Prince Abubakar Audu University,(Formerly Kogi State University) located at Anyigba, is the state-owned university of Kogi, Nigeria. It was established in 1999 by Prince Abubakar Audu, the former governor of the state. At the time of its establishment, it was known as Kogi State University, It was later named Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU) in 2002, after the then sitting governor of Kogi State, who heralded its establishment, and later renamed Kogi State University (KSU) in 2003 by the former governor Ibrahim Idris and subsequently renamed as Prince Abubakar Audu University in 2020 by Governor Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello in respect of late Abubakar Audu. Professor S.K. Okwute (Professor of Chemistry) was the pioneer Vice Chancellor (2000-2005) and currently back to University of Abuja. Professor F.S. Idachaba (OFR), Professor of Agric-Economics, took over between 2005 and 2008 and then retired to work in his foundation (F.S. Idachaba Foundation for Research and Scholarship) before his death. Professor I. Isah (Professor of Chemical Pathology), from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, took over in October 2008, he was succeeded by Prof. Mohammed Abdulkadir from Ado Bayero University. The incumbent Vice Chancellor is Professor Marietu Tenuche. In 2017 the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) KSU chapter was locked in an industrial crisis with the state government over non payment of salaries for several months. The state government accused the lecturers of politicising the industrial dispute and ordered their immediate return to class room or would their positions declared vacant for fresh applications. After several days of refusal to return to the class, Governor Bello who is Visitor to the school announced the proscription of ASUU and its withdrawal from the national ASUU. Faculties (Colleges) Prince Abubakar Audu University has seven (7) faculties Agriculture Agricultural Economics & Extension Crop production Animal Production Fisheries and Aquaculture Soil & Environmental Management Food Science & Technology Home Science Arts and Humanities History and International studies English and Literary Study Theater Art Arabic Philosophy Law Common law Islamic Law Social Sciences Mass Communications Economics Political Science Sociology Geography and Planning Education Mathematics Education Chemistry Education Physics Education Biology Education CRS Education Islamic Education Library and Information Sciences Human Kinetics and Health Education Social studies education Economics Education English Education Geography Education Natural Sciences Mathematical Sciences & Statistics Pure and Industrial Chemistry Physics Plant and Biotechnology Geology Microbiology Biochemistry Animal and Environmental Biology Computer Science Management Science Accounting Banking and