The Lagos State University (LASU) and Babcock University have announced the commencement of the 2025/2026 academic session, outlining payment schedules and resumption arrangements for newly admitted students. LASU, in a statement on Thursday, said the portal for school fees payment and bio-data registration for full-time undergraduates has been activated. It instructed newly admitted students, who
KolaDaisi University (KDU), Ibadan, has postponed the resumption dates for the 2025/2026 academic session to allow the completion and furnishing of newly built student hostels. In a statement issued by the Registrar, H.O. Adetu, on Friday, the university said fresh students will now resume on Sunday, October 19 2025, while returning students are to resume
Muhammad Kamalud-deen University (MKU) has approved a revised 2025/2026 academic calendar featuring stricter academic timelines as the institution prepares for a major accreditation exercise. The decision was reached at an extraordinary Senate meeting held on October 2 2025, where members endorsed changes to Continuous Assessment schedules, lecture periods, and revision timelines aimed at improving academic
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has released the official timetable for the 2025/2026 academic session. The notice, signed by Registrar Dr Chinenye Gloria Okeke, stated that the Vice-Chancellor had approved the calendar on behalf of the Senate. According to the schedule, the first semester begins on Monday, October 6, 2025, when both new and
Rivers State University (RSU) has dismissed a social media report claiming that the institution will resume the 2025/2026 academic session on Monday, October 6. In a statement issued on Thursday, September 25, and signed by the Registrar, Mrs Ibimonia B. S. Harry, the university described the report as false and misleading. RSU said it had
Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, will reopen for the 2024/2025 academic session on Saturday, October 11, following approval of its academic calendar by the Senate. According to the schedule, new students will arrive on campus in phases. Those in the Faculties of Administration, Arts, Environmental Design and Management, Education, Law and Social Sciences are expected
The Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA) has dismissed speculation of a mid-semester break for the current academic session. In a statement issued on Friday, the Directorate of Academic Planning and Monitoring stated that no such decision had been made, and academic activities would continue as scheduled. The memo, signed by Professor Daud Mustafa, the Director, was
Northwest University Kano has postponed all examinations scheduled for Friday, 12 September 2025, following the public holiday declared by the Kano State Government to mark Eid-ul-Maulud. In a statement signed by Abubakar Ibrahim, Head of the Public Relations Unit, the university said the affected examinations would now hold on Friday, 26 September 2025. Students were
The Niger State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has announced that all public and private schools in the state will officially resume for the 2025/2026 academic session on 22 September. In a circular dated 10 August and signed by the Permanent Secretary, Hajiya Aishatu Nuhu Yarwa, the ministry said the decision aligns with the
Nigerian journalist and filmmaker Gbolahan Adetayo has appealed to the Federal and State Ministries of Education to review the growing trend of frequent graduation ceremonies in schools and restrict them to key academic milestones, namely, Primary 6, Senior Secondary School 3 (SS3), and university final year. In a statement, Adetayo expressed concern over the increasing
