NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI
DIRECTORATE OF ACADEMIC PLANNING
OFFICE OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR
Vice Chancellor: Professor Sa’adatu Hassan Liman P. M. B. 1022 Keffi,
B.A., MA., Ph.D (UniJos), PGDE, (NSUK ) Nasarawa State, Nigeria
Fellow: UNESCO, ACLS, (AHP) FIIFPN Date: 27th Nov, 2024
Director: Professor Abdullahi Adamu Sulaiman
SENATE ADJUSTED AND APPROVED 2024-2025 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
FIRST SEMESTER 2024-2025 ACADEMIC SESSION
EVENTS
DECEMBER, 2024
University Closes for End of Year Break and opening of University portal for
Friday, 13th
Registration
Tuesday, 24th Christmas Eve
Wednesday, 25th Christmas Day
Thursday, 26th Boxing Day
Tuesday, 31st New Year’s Eve
JANUARY, 2025
Wednesday 1st New Year’s Day
Resumption of all 300L, 400L and 500L Returning Students for 2024/2025
Sunday, 12th
Academic Session
Monday, 13th Resumption of Staff from End of the Year Break
Monday, 13th Commencement of Lectures for all 300L, 400L and 500L Students
Tuesday, 14th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Wednesday 15th Meeting of PG Board
Sunday, 19th Closing of Registration for all 300L, 400L and 500L Returning Students
Commencement of Late Registration for all 300L, 400L and 500L and Returning
Monday 20th
Students
Wednesday, 22nd Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost and Academic Directors
Sunday, 26th Registration Portal Closes for all 300L, 400L and 500L Students
Wednesday, 29th Inaugural Lecture
Thursday, 30th Regular Senate Meeting
FEBRUARY, 2025
Tuesday, 4th Wednesday, 5th Training of Staff and New Students on NSUK LMS Platform
Training of Level Coordinators, Departmental and Faculty Exams Officers,
Thursday, 6th Friday 7th
HODs, Deans and Academic Directors on University Examination portal
Tuesday, 11th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Wednesday 12th Meeting of PG Board
Tuesday, 18th to Friday 28th Acceptance of Admission and Registration by New students: UTME and DE
Wednesday, 19th Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost and Academic Directors
Wednesday, 26th Inaugural Lecture
Thursday, 27th Regular Senate Meeting
MARCH, 2025
Saturday 1st to Friday 7th Commencement of Late Registration by 100L and 200L New Students
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Monday, 3rd Commencement of Lectures by all 100L and 200L New UTME and DE Students
Wednesday 5th Orientation of all 100L and 200L New UTME and DE New Students
Thursday 6th Matriculation of all 100L and 200L New UTME and DE New Students
Tuesday 11th Meeting of PG Board
Monday 3rd – Saturday 8th Add and Drop Period for Course Registration
Tuesday, 11th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Conduct and Submission of Continuous Assessment CBT test results 300L to
Monday 17th – Saturday 22nd
500L studens
Wednesday, 19th Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost and Academic Directors
Wednesday, 26th Inaugural Lecture
Thursday, 27th Regular Senate Meeting
Monday, 31st ‘Id al Fitr (Public Holiday)
APRIL, 2025
Tuesday, 1st Public holiday
Revision Week and Commencement of First Semester Exams for 300L and
Tuesday, 8th – Saturday, 12th
400L of the Faculty of Education
Wednesday, 9th Meeting of PG Board
Commencement of First Semester Exams for 300L, 400L and 500L Students in
Monday, 14th
other Faculties
Tuesday, 15th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Wednesday, 16th Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost, and Academic Directors
Friday, 18th Good Friday (Public holiday)
Monday, 21st Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
Wednesday, 23rd Inaugural Lecture
Thursday, 24th Regular Senate Meeting
MAY, 2025
Thursday, 1st Workers’ Day (Public Holiday)
Saturday, 3rd End of First Semester Exams for 300L, 400L and 500L of other Faculties
Sunday 4th Commencement of First Semester Break for 300L, 400L and 500L students
Monday 5th Commencement of six (6) months SIWEZ Programme
Sittings of Submission of First Semester EMC report by Faculty EMC to the
Monday 12th to Friday 16th
Central University EMC
Tuesday, 13th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Wednesday 14th Meeting of PG Board
Saturday 17th End of First Semester Break for 300L, 400L and 500L Students
Conduct and Submission of Continuous Assessment CBT Test Results 100L
Monday 26th to Friday 30th
and 200L
SECOND SEMESTER 2024-2025 SESSION
Sunday 18th Resumption of all 300L, 400L and 500L Students
Online Registration and Lectures Concurrently for 300L, 400L and 500L Returning
Monday, 19
Students
Sittings of Submission of First Semester Central EMC report to the VC for
Monday, 19
Senate
Tuesday, 20th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Wednesday, 21st Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost and Academic Directors
Wednesday, 28th Inaugural Lecture
Thursday, 29th Regular Senate Meeting
Saturday, 31st End of Second Semester Registration by 300L, 400L and 500L Students
JUNE, 2025
Monday, 2nd – Saturday, 7th Late Registration by 300L, 400L and 500L Students
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Revision Week and Commencement of First Semester Exams 100L and 200L
Monday 2nd to Saturday 6th
Students for Faculty of Education
Monday, 9th Portal Closes for Registration
Monday, 9th – Tuesday, 10th Eid al-Adha (Public Holiday)
Commencement of First Semester Exams for 100L and 200L Students in other
Wednesday 11th to Saturday 21th
Faculties
Wednesday 11th Meeting of PG Board
Tuesday,12th Democracy Day (Public Holiday)
Wednesday, 13th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Monday, 16th End of Marking, Computation and Consideration of Results
Tuesday, 17th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Wednesday, 18th Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost, and Academic Directors
Sunday 22nd Commencement of First Semester Break for 100L and 200L Students
Wednesday, 25th Inaugural Lecture
Thursday, 26th Approval of First Semester Results by Senate in a Regular Senate Meeting
Sunday 29th End of First Semester Break for all 100L and 200L Students
Commencement of Second Semester 2024/2025 Academic Session for all 100L
Monday 30th
and 200L New Students
JULY, 2025
Monday 7th – Saturday 12th Add and Drop Period of Course Registration
Wednesday 9th Meeting of PG Board
Thursday 10th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Tuesday, 15th Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost, and Academic Directors
Monday 21st – Saturday 26th Conduct and Submission of Continuous Assessment
Wednesday, 30th Inaugural Lecture
Thursday, 31st Regular Senate Meeting
AUGUST, 2025
Saturday, 9th End of Lectures for Second Semester
Revision Week and Commencement of Examination for Faculties of Education
Monday, 11th – Saturday, 16th
and Communication and Media Studies
Tuesday, 12th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Wednesday 13th Meeting of PG Board
Monday, 18th Commencement of Exams for other Faculties
Wednesday, 20th Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost, and Academic Directors
Wednesday, 27th Inaugural Lecture
Thursday, 28th Regular Senate Meeting
SEPTEMBER, 2025
Friday, 5th Eid al Maulud-an-Nabi (Public holiday)
Saturday, 6th Completion of Second Semester Exams for other Faculties
Wednesday 10th Meeting of PG Board
THIRD SEMESTER
Monday 15th – Saturday 27th Registration and Revision of First Semester Special Resit
Sittings of Submission of Second Semester EMC report by Faculty EMC to the
Monday 15th- Tuesday 16th
Central University EMC
Monday 15th Commencement of SIWES for Engineering Students
Sittings of Submission of Second Semester Central EMC report to the VC for
Thursday 17th -Friday 18th
Senate
Tuesday, 16th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Wednesday, 17th Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost and Academic Directors
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Wednesday, 24th Inaugural Lecture
Thursday, 25th Regular Senate Meeting
Monday, 29th Commencement of First Semester Special Resit Exam
OCTOBER, 2025
Wednesday, 1st Independent Day (Public holiday)
Saturday 4th End of First Semester Special Resit Exam
Monday 5th – Saturday 18th Registration and Revision of Second Semester Special Resit
Tuesday, 14th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Sunday, 19th Marking and Consideration of Results by Senate Committee on Exams
Wednesday, 15th Meeting of PG Board
Monday 20th – Saturday 25th Second Semester Special Resit Exam
Wednesday, 22nd Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost and Academic Directors
Wednesday, 29th Inaugural Lecture
Thursday, 30th Approval of Second Semester Results by Senate in a Regular Senate Meeting
Friday 31st End of Six (6) months SIWES programme by affected Faculties and Levels
NOVEMBER, 2025
Saturday 1st End of SIWES for Engineering Students
Sunday, 2nd Commencement of 2025/2026 Academic Session
Monday 3rd Resumption of 2025 SIWES Students to Campus
Tuesday, 11th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Wednesday 12th Meeting of PG Board
Wednesday, 19th Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost and Academic Directors
Wednesday, 26th Inaugural Lecture
Thursday, 27th Regular Senate Meeting
DECEMBER, 2025
Friday, 5th University Closes for End of Year Break
JANUARY, 2026
Resumption of Staff and Students from End of the Year Break for Continuation of
Monday, 5th
Academic Session
Professor Abdullahi Adamu Sulaiman
Director, Academic Planning
26th November, 2024
