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
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Friday, 13 University Closes for End of Year Break and Opening of University Portal for 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
Sunday, 12th Resumption of all 300L, 400L and 500L Returning Students for 2024/2025 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
Monday 20th Commencement of Late Registration for all 300L, 400L and 500L and Returning 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
Tue, 4th Wed, 5th Training of Staff and New Students on NSUK LMS Platform
Thurs, 6th Fri 7th Training of Level Coordinators, Dept, Fac. E.O, HODs, Deans & on Uni. Examination portal
Tuesday, 11th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Tue, 18th to Fri 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
Sat 1st - Fri 7th Commencement of Late Registration by 100L and 200L New Students
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
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Tuesday 11th Meeting of PG Board
Mon 3rd – Sat 8th Add and Drop Period for Course Registration
Tuesday, 11th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Mon 17th – Sat 22nd Conduct and Submission of Continuous Assessment CBT test results 300L to 500L studens
Wednesday, 26th Inaugural Lecture
Thursday, 27th Regular Senate Meeting
Monday, 31st ‘Id al Fitr (Public Holiday)
APRIL, 2025
Tuesday, 1st Public holiday
Tue, 8th Sat, 12th Revision & Commencement of 1st Semester Exams for 300L & 400L of the Fac. Edu & CMS
Wednesday, 9th Meeting of PG Board
Monday, 14th Commencement of 1st Semester Exams for 300L, 400L & 500L Students in other Faculties
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
Wednesday 14th Meeting of PG Board
Saturday 17th End of First Semester Break for 300L, 400L and 500L Students
Mon 26th to Fri 30th Conduct and Submission of Continuous Assessment CBT Test Results 100L and 200L
SECOND SEMESTER 2024-2025 SESSION
Sunday 18th Resumption of all 300L, 400L and 500L Students
Monday, 19th Registration & Commencement of Lectures Concurrently for 300L, 400L and 500L
Wednesday, 28th Inaugural Lecture
Thursday, 29th Regular Senate Meeting
Saturday, 31st End of Second Semester Registration by 300L, 400L and 500L Students
JUNE, 2025
Mon 2nd-Sat, 7th Commencement of Late Registration by 300L, 400L and 500L Students
Mon 2nd to Sat 7th Revision & Commencement of 1ST Semester Exams 100L & 200L for Fac. of Edu & CMS
Monday, 9th Portal Closes for Registration of 300L, 400L and 500L Students
Fri, 6th -Mon, 9th Eid al-Adha (Public Holiday)
Wed 11th - Sat 28th Commencement & End of 1st Semester Exams for 100L and 200L Students in other Faculties
Thursday,12th Democracy Day (Public Holiday)
Monday, 16th End of Marking, Computation & Consideration of 1st Semester Results for 300L, 400L & 500L
Tuesday, 17th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Wednesday, 18th Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost, and Academic Directors
Mon 23rd- Sat 28th Add and Drop Period of Course Registration for 2nd Semester 300L, 400L and 500L Students
Wednesday, 25th Inaugural Lecture
Thursday, 26th Approval of First Semester Results by Senate in a Regular Senate Meeting
JULY, 2025
Saturday 5th End of First Semester Exams for 100L and 200L Students
Sunday 13th End of First Semester Break and Resumption of all 100L and 200L Students
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Monday 14th Commencement of Registration and Lectures for 100L and 200L Students
Saturday 26th End of Registration for 100L and 200L Students
Mon 21st-Sat 26th Conduct and Submission of Continuous Assessment for 300L, 400L & 500L
Mon 28th Commencement of Late Registration for 100L and 200L Students
AUGUST, 2025
Saturday, 2nd End of Late Registration for 100L and 200L Students
Saturday, 2nd End of Lectures for Second Semester 300L, 400L and 500L
Sunday 3rd Portal Closes for Registration of 100L and 200L Students
Monday 4th to 9th Revision & Commencement of Exams for 300L, 400L and 500L in Education & CMS
Wednesday 13th Meeting of PG Board
Thursday 14th Meeting of Academic Planning and Curriculum Committee
Tuesday, 19th Meeting of Committee of Deans, Provost, and Academic Directors
Mon, 11th Commencement of Exams for 300L, 400L & 500L for other Faculties
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 300L, 400L and 500L for other Faculties
Monday, 8th to 13th Conduct and Submission of Continuous Assessment for 100L and 200L
Saturday 27th End of Lectures for 100L and 200L Students
Monday 29th Revision & Commencement of Exams for 100L and 200L for Edu. Comm. & Media Stud
OCTOBER 2025
Saturday 4th End of Revision & Commencement of Exams for 100L & 200L for Edu & CMS
Monday 6th to 25th Commencement & End of Second Semester Exams for 100L and 200L in other Faculties
Monday 27th Commencement of SWEP and SIWES for Engineering, Statistics and Computer Students
THIRD SEMESTER (FIRST)
Mon 27th Registration and Revision of Third Semester (First) Special Resit
NOVEMBER, 2025
Monday 3rd End of SIWES programme by affected Faculties and Levels
Sat 8th End of Revision of Third Semester (First) Special Resit
Mon 10th- Sat 15th Examination for Third Semester (First)
Mon 17th- Sat 29th Registration and Revision of Third Semester (Second) Special Resit
Saturday 29nd End of SWEP and SIWES for Engineering Students and Statistics and Computer Students
DECEMBER, 2025
Monday 1st Fri 5th Examination for Third Semester (Second)
Friday, 5th University Closes for End of Year Break
JANUARY, 2026 COMMENCEMENT OF 2025/2026 ACADEMIC SESSION
Monday, 5th Resumption of Staff & Students from End of Year Break for Continuation of Academic Session
Professor Abdullahi Adamu Sulaiman
Director, Academic Planning
26th November, 2024
