and obtain approval for the university.
Ohimini was created out of the present Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. The major district under the Ohimini Local Government is Onyagede, which shares a boundary with Kogi State, and it has the following villages: Amoke, Enumona, Ogodu, Awume, Ikpoke, Ogoli, Ogande, Ugofu, Ipolabakpa, Umonomi, Iyaya, Okpikwu, Agadagba, Oglewu, and ...
Benue South senatorial district covers Ado, Agatu, Apa, Obi, Ogbadibo, Ohimini, Oju, Okpokwu, Otukpo and Gboko. [1] The district has produced two Senate presidents , Ameh Ebute who was president in the third republic and shortest serving president, and David Mark , the longest serving president of the Nigerian Senate.
Benue State is a legacy of an administrative entity that was carved out of the protectorate of northern Nigeria at the beginning of the twentieth century. The territory was initially known as Munshi Province until 1918 when the name of its dominant geographical feature, the Benue River was adopted.