Benson Idahosa University

Benson Idahosa University
founding	2002 (as a university)
Sponsorship	private college
place	Benin City , Nigeria
Students	2,864 (2017)
Employee	340 (2009)
Website	www.biu.edu.ng

The Benson Idahosa University is a private Christian university in Benin City , Nigeria .

It was named after the first Pentecostal Archbishop of Nigeria Benson Idahosa (1938-1998), who had his official residence in Benin City. The university is committed to the evangelistic code as preached by Benson Idahosa throughout his life. Its current president is Reverend FEB Idahosa, the son of the bishop, pastor of the Church of God Mission International, also founded by Benson Idahosa .

In 2002 it was approved as a university by the National Universities Commission . In 2005 it had a total of 1,916 students, in 2007 there were 2,212 students, and 2,864 in 2017. For the year 2011/2012, the university was quoted the allocation of 1,260 study places.

Benson Idahosa University has close ties with Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

Web links

Benson Idahosa University website

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Nigerian University System Statistical Digest, 2017 National Universities Commission (NUC), April 2018. ISBN 978-978-965-138-2 .
^ ^A ^b The Place of Private Participation in Higher Education: A Periscope On Private Universities in Nigeria Gideon ED Omuta, CPED Monograph Series No 2. 2010
^ ^A ^b Benson Idahosa University → About Benson Idahosa University . In: Biu.edu.ng . Retrieved December 19, 2014.
↑ Approved / Accredited Programs of Nigerian Universities. ( Memento of January 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.2 MB) National Universities Commission (NUC), January 4, 2012
↑ SA Oyebade, Gboyeaga Ilusanya: From Public University Dominance to Private University Policy Initiatives in Nigeria . In: Higher Education Management and Policy . 20, No. 1, March 27, 2008, ISSN 1682-3451 , pp. 1-18. doi : 10.1787 / hemp-v20-art4-en .
^ Isaac N. Obasi: Analysis of the Emergence and Development of Private Universities in Nigeria (1999-2006) JHEA / RESA Vol. 5, Nos. 2 & 3, 2007, pp. 39-66, ISSN 0851-7762 .
^ The 2011/2012 Recommended Student Enrollment in Nigerian Universities. ( Memento from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 85 kB) Nigerian National Universities Commission (NUC)

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[NUC_Statistical-Digest-1] A ^b Nigerian University System Statistical Digest, 2017 National Universities Commission (NUC), April 2018. ISBN 978-978-965-138-2 .

[cped-2] A ^b The Place of Private Participation in Higher Education: A Periscope On Private Universities in Nigeria Gideon ED Omuta, CPED Monograph Series No 2. 2010

[biu.edu.ng-3] A ^b Benson Idahosa University → About Benson Idahosa University . In: Biu.edu.ng . Retrieved December 19, 2014.

[4] Approved / Accredited Programs of Nigerian Universities. ( Memento of January 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.2 MB) National Universities Commission (NUC), January 4, 2012

[5] SA Oyebade, Gboyeaga Ilusanya: From Public University Dominance to Private University Policy Initiatives in Nigeria . In: Higher Education Management and Policy . 20, No. 1, March 27, 2008, ISSN 1682-3451 , pp. 1-18. doi : 10.1787 / hemp-v20-art4-en .

[codesria-6] Isaac N. Obasi: Analysis of the Emergence and Development of Private Universities in Nigeria (1999-2006) JHEA / RESA Vol. 5, Nos. 2 & 3, 2007, pp. 39-66, ISSN 0851-7762 .

[7] The 2011/2012 Recommended Student Enrollment in Nigerian Universities. ( Memento from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 85 kB) Nigerian National Universities Commission (NUC)