Benue State University (BSU) in Makurdi has been officially renamed Reverend Father Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi (MOAUM).

This change honors Very Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu, the distinguished Nigerian Catholic priest, educator, and politician who founded Benue State University on December 27, 1991.

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Adasu, the first Catholic priest elected as a state governor in Nigeria, served as the second Executive Governor of Benue State from January 2, 1992, under the Social Democratic Party (SDP). His impactful tenure also included reactivating and upgrading the College of Education in Oju, initiating the Tarka Foundation, and launching projects like BENCO roof tiles and the Katsina-Ala fruit juice company.

The renaming was made official when Benue State Governor, Reverend Father Hyacinth Iormem Alia, signed the enabling law on December 30, 2024, following its passage by the Benue State House of Assembly.