Abdulkadir Kure University, Minna (AKUM) has officially released its proposed academic calendar for the 2025/2026 academic session, giving fresh and returning students a clear picture of how the academic year will run.

The calendar, issued by the Office of the Director of Academic Planning, covers 100 Level UTME, 200 Level Direct Entry, and 300 Level returning students, detailing registration dates, lecture periods, examinations, public holidays, and semester breaks.

For thousands of students preparing to resume, this schedule answers the biggest question: “When do lectures and exams start?”

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Registration Dates for New Students

100 Level (UTME)

• Registration: 12 January – 6 February 2026 (4 weeks)

200 Level (Direct Entry)

• Registration: 8 February – 7 March 2026
  (Duration not specified in the document)

First Semester Schedule (100 Level & 200 Level)

• Lectures: 13 April – 25 July 2026 (14 weeks)
• Orientation & Matriculation: 23 April 2026
• 1st Continuous Assessment: 1 – 6 June 2026
• Cultural Week: 13 – 18 July 2026
• 2nd Continuous Assessment: 13 – 18 July 2026
• Upload of CA Scores: 20 – 25 July 2026
• Examinations: 27 July – 8 August 2026
• Semester Break: 10 – 15 August 2026

Results Processing

• Marking of scripts: 10 – 22 August 2026
• Departmental & Faculty Boards: 31 Aug – 2 Sept 2026
• Senate Business Committee: 8 – 10 Sept 2026
• Senate approval of results: 15 September 2026

Second Semester Schedule (100 Level & 200 Level)

• Lectures: 17 August – 20 November 2026
• 1st CA: 21 – 26 September 2026
• Cultural Week: 9 – 14 November 2026
• 2nd CA: 9 – 14 November 2026
• Upload of CA: 18 – 20 November 2026
• Examinations: 23 November – 5 December 2026
• Semester Break: 7 December 2026 – 2 January 2027

Results Processing

• Faculty Boards: 6 – 8 January 2027
• Senate Business Committee: 12 – 15 January 2027
• Senate approval of results: 21 January 2027

2026/2027 Resumption

• Registration (New Students): 4 – 16 January 2026 (as listed)
• Returning Students Resume: 8 February 2027

300 Level (Returning Students) Academic Calendar

First Semester

• Registration: 30 March – 11 April 2026
• Teaching Practice / SIWES: 13 April – 22 May 2026
• Lectures: 1 June – 4 September 2026
• 1st CA: 6 – 10 July 2026
• Cultural Week: 13 – 18 July 2026
• 2nd CA: 24 – 29 August 2026
• Exams: 7 – 19 September 2026

Results review and Senate approval follow between August and September 2026.

Second Semester (300 Level)

• Lectures: 21 September – 18 December 2026
• 1st CA: 5 – 9 October 2026
• Cultural Week: 9 – 14 November 2026
• 2nd CA: 14 – 18 December 2026
• Continuation of Lectures: 4 – 15 January 2027
• Examinations: 18 – 30 January 2027
• Break: 1 – 5 February 2027
• Senate approval of results: 11 March 2027

Public Holidays Observed by AKUM

The university will observe the following nationwide holidays:

• Eid-Fitr: 19 – 22 March 2026
• Easter: 1 – 6 April 2026
• Workers’ Day: 1 May 2026
• Eid-Kabir: 26 – 30 May 2026
• Democracy Day: 12 June 2026
• Christmas/New Year: 22 December 2026 – 2 January 2027

Why This Calendar Matters

With this release, AKUM has provided students, parents, and academic staff with a clear roadmap for the entire 2025/2026 academic year — helping everyone plan ahead for lectures, exams, and holidays.

Students are advised to take note of their registration deadlines, as missing them could affect their ability to participate in lectures and examinations.

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