APPROVED 2026/2027 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

APPROVED ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS (NEW AND RETURNING STUDENTS) FOR THE 2026/2027 ACADEMIC SESSION

FIRST SEMESTER 2026/2027 ACADEMIC CALENDAR (16 WEEKS)
17/10/2026 - Resumption of newly Admitted Students into Halls of 
Residence  

19/10/2026 – 30/10/2026  - Commencement of Screening and Registration for the newly Admitted Students

28/10/2026 – 29/10/2026  - Orientation for newly admitted Students 

31/10/2026 - Arrival of returning Students into Halls of Residence

02/11/2026 - Commencement of Lectures for newly admitted Students

02/11/2026 – 6/11/2026  - Registration for Returning Student

09/11/2026 - Commencement of First Semester Lectures for returning 
Students

26/11/2026 - Convocation Lecture

28/11/2026 - Convocation Day
 
17/12/2026 - Late Course Registration for all students

17/12/2026 - Students embark on Christmas and New Year break

09/01/2027 - All students return into Halls of Residence

11/01/2027 -  First Semester Lecture continues for all students
     
18/02/2027 - Matriculation for newly admitted Students

15/02/2027 – 19/2/2027  - Revision period/Continuous Assessment     

19/02/2027 - End of First Semester lectures 
   
22/02/2027 – 27/2/2027  - GST/ENT Examinations 
 
01/03/2027 – 13/3/2027  - First Semester Examination in all Faculties 

13/03/2027 - End of First Semester Examination   
     
14/03/2027 - Students embark on First Semester break 

23/03/2027 - Founders’ Day 

 

SECOND SEMESTER 2026/2027 ACADEMIC CALENDAR (15 WEEKS)

03/04/2027 - Returning of all Students into Halls of Residence

05/04/2027 - Commencement of Second Semester Lectures

21/06/2027 – 25/6/2027 - Student Week

28/06/2027 – 2/7/2027 - One week of Revision/Continuous Assessment

02/07/2027 - End of Second Semester Lectures                

05/07/2027 – 10/7/2027 - GST/ENT Examinations

12/07/2027 - Commencement of Second Semester examination in all Faculties             

24/07/2027 - Conclusion of Second Semester Examination           

25/07/2027 - Students embark on long vacation break for 2026/2027 academic 

session  

17/08/2027 – 20/8/2027 - Departments and Faculties consider Sessional Results for

2026/2027 academic session

30/08/2027 – 3/9/2027 - Senate consideration and approval of Sessional results 2026/2027 

academic session

04/10/2027 - Commencement of 2027/2028 Academic Session

 

Engr. Prof S. K. Otoikhian                                                                                                                           Mr. Lawrence Akhigbe

       Chairman                                                                                                                                                              Secretary