Benson Idahosa University
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| Motto | Academic excellence with Godliness |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | February, 2002 |
| Affiliation | Church of God Mission International (CGMi) |
| Chancellor | Archbishop Margaret Benson Idahosa OON |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Ernest B. Izevbigie FNAI |
| Location | Benin, Edo State, Nigeria |
| Campus | Benin |
| Colors | Royal Blue, Gold and white |
| Website | www.biu.edu.ng |
The Benson Idahosa University also known as BIU is a private, Christian university in Benin City, Nigeria.
BIU (previously named Christian Faith University) was renamed in honor of Archbishop Benson Idahosa, a Charismatic Pentecostal minister from Benin City, Nigeria, and reflects his evangelical beliefs. He was the first president of the University. The current President of Benson Idahosa University Rt. Rev.(Dr.) Faith Emmanuel Benson Idahosa, son of Benson Idahosa, is the Bishop of CGMi Faith Arena and Co-ordinator, Next Generation Leadership (NGL) of the Church of God Mission.
BIU is fully accredited by Nigeria's higher education accreditation body, the National Universities Commission (NUC). BIU is the only University in Africa with International membership with the United States National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
At the dedication of the Multi-purpose Main Auditorium, the founder, Archbishop Benson Andrew Idahosa said "in 1978, God told me I was going to build a University to the glory of his majesty...only God could have done that, as building a University in Nigeria then was the preserve of Federal and State Governments in Nigeria."
The University commenced its academic programmes as Christian Faith University-Institute of Continuous Learning (CFU-ICL) in 1993 at the Ugbor Campus. Successful candidates were admitted into two faculties- Basic Sciences and Management Sciences. National Diploma degrees were awarded to students on completion of two (2) year programme in affiliation with University of Benin, Benin City and Edo State University, Ekpoma. The Head of Management was referred to as the RECTOR. The rector was Prof. Uche Gbenedio. With support from Mr. Mike Okagbare (Registrar) and Mr. Adams (Bursar). Candidates were admitted into programmes in Computer Science, Computer Technology, Agriculture, Accounting, Economics and Political Science.
The University was later named "Benson Idahosa University" in 1998. in 1999/2000 academic session, BIU had three Faculties - Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences and Faculty of Arts and Education.
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