Plateau State University is a university located in Bokkos, Plateau State, Nigeria. It was established in 2005. It was accredited by the National University Commission (NUC) on April 29, 2005, as the 66th university in Nigeria and the 24th public university in the country. The law on establishing the university is cited as Law No. 4 of 2005 (March 7, 2005) as published in the Official Gazette of the Nigerian Highland State No. 3, Vol. 11 May 24, 2006. It is located in the village of Diram along the Butura-Tarangol axis in the Bokkos Local Government Area, about 70 km from Jos, the capital of Plateau state.
Although academic activities began in May 2007 with a total of 480 students, these activities were suspended on September 10 of the same year and the students transferred to the University of Jos. However, the university was reopened in October 2010 for the 2010/2011 academic session with lectures commencing January 2011.
In March 2016, the National College Board granted full accreditation to the university’s first 17 programs. This has given the university its “full university” status.
| Motto | Knowledge, Diligence and Integrity |
|---|---|
| Established | 2005 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Yohana Daniel Izam |
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Administrative staff
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540 |
| Location |
Bokkos
, Plateau State
, Nigeria
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| Website | Plateau State University Official Website |
THE HISTORY BACKGROUND OF PLATEAU STATE UNIVERSITY, BOKKOS
Plateau State University, Bokkos was established by law in March 2005 and was recognized by the National University Commission (NUC) on April 29, 2005 as the 66th university in Nigeria and the sixth university in the country. 24 of this country. . The university establishment law was cited as Law No. 4 of 2005 (March 7, 2005) when it appeared in the Official Gazette of the Nigerian Highland State No. 3, vol. 11 May 24, 2006. It is located in the village of Diram along the Butura-Tarangol axis in the Bokkos Local Government Area, about 70 km from Jos, the state capital.
Although academic activities began in May 2007 with a total of 480 students, these activities were suspended on September 10 of the same year and the students were transferred to the University of Jos. However, the University reopened in October 2010 for the 2010/2011 academic session with lectures commencing in January 2011.
As of May 2018, the University has four (4) faculties and seventeen (17)
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