Gov Ortom Immortalizes Late Tor Tiv,Renames CAPS As Akawe Torkula College Of Adv,& Professional Studies Makurdi.

Benue state Governor Chief Samuel Ortom has renamed the College of Advanced and Professional Studies after the late paramount ruler Dr Alfred Akawe Torkula ,he disclosed this while paying tributes to the Tor Tiv today Feb 4 2016 during the burial ceremony  at the JS Tarka stadium in Gboko,CAPS it is now 'Akawe Torkula College of Advanced and Professional Studies, Makurdi.
The College of Advanced and Professional Studies (CAPS), Makurdi was established in 1976 by the Benue State Government. It was previously known as School of Basic Studies (SBS) and later School of Remedial Studies (SRS).The institution was located at Ugbokolo but later swapped places with the Murtala College of Arts, Science and Technology (MUCAST), now Benue State Polytechnic, which saw it, moved to Makurdi in 1981.

CAPS runs the IJMBE Programme which has headquarters at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and professional courses such as Fashion and Designing, Computer Science, Painting and Decorating, Welding and Fabrication, Building and Engineering Drawing, Radio and Television Servicing, and Carpentry and Joinery. The College also commenced National Diploma courses in October 2013 in the following courses: Computer Science, Mathematics Education, Accountancy, Business Administration and Management, Public Administration, Fashion Design and Clothing Technology, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, and Quantity Surveying and Building Technology.

The Ministry of Education, the parent Ministry of the institution oversees the College and plays the role of the Governing Council.