The core values of Kogi State University shall be:

1. Collaboration, by aggressive and sustained linkages, partnerships, inter-and multi-disiplinarity to create new assumes of support, understanding and inquiry.
2. Dedication, by commmitment to uncompromising work ethic and critical issues of development of the state, the Nation and the world at large.
3. Entrepreneurship, by operness to innovative ideas and skills, prudent use of resources and rapid response to challenges.
4. Fairness, by commitment to staff and student welfare, personal development of the members of the university community and the immediate environment.
5. Integrity, by paying attention to the highest ethical standards in all areas, commitment to being a University that welcomes talented minds from different backgrounds and challenges them to achieve optimum potential.
6. Transparency, demonstrated by accountability, open communication and probity.
7. Responsibility, by ensuring prudent and responsible stedwardship of resources.

Kogi State University shall advance appropriate and effective learning and explore new frontiers of knowledge. This shall be achieved through:

1. Effective teaching, research and dissemination of research-based knowledge which shall be of the highest standard.
2. Regular strategic planning, needs assessmenet, and re-training to produce high quality manpower and sustained capacity building.
3. Consolidating the achievements so far recorded by constant evaluation and monitoring.
4. Consolidating and expanding postgraduate programmes which shall be of the highest quality with emphasis on staff development to ensure continuity as well as serving the needs of teh academia.
5. Aggressive and focused expansion by creating new centres and programmes to meet the needs and aspirations of the changing society.
6. Establishing and nuturing local, nation and international partnership and integration.
7. Serving as a positive model and conscience of the society and for the society.

Kogi State University shall be a highly reputable institution genuinely commited to imparting knowledge, learning, scholarship and skills to all men and women inn order to equip them to confront and control the challenges of the next century. The aspiration is to:

1. Maintain and sustain the University as an apex insitution through acountable, consultative, focused, interactive, innovative, purposeful, team-based, result-oriented and transparent leadership and management to constantly utilize existing knowledge and generate new ones.
2. Use first class and state-of-the-art facilities, highly motivated staff and students working in an atmosphere of academic freedom and security to trasform the University into a world class centre.
3. Ensure a high standard of academic excellence, discipline, integrity and intellectual heritage.
4. Reflect and impact positively on the culture, traditions and the socio-economic needs of the society.